I still think they shipped the new site in a vastly changed state to help fuel feedback, and see what potential features do and do not work when applied to a site of this scale. I trust that the webteam didn't just get carried away with doing change for the sake of change. I am sure many of the issues people have been complaining about, such as post chronology, were identified by the webteam before the new site was deployed. But, in shipping it, they've been able to test the pros and cons of features, and have been offered a multitude of ideas/suggested fixes which will really benefit the design process. They're doing a Beta properly, rather than just really doing it for bug squashing (as was the case with the Halo betas). I'm sure the site will become more refined and rational within the next few months. Whether it will ever be my internet home again, I do not know. It will be an interesting HUB regardless. While waiting for things to settle my time on site, in and outside of groups, is going to be down.