Guys, guys...it's all good!
AC heard that there was a big problem. (Ok, it took a little while, but they got it).
They rushed to get it fixed.
They came up with a fix in record time.
Feeling a sense of urgency from users, they released a limited beta, perhaps with a bit less testing than they might normally have liked.
Users who heard about it, in their excitement to improve their own issues- and to help others- shared that excitement here.
So maybe AC could have handled communication about the beta a little better. At least we know they are with us on this, their "heart is in the right place", and their intent was clearly to help as many users as quickly as possible.
If the choice is between "share news of the beta; maybe even post the link" VS. "use it, give feedback to AC, and keep it to yourself".... to me, this is a choice between "good" and "better"..and I am not sure which is which. Either way, we are much better off than we were two weeks ago.
