@GT182: Thanks, buddy.
@Navuhodonosor: Yes, I agree. Torrents are not a bad thing, but they can be used for illegal things. Mostly they can get a website like this in trouble. With the downloads section, I can manage what is uploaded into the file bank. With torrents, I cannot check and make sure all torrents posted are legal, safe, or active. I learned the hard way that when someone posts a torrent link on the site, I get could get a call from a lawyer. Replying with my own attorney cost me several hundred dollars.
The amazing thing with a community like you guys is, you will step up and support the site. I was discussing this with my father a few days ago, around Christmas. I told him how much it cost to run the site and he said I was crazy; I also told him that almost every month, the costs are covered by purely volunteer donations from the members. Sometimes there is some left over! He found it hard to believe, but that's the magic of Subsim and its members-- we really are a collection of sub fanatics who each pull our weight aboard the sub.