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Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s* by drakonka on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @07:39AM (#35886015)
Sure, but that's not really compatible with the "quiet, stealthy beta" thing OP claims they were aiming for. If it was meant to be a quiet beta journalists should probably have been invited at a later point.
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Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s* by pfraze on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:22AM (#35886324)
It’s a waitlist plus invite codes given to users. We have had only a vague influence over who joined.
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Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s* by lapcat on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @09:24AM (#35886990)
> We have had only a vague influence over who joined.

That was 100% your choice. You could have had total control over who joined, if you wanted.

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Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s* by mrguyorama on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @03:56PM (#35892640)
Isn't this just way more evidence you don't even know your users?
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Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s* by steveklabnik on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:16PM (#35905200)
Can anyone know 65,000 people?
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