Friday 3rd September - TRSi = Dictatorship?

Hetero the well known cracktro programmer has recently left TRSi. He claims most of the problems with TRSi's lack of talent and ability is due to their leader, Sauron. Read on ..

With this email I am announcing my retirement from trsi. In the following lines
I want to write down some reasons why I am doing this step, same like telling
you all what I think actually of trsi and its leadership. So its up to you if
you want to continue reading and get to know the truth of if you want to stop
here...
The main reason why I am quitting the group is the ignorance and the
god-like-behaviour of the self-righteous leader Sauron. As you know some time
ago there was something like a coop between trsi and razor and because of this
he was added to the razor mailing list. But instead of doing something like
exchange informations the very smart Sauron just forwarded all razor interal
informations to gain own profit of it and maybe also because he was thinking
nobody would notice his 'clever' game. Since I am also added to the trsi and
razor mailing list I could have done the same thing, giving group-related
informations to another group, but by not doing such things you usally show that
you have honor and you are loyal to your group and all its coop partners. I
guess last two traits of character dont seem anything to mean to the actual trsi
pc leader. After Sauron forwarded something like the 15th message containing
sensitive material I also took a trsi email including informations concerning a
maybe upcoming release and send it to the razor mailing list to show Sauron that
we are able to do the same thing. The reaction of Sauron was interesting.
Instead ot talking to me and discuss the problem he just removed me (as a trsi
members) from the trsi mailing list. After this I spoke to him and also send him
an email and told him to re-add me to the mailing list else he can see the next
email as my retirement. The response to this mail is attached at the end.
Unfortunately its in german so that I have quote and translate the main
sentences now.
The main content in his email is that he only can see it as joke that I ask for
re-adding to the mailing list, I am not in the position to demand something yet.
If I continue asking something like that, HE (the almighty trsi pc world leader
himself) will remove me from the group. He noticed that I am in the group for 6
months now and I dont have done anything yet, 0 Intros and 0 Installers. Beside
this he is of the opinion that I am lying when I say there is a nearly finished
trsi intro existing.
I dont want to waste too much words on his stupid arguments but I have to say
atleast some words. The (for him) not-exisiting win32 intro is attached to this
email, as said its finished, the only thing which is missing is the music but
that is because of some reasons for which I am not responsible. Even when there
would be nothing at all and I would have been lazy for all my membership time he
shouldnt complain, because he forgot that beside I did nothing I also never took
anything from trsi in exchange. I never used trsi bouncers, sites or @trsi.de
email adresses. Maybe he would have a right to complain about my - in his eyes -
not exisiting work, but as said I never took ANYTHING from trsi in exchange for
my work.

So far to my reasons to leave trsi. For those who are still interested in
continue reading I want to tell my opinion about the fact how I see trsi and his
leaders nowadays. For those who dont know me I want to introduce myself a little
bit, in order that you will see that I know what I am talking about. I guess I
am in the scene for something like 8 years now. I was already in trsi a few
years ago, and that not just for 6 months - no, it were 2 whole years in which I
did for trsi more then 16 intros. Beside this I also had contact to trsi in the
good old amiga-times, when there were coops between trsi & dytec and trsi & skid
row. Btw I am not sure at all if Sauron know what Amiga means.. Try to ask him.
Or better not. But lets continue... I just were two years in trsi pc because
after that time most of the members lost interest and quit the group. The
remaining members decided to retire also from trsi, waiting for the day that old
members will return to awake the group from its sleep. I guess most people know
that this never would happen again. There were several tries of some lamers who
just wanted to rebuild the group in order to be connected to the fame of the
group, but not real members at all. Not so long ago there were the step to
rebuild trsi on pc made by mc loud & co., members from amiga - but OLD & REAL
members in my eyes. In the hope that everything would become like it was some
years ago I also joined to help trsi to get back the status from the old days.
To rebuild trsi on pc was a good idea but its impossible without the old
members, members who bring the spirit of the old days back into the group. I
guess there might be a little bit of this spirit around, but thats not in trsi
pc. This spirit you can find only in members who know what trsi really means.
When I look to the membership of trsi these days I just can say that it is very
sad. I dont see ANY old members of the trsi pc group and I guess nobody will
care when the only real member now leaves. The members of trsi pc are not
responsible for what do they do, it was Sauron who took them into the group. I
dont want to ask how he managed to become pc leader, I guess he decided it one
night for himself. When I look back some months ago.. or lets say 1 year - who
knewed Sauron there? Was he even active? In which group? What are his references
which qualifes him as leader? Uh-Uh I better dont continue asking, the answer
might hurt alot. However, trsi pc is now a patch/beta releasing group... not
because of the members, they try their best, but its because of the organisation
for which only the leader is responsible. I dont know if you knew it, but in
trsi pc never was only one guy who told what to do or what not to do. Some years
ago when there were real members in trsi pc there was a seniorship who decided
everything together, not just one god-like-person how Sauron.

I feel sorry for the old Amiga/N64 trsi members who hoped that trsi pc would
become a success. Trsi was unique some years ago, world leading. Nowadays trsi
pc even cant compete with the other groups in Germany, and I dont even speak of
europe or worldwide presentation. Trsi only has its name and the fame of lost
days, that is all. To get trsi back to life its neccessary to find old members,
not just some trsi-wanna-be-members like Sauron. I dont know who can do such
work, but for sure not Sauron, he is too young and I wonder how old he was like
5 years ago when Trsi pc had its high time.. maybe he was 8-9 or even 10 years
?!. But who cares...

I cant say it was a nice time in trsi pc because I usally dont lie, the only
time that was good was when the group tried to start again, when old amiga
members where present and had influence. I hope that nobody will feel offended
and especially not Sauron. These words were neccessary and I dont know who else
know trsi that good and have the courage to tell him what his eyes cant see. I
guess he will continue living in his own small world instead of seeing that he
failed to get back life to trsi. I wonder what he will do in another 5 years but
I am not sure if he will be around then. Even when it takes 5, 6 or 7 years -
when some old pc members decide to return I will be one of them and then we will
show that at least the old and real members still know what the spirit means.

For comments I am ofcourse open and you may feel free to email me. I guess I
will not respond on any comments of Sauron regarding this letter, especially not
when they are written in german. I guess a group leader should be able to speak
english and argue in another language then his own ;)

signed:
hetero@razor1911.com

PS: My retirement from trsi doesnt mean retirement from the scene at all. I will
stay in my favourite group Razor 1911 who honors its members and give them what
they deserve. Razor dont treat old and loyal members like trsi does under its
'perfect' pc leadership. The intro attached to this mail wont be used for trsi
for sure, it just needs 2 minutes to exchange the logo. Sorry Sauron but I guess
you have to find another way to get fame back to the group. I hope this email
could open the eyes of some people, if you want to complain write to
sggr@gmx.net.

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saurons response after I asked to get re-added to the trsi mailing list again
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Sauron wrote:

> hmmh hetero...
>
> also als seit nem halben jahr total inaktives member kannst du meiner
> meinung nach keine ansprueche stellen. mir zu schreiben ich solle dich
> gefaelligst umgehend wieder auf die mailinglist adden, kann nur ein witz
> sein. andernfalls wauerde ich dich naemlich eher umgehend komplett aus der
> group removen... ;>
> wenn ich mir den "fall hetero" mal etwas genauer anschaue, stelle ich fest,
> als stolze bilanz deiner membership:
>
> - du bist seit nem halben jahr dabei
> - null (0) intros coded
> - null (0) installers coded
>
> warst du nicht auch bei trsi demo? fein.. mit demo hab ich nix zu tun, und
> genau wie du mit trsi pc eigentlich.. daher denke ich, es ist zum besten der
> group, wenn ich dich zumindest aus trsi pc remove. vielleicht auch zu deinem
> besten, dann musst du uns nicht monatelang vorluegen, dein "fast fertiges
> intro" liege "auf dem anderen rechner".
>
> uhm.. ja, du hast recht, remove mich mal von der razor mailinglist. ich
> bekomme mehr als genug emails ;>
>
> so long,
>
> -Sauron/TRSi (PC Leading)