I'm surprised you regret it at all. I could see regretting the way it faltered, but that wasn't your fault as I understand it. As for when it was running, I'm sure it wasn't perfect, but what is? Plenty of people liked it. The worst I got from that article by Feren is that it was kinda picky (except for people who got in early), and maybe didn't process applications as fast as would have been ideal. Arguably there was a place for that kind of site, although nowadays personal watchlists and "Popular" pages go a long way towards solving the curation problem.
I'm surprised you regret it at all. I could see regretting the way it faltered, but that wasn't your fault as I understand it. As for when it was running, I'm sure it wasn't perfect, but what is? Plenty of people liked it. The worst I got from that article by Feren is that it was kinda picky (except for people who got in early), and maybe didn't process applications as fast as would have been ideal. Arguably there was a place for that kind of site, although nowadays personal watchlists and "Popular" pages go a long way towards solving the curation problem.