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I want to apologize for bringing this to your attention, but certain events that made some members very worried, force me give an official explanation of what is going on.

In short: Everything is great and will be even better

But if that is not satisfactory enough for you, then below i will be explaining things such as:
why Catalyst got demoted;
is tyranny over?
who is responsible;
what's going on at AudioZ;
rumors regarding scene releases.

As much as i'd like to this post won't be brief, so before i begin i want to clear something out:
I am the only owner and creator of AudioZ and AudioSEX;
I am responsible for everything that's happening on both projects;
I am the only person that can give official statements related to these web-sites,
and if you don't believe to what i say, please don't bother arguing as i'm only doing this in interests of my members.

1. Why Catalyst has been demoted from Moderators to Residents.
History: Catalyst has been assigned as a general moderator at AudioSEX forum by me, later on he complained about trash-talks in comments at AudioZ and asked me to become a mod there as well.
His official status at AudioZ was "moderator responsible for polite-correctness in comments". In regards to AudioZ he was not officially responsible for anything else and did not have the rights to manage anything but comments.
At AudioSEX forum, with time he became my right hand and his official status was "Vice-Administrator" with general responsibilities to support and moderate the forum.

Reasons for his demotion in short: we could not reach an agreement in AudioZ policy regarding members management.

For about a year I have been receiving multiple reports regarding tyranny created by Catalyst on both projects;
I did knew that he sometimes were obsessed with the power i gave him, but tried to ignore the few complaints i have received in the beginning.

Lately i was pretty confident that my moderators were doing good job and i could afford to concentrate on new projects for musicians. I wasn't always fully aware of what's going on in comments and were relaying on words of those responsible for that part of the site.
However, somewhere around august 2015 Catalyst's behavior raised my suspicions (mildly put).
Ever since the beginning of our relationship he wanted to make my projects private allowing access only to chosen people, which was completely against my beliefs about free internet.
He misguided me into limiting the forum registration and give him control over accounts approval, because as he said forum got flooded with bad people and spam;
I was highly against those limits because i myself wouldn't want to become a member of my own forum anymore; which forced me to move forum engine from IPB to XenForo, set word filters and multiple spam protection tools to be assured that nothing of that kind can be repeated again and AudioSEX could once again be free for everybody.

Despite all that, i kept hearing complaints from Catalyst who demanded to set the limits once again, only now it sounded rather paranoid because there were clearly no reason for such critical measures.

I began to moderate both projects once again to understand what is going on and what makes Catalyst so paranoid. I've integrated even more spam filters to both AudioZ and AudioSEX, making it almost impossible to register an account using so called "1-minute-email";

Many times i've asked him not to remove anything before i see it, or in worst case make screenshots to show me the proof of at least some of those horrible things that he described, but he continued.

At the end of august 2015 i had to order him to temporarily step out of his duties at AudioZ so i could take situation back under control, but what i saw then was a lot more horrible than what he misguided me into.

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The only negativity that i saw in comments were coming from Catalyst himself.
Diving deeper into this shit i've come to realize that he was actually sabotaging my own projects:
  • turning members against each other, the scene and release groups,

  • spreading unconfirmed rumors about releases and the scene, acting like Noah, the only one who can speak to God,

  • creating virtual "social layers" among members - personally chosen by him users that supposedly received some benefits at AudioZ or from him personally:
    Change of staff, Releases and some other explanations screenshot
    btw, he never did sent me his comments

  • inability to solve problems with members any other way but banning, which brought a lot of problems to AudioZ and AudioSEX like Ddos attacs, spam and flood attacts (involving self-made pictures of crap) and many negative impressions to my members,

  • dictatorship and tyranny resulting in many members who disagreed with him being banned and removed;
    just last week i was completely astonished when he complained to me on a newly assigned moderator at AudioSEX for downrating his one comment. he removed that downrating using his moderator abilities because in his understanding moderator cannot show a sign of disagreement with him.......

  • he used his status at AudioZ to get to the scene and because i forwarded my suppliers to Catalyst, he used supplies dedicated exclusively to AudioZ to form his own team. Later after, he would limit access to new releases, and after that he would only share among the people from his "virtual social layer"...
    once again - releases made from supplies of our members that only supposed to be shared free for everyone here, at AudioZ...

  • he took credit for my work. because i trusted him with writing reports about the work that has been done.
    he twisted words so it would look like he is the one who's doing everything, while in reality 98% of the work was done by me. you can see it in almost every report that he made (1, 2).
    not only he lied to the public, he misguided his close friends into thinking that he is responsible for anything more than what he was assigned for:
    Change of staff, Releases and some other explanations screenshot
    there were so many lies... did you know he's not even a musician? nor he's an epic master reverse engineer.


I have demoted Catalyst at AudioZ a few days ago and today i found out that he's conspiring my members at AudioSEX to move to another forum with him, so i had to demote him at AudioSEX as well, although we were still in the process of discussing how to make it work.

I would like to end this story with one of many complaints that i have received from affected members:
Change of staff, Releases and some other explanations screenshot

Like i said to Catalyst in one of my last letters to him, the worst thing for me is that in the end i can't really blame anyone but myself, because it is only my fault that i've blindly trusted him with my own children and this shame will be on my shoulders.


I know it's late, but still i would like to sincerely apologize before all who suffered from Catalyst's actions. I will learn my lesson and try to never repeat the same mistake again. So i hope you can give AudioZ another chance as i were always inspired by individualists and doors of AudioZ are opened for you.
It's never too late to apologize (c) V, from "V for Vendetta"


What's Next
- Everything
no more tyranny, no more hatred in comments, no more false rumors nor social layers. Rules are one and they are the same for everybody, and you can feel safe as long as you follow them


Rumors Related to Scene Releases
Rumors spread by Catalyst regarding scene and R2R releases are false. In a few days I will get an official statement and will update you if i find out anything new, but for now the only official information that R2R wanted to share with us has been in the .nfo file to one of their latest release,
and it said that for some time they will be releasing most of the stuff internally.

However, right now you can put R2R keyword into the search field and see that there have been fresh releases just a few days ago.

When i found out about it I asked PiRAT to make a post with R2R Encryptor The Suppliers Tools to support R2R with some fresh supplies.
on the way, these tools have already been posted two times at AudioZ and both times taken down by Catalyst...


Also reminding that if you want to support AudioZ you can supply your stuff to me directly or to PiRAT. It will be cleaned, prepared and posted under your name, absolutely free for everyone, Exclusively at AudioZ


P.S. I know there will be many, many comments to this post and i will not be able to reply all of them, so i want you to remember that i have a lot of work to do and i will not get into arguments - if you don't believe me, it is your choice and you are free to express it as long as you act within our rules.

Also, you might find it interesting to read related comments in this post. Most questions have already been answered there. Thanks Rico88 for help

I also want to say sincere thank you to all the people that trusted me on this and remained objective. I respect you enormously

comments

  Member 24.05.2015 31
+10
the punishment fits the crime. period. catalyst used this exact public forum for A LONG TIME to terrorize the users of the site. his posts are still there on every significant release for all to see for all time. his injustices are public record. his punishment is public record. people who advocate secrecy don't deserve freedom.
  Banned 16.05.2010 364
+157
Another post where I wish I was allowed multiple up-votes! Thank you.

The few people here that happened to be on his good side, don't really understand the degree to which he would indeed just terrorize some members with ongoing harassment. This was a guy who confused the concept of "God" with the concept of being a warez site forum moderator. He'll be better off if he finds a life going forward that helps bring him the sort of perspective most of us already have every day of the week.
"It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken"
  Member 24.05.2015 31
+10
quote by rico88This was a guy who confused the concept of "God" with the concept of being a warez site forum moderator.


  Resident 16.06.2013 466
+86
something like this happening will be thoroughly discussed in an open forum and is exactly what AudioZ is all about..

reality is oftentimes not pretty...
a 1 ... and a 3 ... and a ching chong potato
  Resident 10.01.2009 2 738
+338
I must say that I managed to download the R2R Encryptor Tool as soon as it was released . I used it and offered some previously unreleased software which I posted here. Never heard a thing, so I PM'd some members who I thought were part of the elite group. Again, absolute silence. No "thanks but no thanks", just silence. So now I'm wondering whether this was just a decoy. Things have been very weird here the last two months but the puzzle is slowly falling into place. Thanks Saint for clarifying.
  Administrator 1.01.2004 300 1120
+20774
well, i don't know why they never responded, but if you still want to share those supplies, then i will gratefully accept them for the benefit of our members
  Banned 16.05.2010 364
+157
@sotho --

Interesting. I had the exact same experience. Sent them a link, but it was never downloaded by anyone. I'm hoping we get some communication with R2R that helps explain what the deal was on that. I have significant doubts we were getting the straight story from Cat and his buddies here, but hopefully SAiNT will be able to clear that up in the near future.
"It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken"
  Resident 25.07.2014 18 422
+2011
Thank God this crap is over!

AudioZ used to be a cool place, lots of interesting people/discussion, not to mention the fine releases, but Catalyst made it his own private playground, with his own twisted rules and nazi-like attitude.

I truly hope things get back to normal now, long live AudioZ!
  Resident 26.04.2012 176
+10
You know the NInja Clan is always here for ya,,,

you keep what you kill , that is the audiozs way
Dirty Electro is my life & No one can take that a way from me !
  Resident 15.04.2013 26 277
+678
I've been gone for about a year and a half, and on my first day back I see all this..

It saddens me to see people have such short memories.

The Catalyst I remember worked toward only one goal: To make AudioZ and AudioSex the best they could be. The simple act of moderating a public forum and dealing with said public can drive anyone crazy.

As to the other issues of behind the scenes weirdness regarding R2R, that is the only strange thing I can see in this tangled web. Saint is a good guy, and he has always treated me with respect even when I would send him my crazy music.

It seems like Saint has burned his bridge with Catalyst.. calling him out in such a way.. too bad...

I remember all the work Catalyst did to help make the AudioSex Album a reality..

I know that he has a very emotional soul and I hope is well, where ever he is. I too, would like to hear his side of the story.

I hope the ones that are so happy Catalyst is now gone because they can post whatever they want, use the opportunity to actually post something USEFUL, CREATIVE, HELPFUL.

Otherwise, what's the point?
>SYNTHETIC DOOM JAZZ<
anti-music for a lost generation
  Member 9.01.2015 9
0
Saddens me, too.
If good intentions were enough, we`d had a world at peace.
I`ve seen many people falling for the power trip, including myself ...
Why is so many of you celebrating this as a shit fest ? Don`t you feel the commitment to narcissism in that? What kind of musicians or artists are you?
Anyway, lets see who will be the next "Vice-Admin".
  Member 24.05.2015 31
+10
for me the constant belittling of members was enough to send his ass packing. this is a wareZ site! people don't come here to see a moderator's self-righteous morality on display around the clock...

i'd just like to say this as well because it seems catalyst and others on this site were and are still under the assumption that audioz is the only place to get releases. wrong. that has NEVER been true. this is where we CHOOSE to come. at one point i was using audioz as an announcement board and would go to either usenet or torrents for the download. (i was having problems using rs, rg, ul, etc.)
  Administrator 1.01.2004 300 1120
+20774
quote by frito zanzibarSaint is a good guy, and he has always treated me with respect even when I would send him my crazy music.

it's still music if someone would play Mozart a D&B back then, i suppose he would call it crazy too, but that is only fair for that period of time

quote by frito zanzibarI've been gone for about a year and a half, and on my first day back I see all this..

i'm glad you've missed the worst part some people actually left just to stop seeing it...
  Banned 16.05.2010 364
+157
quote by frito zanzibarI've been gone for about a year and a half, and on my first day back I see all this..

Even though I feel quite differently about it all, I appreciate the sentiment you express -- I really do.

The thing is, if you were gone for a year and a half you missed most of Cat's time as a mod, and thus in large measure missed most of what he had become. In the end, things were not quite the same as they were when you were last here. I felt there was always a problem, but whatever those problems were they became much worse over time.

Try to have some faith in the sentiments expressed on this thread by so many that have been dealing with Cat up till this week. They can't all be misinformed, right?
"It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken"
  Resident 21.06.2013 599
+228
Frito, your words express myself better than my own words.
Thank you.
  Resident 9.03.2015 150
+43
You're the last person who should apologize for what happened, Saint. You could not know, simply.
Thank you and good luck for the future. AudioZ Forever!
"Music is the art of thinking with sounds."
  Resident 18.06.2010 278
+6
I can't say anything bad about catalyst,for a i know him, he s always been correct with me and usually i used to agree with him about trolls,expecially on the other site,although there weren t so many,but it doen t talke make trolls to piss people off.
But i have a suggestion to avoid that people who are assigned responsibility tasks become power drunk: Make it a temporary task,let s say three months ,then back to the status of normal user.
I love this site and i wish it a long life
  Resident 11.02.2011 7 1399
+1136
Me and SAiNT already had our share of discussions (Always with mutual respect), and I must agree with him on this.
Catalyst on the way I see, tried to make this place more clean at is own way, and that was wrong.
Yeah, we need to say the truth.... AZ and AS have to many people complaining about everything, and most of them don't respect the other users. I always fight for a clean "scene", but seems that my words somehow are misinterpreted.
I wish people stop behaving like child (Even the child that are members) and keep it real.
“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.”
  Member 24.05.2015 31
+10
where are these too many people?
  Resident 7.02.2014 13 1802
+903
I would think 4 months of membership shouldve been enough to see it.
I finally can tune a drum set
  Resident 22.03.2014 259
+21
SAinT: I just want to big up to you man and all that you do for us starving musicians. WOW is my only reaction and that fizzles because the number 2's are usually planning a koup a some time or get a false sense of entitlement and abuse their power.

Thank you for digging in and getting more involved. These are major projects and as a person who is a developer I can tell you this is time consuming and not an easy project(s) to manage.

So big em up and thank you, PM me if there is anything I can do to help. I do not get into politics or personal interests just music.!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you all releasers and to the user groups here at Audioz. I appreciate you.
  Member 19.11.2014 42
+25
the Comment has been Removed
I part of Lizard Squad m8!
  Resident 12.11.2013 1 211
+78
Who should i give UL coupons now?
Peace and love... Less war, more music
  Administrator 1.01.2004 300 1120
+20774
that's a good question and the answer is simple: make a topic at AudioSEX and choose whoever YOU like to share it with
  Resident 12.11.2013 1 211
+78
I am/was a happy donator on "Uploaded.net Giveaway For Contributors In Need", my question is, will that "system" die?
  Administrator 1.01.2004 300 1120
+20774
well, i made the UL coupons forum, then Catalyst made this idea that all coupons must go through him. there's no Catalyst anymore, therefore his system has gone as well
  Resident 16.06.2013 466
+86
I donated a one month coupon to Cat.. and as he said ,
he "forgot" to thank me..which he did eventually,
after I asked him again if he even noticed it

the next time.. I did it myself... agree
a 1 ... and a 3 ... and a ching chong potato
  Resident 7.08.2015 81
+63
Thänx a lot for everything to SAiNT. Because of my bad english i dont understand all, but your work was the base for me to making music. Music is a part of my life, therefor this site is a part of it. In the last weeks a buy some stuff and give it first to catalyst (nothing happens), than to pirat and he give it to the community. Thänx for this pirat and SAiNT, and when i can help you to make this site, i will do. Best wishes for you myramalou
  Administrator 1.01.2004 300 1120
+20774
Thänx a lot for everything to SAiNT. Because of my bad english i dont understand all, but your work was the base for me to making music. Music is a part of my life, therefor this site is a part of it.

comments like this is the best payback. this is what makes one's life worth living
thank you from the bottom of my heart
  Member 26.05.2012 12 1313
+722
Well said... your english worked just fine!!!

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