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I can remember someone denying me an invite to a private tracker because I might “hurt his ratio”. He eventually relented but it was a hassle. My internet was faster than his at the time so it was a factor for sure.



Many private trackers may ban you if one of your invitees misbehave.


Was he giving you access to his account? I can't see any way that inviting you to register your own account could let you affect his ratio.


The admins could mess with your ratio if someone you invited wasn’t seeding.




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