Too beta to be live

Yes, I’m referring to you, SciLink.

• I create an account
• On trying to add contacts from my address book, 7 alert windows pop up with the message “the page at scilink says error” – fixed
• The page then hangs with a spinning icon
• Some time later, the site spews errors including “Exception org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException”
• Not to be deterred I try to edit my profile
• The “extensive database” finds 6 13 of my 23 publications and provides no easy way (e.g. PubMed ID) to add the rest
• The dates of my education are saved incorrectly (1988-92 not 1989-93, 1992-96 not 1993-97) – fixed
• Apparently I will be in my current post until the year 9998 – fixed
• The final insult – no link to delete my account and escape

Can you tell that I’m annoyed? This is not the way to encourage social networking in science. Tip: don’t go live until your website works.

Update: I’ll say this for SciLink; they are very responsive and tolerant! Fixes and improvements are on the way.
Update 2: No, I’m just not impressed. Removed all scilink info and added a pointer here. And I want to delete the account.