Bert, the entire tone of these beta threads is that making the existence of a new beta public was a faux pas, and nothing that is revealed during testing should be public. I got two PM's saying that explicitly. Now, sorry if I'm a bit testy, but NOTHING in the e-mail I received implied that it was restricted knowledge. OK, it said I was a premier member. I am a premier member of everything from Amazon to my frequent flyer miles. That meant nothing.
In fact, I feel that the glitches and process should be as available and transparent as possible. Everyone who upgraded to the "production version" has been living with a buggy program. How much worse off can they be if they are sick to the gills with it and want to take a chance?


David Grauman MD
Department of Medicine
Commonwealth Health Center
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands