[wp-testers] 2.1 Link Cats, Beta Forum, let's minimize some confusion..

[Andy Holtzmann]

spencerp wrote:
> [[ This was originally the " Your mission, should you choose to accept it" dicussion.. ]] 
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> I totally understand how you both feel on this. At first, I even thought "what the hell?!?!?!".. Because it was just plain confusing, because we were so used to the 2.0 version, which had it's own nice and easy "setup".. 
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> Since this topic of discussion was brought up again, maybe we can help "avoid" such confusion by.. 
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> a) Having someone start on a 2.1 Section or page, in the Codex itself? With notes on what's different within 2.1 itself. Then..
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> b) Like Michael B mentioned here already..
> http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-forums/2006-December/004154.html
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> Maybe something can be done with the Beta Forum itself..? 
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> c) Since the 2.0.X betas seem to only last a short period of time, and being that most talks about it are handled through here.. How about deleting all the 2.0.X beta related threads? 
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> OR..
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> c-1) Locking that "Beta" forum all together..
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> OR..
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> d) Delete all the 2.0.X related beta threads, and just change the title of "Beta" to =>  "2.1 Beta"? 
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> With a sticky, or some stickies at the top, containing the "way to download the 2.1 beta", "the way to join the testers list", "the changes", "features", "what's to be expected", "whatever else"..
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> This way, "word" would be out ahead of time.. So it's not going to be like a HUGE surprise to the (masses) users, which are so used too, and familiar with the 2.0.X versions..? 
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> IMHO, with 2.1-beta here now, which contains a few backend end "modifications",and so forth.. I really think it'd "help" in the long run, to get some "word" out on the 2.1 itself in the forums, and Codex.. giving the "masses" the heads up. 
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> I know there was several blog posts made by the dev(s), coders, and so forth.. But there are still people, that are lost to the wind on everything sigh..  I don't know though.. what's your thoughts on this ?
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> [Moshu wrote>
> On a fresh local install the Link Categories (Blogroll and any other I've added) appear among the post categories on the Write Post admin panel. And vice-versa: the post categories are listed in the Add Link panel. I was away from the list for a while, so maybe I missed something... ~~~]
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> [Then Kaf replied with>
> Some hopefully useful, get-up-to-date links:
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> http://boren.nu/archives/2006/03/01/wp-commit-digest-for-february-2006/
> http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-trac/2006-February/000355.html
> http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-testers/2006-March/002268.html
> http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2006-July/007185.html~~~~~~]
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in response to you Idea of deleting or locking all the 2.0.x threads. 
perhaps archive them
 and leave them as. a short of support for people that cannot run newer 
versions of WP because they don't have a newer version of MySQL