Slashdot beta used to suck 6 months or a year ago (whenever its existence was first revealed), it sucks enough even today. If anything good about it had to happen it would have happened by now. So based on my own experience, I am fairly convinced that there is no point expecting anything good from the beta site.
I've already blocked the beta site using a browser plug-in. I've never failed to respect my own experience and my honest beliefs and these are the common elements that bind me to the other readers, their stories and their comments. And for the sake of them, if I have to leave slashdot (in case classic is discontinued), I'll leave and never look back. No regrets.
Make your move mods.
"When the going gets tough, the tough get empirical." -- Jon Carroll