Update from Etblvu1

As the developer of the Catcoin Interactive Simulator, frequent contributor of ideas, and holder of Catcoins, I am sad to announce that effective today, I am no longer able to continue monitoring or participating in the #catcoin-dev channel, which has apparently ceased to be open to the public. This was made clear to me, when I saw a message in my IRC client that reads:

03[19:06] * You were kicked by SlimePuppy (meeting)

I did not say or do anything that could remotely be construed as violating any rules, and this occurred while I was sleeping. So this is purely my being removed by physical force from the channel due to the intent to hold a secret meeting. I do not know what was discussed at this secret meeting, but I do know that the difficulty level went from 14 to 140 in one step (and now is up to 258), indicating perhaps something is not working right with the new PID algorithm.

I have been following and keeping an eye on the #catcoin-dev channel which has been open to the public since I was invited to join it around January 12, 2014. I have made numerous observations, comments, and suggestions, all in an effort to help the Coin succeed. There have been discussions and disagreements about the best strategy to regularize the blocks and reduce incentives for profit hopping pools to destabilize the coin network. I believe such discussions are legitimate, but my ideas have been met with ridicule, allegations that I lack experience/qualification as a developer, and numerous insults and threats, and attempts to suppress the expression of the ideas, primarily from the same SlimePuppy. These were early warning sign for me. Ongoing insults and derogatory comments and threats (also almost entirely from SlimePuppy) contributed additional warning signs that took most of the joy out of work on the coin, but I tried to ignore them as harmless personality artifacts of a colorful character. Being physically forced out was the final straw.

I will not participate in a sham of an open channel where abuse of power takes place. Catcoin has apparently entered an era of less transparency and greater use of arbitrary force to keep development discussions secret, and suppression of dissenting views in a thug-like manner. I would tend to say this is a problem with the one thug-like character, except that there appears to be tacit acceptance of this behavior by others who should know better, especially by granting of powers such as to post 'officially' and channel operator powers.

I believe Catcoin has great potential, and will consider its future potential separately from unprofessional management conduct I have seen. Teams may come and go (we are technically at team #2, which assembled after the original developer resigned), but the coin will remain. I want to acknowledge here also that there are individual members who contribute valuable efforts to keeping the coin alive (or else the could would probably not be around anymore), and they will no doubt be invited to join any future teams that assemble to keep the coin alive, if/when this management scheme falls apart as it probably will due to unprofessional, thug-like conduct by its "official" spokesperson SlimePuppy.

I am not certain this posting will remain up for very long - thug-like conduct may extend to deleting posts that don't fit the official agenda. So you may want to save a copy of this post, if it seems significant to the history of the Coin.

I believe Catcoin will emerge strong some day when thug-like behaviors come to an end, whether by reform or replacement of the management team. In the meantime, I will be more vocal in this forum perhaps in the role of an advocate for Catcoin supporters and investors who have felt alienated, feel left out, cajoled, ridiculed, attacked, etc., in a thug-like manner, and who would like to see a more professional, constructive, inclusive approach in the future.

Thank you,

Etblvu1