- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
So they will probably work on groups once the Beta goes Live?
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Snap Dragon
I think it has more to do with the look of the site. We couldn't have the new new hawtness and groups in the format of the old new hawtness, now could we?
Perhaps with the look, but more likely with the underlying functionality of the site.
I suspect (based on many statements to the effect) that groups (as they were) were incompatible with the new site, and are being completely rewritten, re-featured, and revamped.
Due to the impending release of the Beta, I would speculate that the site had to go live around the time that it did. Groups were either not completed or (my preferred theory) is that in addition to making the groups, migration tools had to be written to move their content from the old version into the new version. The only way to truly test those new features and the migration tools would be to have static group data to work with (so you can get a reliable before-after comparison). Sort of like cleaning house, you can't get the house really clean when the kids and dogs are running around in it. So, we got told to "play outside" until they are finished.
Since this isn't a dot com site and we didn't pay anything for our membership, there really is less pressure to provide the service with no downtime. Since this site, these forums and the groups are a gift to the community, I believe that the concept is more, "let's make something we're going to want to release" rather than "lets just patch this beast and move along".