[HairOfTheDog]

But the Beta was not just there to entertain John, it was a preview of what was to come. If everyone chose to ignore it until today, I don't exactly feel sorry for them.

[LenS]

This isn't a new government regulation. This is much more like a consumer product. Companies that change a product and then complain that users didn't try the beta samples when sales plummet generally end up in Bankruptcy Court.

Clearly, this is Mr. Robinson's site and he's the final arbiter. But these changes are making my surfing experience more difficult and slow. I am a fairly fast reader and information is no longer in an easily scanned format. Think about it. Books and newspapers follow very simple formats that haven't changed in a century (outside of color). Why? Because they worked at getting information to the customer.

[bvw]

Well someday someone will "beta" you over the head. Whammo!

You weren't looking for beta, but there it will be.

LenS is right. The beta test population is skewed to the schizophrenic.

[SunnyUsa]

"But the Beta was not just there to entertain John, it was a preview of what was to come. If everyone chose to ignore it until today, I don't exactly feel sorry for them."

But how were we all to know that this is what FR was to become? I saw the link on top for "beta" something, but not being interested in anything BUT FR and the current events I didn't bother to look....

If they had put a WARNING WARNING The Old Site is going to SELF DESTRUCT - I'm sure people would've LOOKED and they would've had a HEADS UP on what everyone disliked.

I'm sorry they've changed it, I hope they NEVER change the individual threads, at least they are STILL Recognizable and USER FRIENDLY.