do some research on large or active fleets. Check the fleet listings for population and the rankings for demographics. Visit their sites and read their intros to see if they are laid back or a boot camp.
Keep an eye out for their tags in a room. See if they all speak a language you don't know or if they are centralized in a certain time zone. If most of their members show up late at night for you it may not be the right crowd.
See if they trash talk; some well disciplined fleets can keep their members in line. Watch the battle room chat or forums for any drama unless you're into that kind of stuff. There is some already going on in this thread.
If people are bashing them, there is probably a reason why. If they advertise too much, it comes up as desperate. If they are too quiet they may be going inactive. There are some that are just right. Just takes some digging to fine the right one.
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