Aither 2.0 Project Update

Thank you again for all of the feedback on the Aither 2.0 project, no ones ideas are without merit. The staff has read all of your posts and are discussing the best way forward based on your feedback. At this time a strong case has been made to keep the music content, we are looking at ways to curate our music library, establish new standards, and moderate future uploads. We are trying to make the changes as painless as possible and also ensure members have plenty of time to get any of content before it is removed.

This is a difficult decision for everyone, but know the staff has a member centric vision for the future of Aither. If you have any question on the changes please feel free to ask in either the forum and chat and the staff will get you an answer. Below are the DRAFT hard times for each phase of the project. We will continue to maintain communication with the community as we make changes and gather feedback.

January 30: Final Staff decision on approved content

February 2: Implement Rules Changes/Remove Banned release group torrents/Stop allowing uploads for unapproved content

April 2: If decided remove XXX torrents

May 15: If decided remove Game content

July 3: If decided remove Software content

August/September: Establish new member rewards and retool BON rewards (We will try to prioritize this and get it done as soon as possible, Aug/Sept is latest time of implementation

October: If decided remove music content

Ongoing: Establish relationships with other trackers for Aither member rewards (invites)