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For mac next week they didn't crack it yet

Too funny, m8. Lmao.

lol best comment of this month!

Everything works fine over here.

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I was having the same problem but I just tried it again today and now it works for me.

many members had that problem, but it was fixed a few weeks ago it was related to the engine's IPv6 support. I don't know why it's still doesn't work for you Please try it again in a few days and report back to me. Thank you

I always wanted to make AudioZ easy to use and accessible to everyone. I don't care about underground and all that stuff. To me it's only about helping musicians.

It is with the greatest of respect that I must disagree.
The problem is this:
Without exposure, and new members and up-loaders, a site like this is a little like a family: it shrinks, up-loaders begin recycling old releases, the smaller numbers of members becomes like inbred royalty - and constant bickering always ensues. Release groups see the problems, and may tend to shy away from the problems. The loss of connections to the Groups means the site becomes unattractive to users, and things spiral downward and just peter away...
On the flip side, too much exposure, as you say, leads to discovery and new members who may be disrespectful of the rules and customs.
A dilemma: but just as in government and so many other things, a certain degree of openness is all that stands between stagnation, in-fighting (which we have already seen), and repetition of errors (caused by too much 'shielding', and minimized exposure) - and the only counter-mechanism is a constant influx of "new blood," so to speak.
I, too, have been around since it was all "underground" - but the world is changing, and we must adapt or die - it's just a natural rule.
The very fact that so many sites have proliferated is the thing that protects sites like this one: which of the endless heads of the Hydra can be cut, only to have two more sprout up to replace it? The enemies of sharing begin to chase their own tails, 'round and 'round.' as the Hydra grows ever-stronger and more prolific. There is a certain safety in being buried among many, many similar sites.
There is little or no safety in standing out, alone, as an "Elite" site. Those are the ones most targeted.
The other thing is money - something we tend not to think about: these sites are expensive, developing protection for them is expensive, maintaining the bandwidth and the database is expensive. Keeping track of, and responding to people is expensive - and the only cure is either donations (which many can simply not afford), or exposure to bring in new revenue.
The balance is difficult, but necessary.
I have seen so many sites, over the long decades, disappear because they erred on the side of too much caution and restriction, only to have shrunk and failed.
It's just an opinion, of course, like any other comment - and likely not wholly correct nor incorrect.
But I tend to support this decision because of these beliefs.
Peace, and respect.