First off, I'll reply to your proclamation that "this forum sucks".
A successful forum is largely dependant on the members which make up the community. In the case of Video Editing Forums, I would classify the active membership as less than 10 members; This stands in stark contrast to the 1,000 registered members shown at the foot of the index page. In view of the volume of posts by these "hit and run" members, it is greatly satisfy to me that a select few indivuals spend a not insignificant amount of their time replying.
In view of this, I'll let you make up your own mind whether the forum sucks or not. In my mind, the forum "rocks". But hey, I would say that
To answer your original question regarding the difference between the two, I would suggest that you post what you're looking for in a video editing suite and whether you will be using this in combination with any dedicated hardware. I would also suggest that you first investigate what each apps offer and then perhaps ask questions on the relative merits of functions which one app offers that the other doesn't.
Personnally, I've never used Final Cut Pro, so couldn't comment on whether it was better or worse than Premiere Pro. But if I were to have a choice, the first thing I would do is to go the website and look at what it offers
. A good starting point for any comparison.
Premiere Pro vs. FCP 4 
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