A very selective New FamilySearch Beta test?

We had an interesting occurrence this past week or so. On October 5, Ireceived an E-mail from the New FamilySearch.org Beta Test Team, asfollows:
Dear Member, We are looking for individuals who can participate in evaluating new.familysearch.org before each quarterlyupdate.
We need individuals with different levels of computer skills, family history backgrounds, languages, andnew.familysearch.org experience.
We try to evaluate this system and the new features every few months for about 2 weeks.
Your evaluation and feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Please click on "Take the Survey" below to begin the survey.
OK, so I took the survey. It was not too long but ask a lot of questionsabout my use of the program. Then, nothing. No further communicationabout the Beta Test. Over the next week, I was asked a number of timesby my associates at the Mesa Regional Family History Center if I hadstarted the Beta test. Some had received the notice of the survey but noone seemed to have gotten the Beta Test notice. I did finally hear ofone person who was notified of the Beta Test.

We are speculating, of course, that is all we can do, that this test wasaimed at some very specific types of users and they didn't really wantinput from some of us more experienced computer and New FamilySearchusers? No answers, but an interesting question.

In any event, if the E-mail message is accurate, we can look for another update to New FamilySearch in the month ahead.
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