itsnotabigtruck Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 (edited) 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. Edited April 25, 2004 by memodude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted April 22, 2004 Administrators Share Posted April 22, 2004 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 discussing Microsoft Beta programs is still possible in its respective forums How about making separate sections in those respective forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Wouldn't make sense to me to add even more forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 yeah theres enough forums as there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted April 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2004 i think that a subform of software discussion could be used for a beta forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted April 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2004 Yeah those subforums sound cool apart from the news once since that should be in BPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I think we have a new Windows Beta Discussion sub forum added newly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Arent neowins changes already enough? i mean, now were jam packed with new forums 0,o.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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