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Hi All,
I just typed a huge long message about this… and lost it when my modem went funky.
Okay, so here, in about 1/100th the number of words is what’s up.
So we’re developing a huge number of features for a new premium service for people who want much more.
What’s here on the site now won’t change.
Working with our friends, Andy and David, who develop websites for a living, we asked a few members who have been around TotallyADD a long time and who are frequent contributors if they’d like to help us out by testing out the new website, giving us feedback, kicking the tires, and offering comments such as, “My, doesn’t Rick look great! He just seems to get younger and younger!”
Then I would explain, “That’s a video I made in 1993 for The Red Green Show”.
Anyway, one of the test drivers, Andy and David call them Beta-testers, Robbo, mistakenly posted thoughts on the actual site. As in here. Rather than in the test site. Thus the confusion over Basecamp and Insiders and whether he has to upgrade his computer.
It’s a bit like someone designed cars at Ford suddenly breaking into a discussion of body styling during a speech at their sons wedding, and everyone at the wedding going … “Huhn?”
Anyway, Robbo is afraid he has hurt my feelings. He hasn’t. (I’m tough!) (Okay, I’m insensitive.)
So yes, the name Insider leaves people feeling excluded. My theory was since it’s going to be easy and cheap to join we can all become insiders and feel even more ownership. But I get that isn’t how it’s landing for some.
So, thoughts for a name? (We’re also discussing it with the Beta Testers.) (And folks, let’s not get sidetracked into a discussion about how insensitive I am.) (Cause it’ll be wasted. I’m so insensitive.)
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