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Say hello and introduce yourselves to us! Also the place for all off-topic chit chat and general discussion including movie and tv discussion and spoilers. Suggestions and bugs found can also be posted here.

Discuss the eD2k and BitTorrent protocols and clients for these such as eMule and Azureus as well as all other networks such as Newsgroups, IRC & Gnutella.

Your computer feeling a lot slower lately? That new program you installed not working? Can't convert a specific file? Looking to buy a new hard drive or dvd writer? Would like some recommendations? Firewalls, latest threats and general P2P security issues are here also.

Jokes, funny pictures & stories, online games and anything else you find amusing. Just remember to keep to the rules.

Post and discuss news from around the world. When posting, please link to source. You can also post your own movie, game or audio reviews.

Can't find what you are looking for? Request it here. This can be requests for anything, not just eD2k links but please make sure what you are requesting exists on the Internet. Within this forum there are request rules, please follow them. Downloading any files that don't have complete sources? Request a reshare here.

Our request rules have been updated, read them before requesting or filling a request.

Kids corner is undergoing a tidy up. Please help by getting screenshots and technical specs for threads in this section.

Any kind of movie collection, whether by actor, director or just a collection of sequels. This section does not include high-res, TV/documentary, animated or foreign language collections. It does however include non-retail/cinema quality and black & white collections. All collections must be 3 movies or more.

DVDs as you buy them from the shop (DVD9), with menus but perhaps extras such as deleted scenes removed (DVDR). Also any high resolution High Definition and Blu-ray Disc Rip releases (BDRip, HDDVDRip, HDTVRip). This section does not include animated or TV/documentary files. It does however include foreign language movies (with or without an english audio track), black & white movies and movie collections.

Movies, from the year 2007 onwards, ripped from a retail DVD source (DVDRip), excluding R5 DVDRips. Also any low resolution High Definition rips of an HDDVD or an HDTV feed (HDRip) as well as Blu-ray Disc rips (BDRip). Be aware that documentaries, foreign, animated and black & white movies have their own sections.

Any retail rips of movies that were made this century up to the year 2006.

Retail rips of movies that were made last century. Be aware that some bad quality DivX rips existed in the past.

The switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as Schindler's List.

DVD/VHS Screeners and Workprints (essentially pre-released, less-mastered DVDRips/VHSRips. Can be clean or have watermarks such as property of messages or black & white scenes), R5 (Russian retail DVDRips but Russian audio is usually replaced with cinema quality English audio) and PDVDs (usually well-mastered TCs). Also VHSRips and LaserDisc rips (LDCap) as well as anything off non-high definition television (DCCap, SatRip, DSR, TVRip).

Cinema releases where a video camera is used for the video (usually in an empty theatre) and audio is picked up from the video camera (CAM), directly from an audio jack (TeleSync) or both are taken from the cinema reels (TeleCine).

Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and any other East Asian languaged movies, this section does not include movies which have been dubbed in another language such as English but does include movies where one of two or more audio tracks is in one of the above languages. Movies from the Indian film industry Bollywood are also included.

Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Dansk, Svenska, Norsk, Türkçe, Ruskij, Afrikaans, Arabic plus more (upto Russia and Turkey). This section does not include movies which have been dubbed in English but does include movies where one of two or more audio tracks is in one of the above languages.

Vous trouverez ici les films qui ont au moins une piste audio en français.

Filmes portugueses ou que tenham pelo menos uma pista de audio em português.

Anime is Japanese animation, it is often characterized by stylized colourful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a wide range of audiences. Anime is usually influenced by Japanese comics known as manga. Both anime TV and movies are posted here. Do not post hentai (anime porn).

Animated movies and tv series which kids can watch (U and PG certificate).

TV Series currently airing or planned to return for another season.

TV Series which have ended or have been cancelled.

Specials, stand-up comedy, mini-series & one-off shows. All documentaries go here, including ones that hit the theatres.

Español, Portugues, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Dansk, Svenska, Norsk, Türkçe, Russkij, Afrikaans, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Thai plus more. This section does not include TV which has been dubbed in English. If a release has a foreign language and a secondary English audio track then please post it in the English section only if it is a DVD-R, otherwise post here.

Vous trouverez ici les séries TV qui ont au moins une piste audio en français.

Games, from the year 2006 onwards, which require a (supplied) crack to work or do not have a protected system.

Games, from the year 2006 onwards, which are an identical copy of the original disk and do not require a crack.

Games before the year 2005 whether cracked or clones.

Any game rips, mini-games, cracks, mods, tools, trainers, keygens, and other DOX files. Also, manuals and strategy guides for all platforms.

PS2, Xbox, N64, Gameboy etc... Basically anything non-PC. This includes interactive DVD games you play with your TV remote control.

Any complete CD albums, whether in multiple files (e.g. mp3s) or a single file (e.g. rar) of a single artist.

Essentially any audio file which isn't part of a complete album.

Albums with various artists such as the Now series of compilations will go here.

Original/official soundtracks (OSTs) of movies, games, tv series etc...

Single song videos as well any concerts, tours etc...

Work room for audio posts. Restricted posting rules apply.

A magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative.

Any books online, whether reading books, audio books or comics.

Software for any operating system including games for your mobile (cellular) phone.

If people are found flaming, swearing and generally badly attacking other forum members, on a regular basis, because of their political beliefs then they will be dealt with! Please have adult conversations and worthwhile debates, put your point forward and control yourselves if you think other people's points are ridiculous.

NO RELIGION PLEASE, THIS IS STILL NOT ALLOWED - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

This forum contains links to documentaries which many people may find offensive. You have been warned, if you don't like what you see in this section then do not visit it again! You may also talk about the links posted in this section. Keep it civil.

Some threads are just too funny and deserve their place in the history of STF. Others remind us of sad times and others simply are a part of history of the site. Here is a collection of some of these.

Any non-retail/cinema releases which are now available in the retail movie sections will be moved here.

Does a trashcan need a description?