I used to subscribe to The Industry Standard. I couldn't help but feel a little of the old dotcom excitement when I heard they'd relaunched with an online-only version. Unfortunately, it seems they've jumped the gun. The site is very buggy—which they seem to know because it features a prominent Report a Bug link.
I've tried verifying my e-mail with them three times now. Each time the e-mail arrives, I click the link and it tells me that verification was successful—but I'm still not authorized to view some pages or interact with the site at all.
I don't get it. Why launch now—after all these years—with a buggy beta site? Why not wait another week, or even month or so, and launch a functioning, usable site?
Weird.
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