I have received a lot of questions asking "How can I get into What?" or "Can you invite me to What?" In the past, I have told you to make friends with others who may have invites available (I certainly don't have enough to get everyone in).
But there is a very easy way for you to get into What.cd, and it simply requires that you have some knowledge of transcodes and general "best practices" on private torrent sites. But first....
What.cd is a private ratio-based site; you MUST share back what you download.
Now, on to the fun. What.cd has an interview process in place that allows you to interview to be a user on What.cd. The interview process is very simple: they will give you a number of questions asking you to identify when an album has been transcoded (ie. re-encoded from a lossy source), and will ask you some simple questions about selling invites, uploading torrents, etc.
To get the interview started, you must download and install an IRC client. mIRC is the most popular one (google it).
Once installed and a nickname has been chosen, type /server irc.what.cd
Now join the invites channel, type /join #what.cd-invites
Once you have joined, it is critical that you read the topic (the message at the top of the channel). It will give you instructions on how to join the interview queue (note that a speedtest.net proof is required) and there is also a link where you can read about the types of questions that will be asked (as well as some of the answers you'll need).
It is a simple, straight-forward process. If, however, you lack the requisite knowledge and choose to not learn what is needed, you will not be invited. Be patient and diligent, and you can be a member in a snap. With that said, good luck to those who need it and ask a question here if something is unclear.
Note: You will be asked where you heard about the interview process. Say you heard of it from a friend or google or something like that.
