One of the best private trackers out there. Sorry to see it go... You can read the reasons why in the link (in Romanian and English).
UPDATE: it's no longer shutting down:
We were overwhelmed by your wishes and messages!
You know that over the years, I've always said that the community has a significant voice. Your words have always mattered, and we've never been indifferent to them. Your voice has been heard, even now.
I am delighted to announce that the website will not be shutting down! Donations are now reactivated, so everything is returning back to normal.
One of the founders of the website, God, is back and will take over the technical aspect to ensure the site continues to thrive. He is trustworthy, loyal, and things will certainly go well from this point of view. However, we also needed someone to take care of the other aspects of the work. From now on, Oana will handle everything related to the staff, server payments, and all the internal matters that a SysOp does. She will get promoted to the SysOp class. She is more than capable and competent to maintain control and ensure that everything runs smooth internally. Congratulations!
Together, they will continue the necessary work to keep this website alive.
That being said, this announcement will be my last. I, EboLLa, am permanently retiring from the community. I want to personally thank you all for all the private messages and wishes you've sent me. There have been so many, and I genuinely appreciate them from the bottom of my heart. You are all wonderful, and I appreciate each and every one of you! I am and have been honored that I could contribute to your well-being! To all of you. Farewell and take care! :love:
So let's wish Oana and God best of luck!
With love and appreciation, EboLLa
Can't believe it. And so "sudden" - though not really, they did give months of warning in advance, but I still wasn't expecting it. My account is from October 2008 :)
It's not a perfect tracker. Even this week I was mildly frustrated with a torrent that wasn't seeded much, but it was good enough for me not to bother with many accounts anywhere else.
Don't know where to go on next. Please leave suggestions if you know anybody taking in refugees :)
TorrentLeech seems to do so but on their announcements they mention giving the uploaders on FileList the "uploader" rank on TorrentLeech. I don't know if they are also accepting regular users from there.
FWIW, TL is already borderline "open". They have open registration several times per year, often including one at the end of the year.
Thanks for the suggestion. I already have an account there and use it from time to time, but I'm considering joining 1 or 2 more trackers if possible, just to have as backup.
Aither is a good choice these days too. It may be harder to join without an invite right now, but the quality is worth it.