I agree with the above. I've always been found, but to do so you must be active in the hub community. It's almost like looking for work...if you knock on doors politely and just make yourself known, sometimes you get lucky. (by this I don't mean walking up to people you don't know and saying please help me find what I want - that is as silly as walking up to a stranger on the street and asking for a help) It takes time, and many of us are impatient (or in my case super busy with a toddler!). Being there for people goes a long way, making your files available and offering help to new people.
How I did it was by going through hublists and finding public sites I loved. I remained on there even when I wasn't downloading so members got to know my name, I became someone familiar rather than someone who just comes in, takes an episode or book and leaves. Long-time users downloaded from me, and I stayed online so that they could complete their downloads.
Eventually, I got bold and asked a few people who had downloaded from me and obviously were power users (given the many 100s of GB of material they had) where they obtained their wonderful library of material. I'd ask if they might mind redirecting me to some of their favourite sites. Some didn't reply, as was their right. Others were friendly and would at least take the time to reply. I'd also offer to provide some of the great sites I'd also found (although beware - mentioning some sites by name on hubs can get you banned since they don't like being discussed by name). Once you're a member, you can often 'trade' information as you would files.
Some people became my friends, they provided me with tons of wonderful sites. It does, however, usually take a bit of effort, but the great hubs and people you meet along the way make it worth the while.
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PS I realize this post is old, but the information is still useful for people.
