Musocity, I think the following line is the line of concern. It was written by Mike, but in your quoted texts had apparently been attributed to Matt. I imagine that the Beta testers are sworn to secrecy, so the apparent attribution may well be awkward.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
Usually, the beta testers find ways of leaking the goodies...
To me the Beta testers seem pretty leak-proof.

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