Well, I'm a member of Pulsemusic and in most of the forum, you are only allowed to post threads about songs that are added or are going for adds on US radio. ATRL is more international. It includes the UK, European and Australian music markets too. There is more freedom here.
ATRL is fun and you can do whatever, and discuss whoever. Other forums, like popjustice, have too many restirictions and odd rules that allow anyonen to continuously troll any threads.
Popjustice = fun and with more music discussion
Atrl = hilarious ghetto drama and has the biggest porcelain black thread.
Exhale = meltdowns and hilarious threads
I think what I love most about ATRL is the design. TC did an amazing job with it. It looks so beautiful and modern and it's fast and easy to browse. Then there's Pulse and their ghetto ass Proboards default. Or UKmix that transports you back to the 90s. I am just not here for that.
I'm Chinese and in China people who love English pop music usually go to this forum...http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=billboard check it out if you're interested
ATRL is a great pop-forum, the only let down are it's rules & whiny, "report-happy" members. There's no room for humor or uncensored opinions except in "SYG" - which is lame. Everything is taken so seriously. I mean, nicknames being against the rules? C'mon. It's pop music - what's with the political correctness & oversensitivity?
