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Call for beta testers

bobn2
May 23, 2023
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    bobn2
    Team 2240 posts
    May 23, 2023, 8:08 a.m. May 23, 2023, 8:08 a.m.
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    We're trying to put more order into our software releases. Part of this is actually testing them before they go live. We now have a beta-test version of the site. What we're looking for is a corps of beta testers that we can let loose on each beta release to play with it and find the bugs. It just involves using the site as per normal - but your contributions won't, I'm afraid get consolidated back to the main site.
    How to volunteer
    By reply to this thread or if you prefer to be discreet, by private thread to the member @volunteer . Please put 'Beta tester' as the title of the thread.
    Huge thanks in advance,
    Bob

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    DanHasLeftForum
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    May 23, 2023, 9:42 a.m. May 23, 2023, 9:42 a.m.
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    I am happy to test new releases before they go live.

    It might help when you let the testers loose if you also list the more important features that need to be tested.

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    UnclePhilly
    Members 71 posts
    May 23, 2023, 9:57 a.m. May 23, 2023, 9:57 a.m.
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    I'd be happy to be a guinea pig, too :)

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    bobn2
    Team 2240 posts
    May 23, 2023, 10 a.m. May 23, 2023, 10 a.m.
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    @DannoLeftForums has written:

    I am happy to test new releases before they go live.

    It might help when you let the testers loose if you also list the more important features that need to be tested.

    Yes we'll do that.

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    jfw
    Members 118 posts
    May 23, 2023, 10:49 a.m. May 23, 2023, 10:49 a.m.
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    Sign me up.
    Cheers!
    Jerry

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    Robert1955
    Members 209 posts
    May 23, 2023, 10:50 a.m. May 23, 2023, 10:50 a.m.
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    I volunteer as well

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    ErikWithaK
    Members 164 posts
    May 23, 2023, 1:23 p.m. May 23, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
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    Sign me up, happy to do it.

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    joman
    Members 164 posts
    May 23, 2023, 1:43 p.m. May 23, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
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    I'll do it as well.

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    fahdeen
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    May 23, 2023, 3:10 p.m. May 23, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
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    Hi I would like to join in with the beta testing.

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    minniev
    Members 2081 posts
    May 23, 2023, 3:43 p.m. May 23, 2023, 3:43 p.m.
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    Always interested, sign me up.

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    jimmyv4351
    Members 281 posts
    May 23, 2023, 3:50 p.m. May 23, 2023, 3:50 p.m.
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    @DannoLeftForums has written:

    It might help when you let the testers loose if you also list the more important features that need to be tested.

    Nice, but it's important to look for regressions (stuff that worked but the new release broke) too.

    I'd be willing to give new releases a try - can't say how rigorously, but with multiple testers maybe we can cover the bases.

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    WhyNot
    Members 676 posts
    May 23, 2023, 4:33 p.m. May 23, 2023, 4:33 p.m.
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    Thinking about Beta testing.. My age and health issues make me hesitate to join. But I have done alpha software testing in the far past so I see some issues ... The mian complaint seems from those I interact with is that they want a data structure that allows them to essentially start a blog as a single thread with a leader who regularly starts the thread and participants who regularly contribute and who really constitute a social community.. I would suggest that you try to enlist all those who bring and participate in one of these threads – like the C&C thread – to contribute to the Beta test as you will at least need to generate a lengthy thread with several different discussions going on inside that thread. So recruit the C&C or like community to start their next entry on the beta system … and then see what problems they have … just a suggestion ….

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    Dunlin
    Members 643 posts
    May 23, 2023, 7:28 p.m. May 23, 2023, 7:28 p.m.
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    Sign me up!

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    JosephS
    Members 21 posts
    May 24, 2023, 2:29 a.m. May 24, 2023, 2:29 a.m.
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    I'd like to be a beta tester. I am a recently retired software engineer.

    --- Joseph S.

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    AlainCh2
    Members 535 posts
    May 24, 2023, 6:04 a.m. May 24, 2023, 6:04 a.m.
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    I've Beta tested everything.

    Let's do a Forum 😁

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    May 24, 2023, 9:41 a.m. May 24, 2023, 9:41 a.m.
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    OK - all those above who asked to be a beta tester now have a forum (scroll down to the bottom of the forum list) where beta comments and results can be posted.

    If you can't see the forum (it's called Beta testers discussion), let me know - either here of via a PM.

    I'll add the developers in now so you can all talk to each other.

    Alan

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    Robert1955
    Members 209 posts
    June 2, 2023, 9:04 p.m. June 2, 2023, 9:04 p.m.
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    Seems this thread is still globally pinned?

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    • By bobn2 on June 26, 2023, 4:30 p.m..
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