watch the pro network applications shoot up!
The Professionals Network is currently closed to applications. See this page. =)
This is not right and sneaky.
If I remember correctly requirements were to only have made 5 sites with EE…
Q1: is this done to limit access to 2.0?
Q2: is this done so that requirements were set higher for designers/developers?
Q3: will those who are currently members have to meet new requirements? (sort of be re-tested)
The answer is in the link in your quote.
We’ve had an explosion in application requests over the past several months and frankly, the network is growing too fast. We need to slow it down and rethink the requirements and benefits to ensure that it remains a high quality resource for web professionals and the people looking to hire EE experts.
On a serious note and IMO, EllisLab should have just posted 1 post admitting to have made the mistake and leave at that until the product is available.
That approach has its merits, but our community just wouldn’t stand for it once the cat was out of the bag. What we’ve done in the past months is a good middle ground.