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Originally Posted by ca_aok
- Their IRC is somewhat active considering site size but it's a small core number of people, and it's usually fairly quiet. When I come back there's usually been a mass highlight since they do try to get conversation going.
- Pretimes aren't 13 hours (at least for popular stuff) but they also aren't stellar, and sometimes I've had problems with the peering of the initial uploader (i.e. the actual torrent won't start until some other peers pick it up). It's worth noting this has only happened 2-3 times.
- The clubs are just fancy names for the different forum subject areas. The leaders are in charge of stirring up activity, holding contests, etc. I actually won a game review contest a while back so that was nice :)
- Feature-wise it's got a lot of cool stuff but I find it a bit cluttered and hard to find all of those features. I still figure out new stuff randomly just by clicking around.
- It's essentially ratioless if you're not a douche and can seed for a week and a half. Retention on old stuff isn't amazing but stuff often stays alive, even with just a seeder or two.
- The staff are generally nice and fairly active and approachable.
- The site itself is rather slow (i.e. loading times) which frustrates me to no end, and I've seen the frustrations voiced by others as well. It used to be practically unbrowseable, after the server switch a while back it's better but still slow.
- Security is tight, it's taken much more seriously than it is elsewhere.
- Regarding it being a successor to ScT, you'll feel more at home at SCC.
Thats pretty much well said.
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The tracker side works differently than the other trackers out there.People sharing stuff,that's all.Popular TV shows,Movies etc gets uploaded,Some good packs,normal speed on torrents,No stellar pretimes or awesome collection of torrents.But you can request anything and it gets filled if its available somewhere in the net.That is one of the best thing I like about FSC.
The forum is one is the best in whole of BT.Old timers,friends,mature conversations,people posting because they want to and not for showing purposes (makes a hell lot of a difference in quality),Lots of threads which have quality discussions and information,people expressing their "unique" opinions instead of all being sheeps,people sharing experience and enjoying the forum for what it is.You meet like minded individuals in FSC Clubs,share interests,find new stuff and actually get to know each other better.Those threads in music club discussing dnb,techno etc are essential reads buzzing with activity,quality posts and information and the general discussing section is like an archive of BT with loads of people sharing their experiences etc.The forum of FSC is what I would call a real community.People doesn't pretend there and genuinely enjoy the place.
Some wont find the forums to be the way I do,They may have various reasons for it.But imo I like it.But I must also add that there is only a small percentage that are active in forums.It has one of the better communities in BT anyway.