[Req] Beta Discussion forum


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Here is my proposal:

A new Beta Discussion forum should be created, replacing the Longhorn (now Windows Beta Discussion) forum. The structure should be like this:

- Beta Discussion

- - Windows Beta Discussion (Longhorn)

- - Other Microsoft Beta Discussion

- - Third-Party Beta Discussion

News about beta software would be posted in News About Beta Software instead of in Back Page News. If you weren't interested in other news and only in beta software, you would go to News About Beta Software instead of Back Page News. For example, these threads in Back Page News would be put in News About Beta Software instead (I know some are kind of old):

Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 RC3

Opera 7.5 Preview 4 released!

AIM 5.5.3590 Beta Released

Zone Alarm Beta 5.0.564.003

AIM 5.5.3588 Beta

Shareaza 1.8.11.0 Beta Released

ForceWare 60.72 leaked?

AWPunk 1.4.0 RC2 Released

RadLight 4 pre-beta 1 (build #8)

PHP 4.3.6 RC2 Released!

Sticky Notes 3.0 - Beta 3

NexNote 0.56 BETA 2 Release

X-Setup Pro 6.6 Alpha Released!

...and so on.

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wow NexNote gott mentiioned lol. Anyway, I just don't think there is a specific enough need for this kind of forum. Thanks for mentioning my aapp though.

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wow NexNote gott mentiioned lol. Anyway, I just don't think there is a specific enough need for this kind of forum. Thanks for mentioning my aapp though.

*sighs longingly*

I sure wish such a forum existed... :shifty:

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I can't agree with this, Neowin started as a site that posted Beta news, so its fair to say that ourt primary source should be Betas.. this also means it 'belongs' in Back Page News.. discussing Microsoft Beta programs is still possible in its respective forums..

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discussing Microsoft Beta programs is still possible in its respective forums
How about making separate sections in those respective forums?
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How about making separate sections in those respective forums?

If Neobond created an area to discuss MS betas, there's a good chance in having info posted in the area that would get you kicked out of beta becuase of the NDA. There's also a good chance that neowin.net would be taken down. On top of that, MS has an area to talk about their betas, so there's no reason why to create one here.

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BUMP

Scratch out the beta news forum, but everything else needs to be added. The benifits outweigh the disadvantages. If something violates the NDA, the mods/admins can pull it before too many people find it.

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