We've been seeing some issues with FA running slow lately, and we've updated quite a bit behind the scenes to try to combat that. With our new server, Sparkz, we're doing some more advanced logging to try to track down and curb leechers.

Let me preface: we have no problem with people using the site, even heavily. We do, however, take issues with people scripting downloads, and that we can easily curb.

Use the site, but don't abuse it. As of writing this, there's about 7,500 of you all sharing the connection. That peaks up to 8-10K at night, sometimes even more (yes, really - that much!). It's a big site, but we still ask that people use it within reasonable limitations.


12 hours of data
We're tracking volume, not data. We're already seeing some interesting (and unusual) statistics out there. In less than 12 hours, we've already seen one user soak up as much data as four other users in the top 10 (1.79GB of data downloaded). That user has no watches, no page views, nothing. Guess what that person is? Yep. Scripter. And that's not something we're cool with.

If we suspect that you're using scripts to leech and seed we won't ban you, but we will rate limit you IP down to more reasonable levels.

Routezilla, our Cisco 7301, will stomp you.

And if you continue to do it after that... well... =)