Thread: SCT: Requiem for a Dream

SCT: Requiem for a Dream


To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end

- Hamlet, Act III, scene i

The greater part of the human race knows nothing of the private tracker universe, hidden behind a veil of secrecy. Though you won't read about it in the newspapers or see a breaking news report on TV, a tragedy has befallen our trackers. Today, SCT announced the beginning of the end. Please allow me to express my condolences to the staff and users of SCT.

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SCT: Requiem for a Dream


To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end

- Hamlet, Act III, scene i

The greater part of the human race knows nothing of the private tracker universe, hidden behind a veil of secrecy. Though you won't read about it in the newspapers or see a breaking news report on TV, a tragedy has befallen our trackers. Today, SCT announced the beginning of the end. Please allow me to express my condolences to the staff and users of SCT.

SCT, I hardly knew you. From your shining site design to your helpful and knowledgeable staff to your most excellent pre-times, you were the best in my book. Many have tried to emulate you, but few have succeeded in matching the goodness that was SCT.

You were not an easy tracker. Invites had to be purchased (in a fashion) and many said you were difficult to seed on. Surprisingly, people bought those invites by donating to your tracker. Even more surprisingly, people still gave those invites freely to those deemed worthy enough.

Thanks to one generous gentleman, I was given the opportunity to experience that which was SCT. Some say you were difficult to seed on, but I never had a problem. You offered ways to help me seed; downloads cost only a fraction of their size and your packs were almost always freeleech. It was like you knew I would have trouble when I just started out and found a way to help me.

SCT you were a wonderful tracker. I am saddened that you must close. You have your reasons, and that saddens me further. If ever your staff were to create another tracker with the care and attention to detail that SCT showed, don't blink. I'd be there in a second.

As always...great writing provided by AfterMidnight,

rip SCT

Sigh, yet another great tracker goes away... This is pretty sad, first UK-T and now ScT :/

RIP - Greatest Tracker Ever

@ixius not to mention FTWR today.

RIP SCT.
Who knows, maybe will return!Hope not to follow other trackers

As part of the torrent community, this is a day that we all shall remember.

RIP ScT, hope you come back soon.


Though more users with boxes will flow to other tracker, i guess it is not all a loss.

as mentioned before, always great writing AM!

but...

I don't know if it's just backlash from the community or the admins of ScT being shady, and taking advantage of the community or them recieving heat from "the man". I hope it is the latter.

Well done on a beautiful article AfterMidnight.
This must be a really sad day for the bittorrent world with the death of its best tracker, hope it gets reborn.
Unfortunately i didn't get to experience ScT because i believed i still need more time before applying for such a tracker.
Wow whats happening in the torrent world, UK-T, FTWR, ScT all gone. Mininova, and TPB changed to legal content only and not to mention Demonoid that has been absent for around 3 months now.
Well all i can hope for is that the other remaining giants of the torrent world dont get affected, such as FtN, BCG, etc.