Question about getting an alpha/alpha skip-ahead invite. Any useful answers/info is...

Hi! I don't post on here much, but I do submit reports from my console when I encounter something worth reporting. I've been an "Xbox insider" since it was called the "Xbox(dashboard?) preview program" (side note- it was pretty awesome to have internet explorer on my Xbox 360 ~6 months ahead of the public release), and I've been actively enrolled in the "beta" update ring for as long as I can remember. The current insider hub app does say I've only been a member for 6 years, 3 months, but I think that's because it doesn't track/count enrolment in the aforementioned "preview program". Anyway, regardless of that, I've still only ever managed to make it as far as the beta ring. For years, I've wanted to at least become an aloha member, but unfortunately I've somehow managed to miss the few open opportunities you guys have had for people to apply. So what I'm really wondering is:

-what, if anything, can I possibly do to manage to get myself an invite to either the alpha or alpha skip-ahead preview rings?

-have I been doing something wrong or not doing something I should've been doing all these years that has prevented me from being invited into either of those rings?

I know it's not really a huge deal or anything to be part of the alpha or alpha skip-ahead rings, and I don't erroneously think that being a member of either one will make me any better/more important/cooler than anybody else; it's simply something that I've hoped to be a part of for a long time. Hopefully someone here can help share some insight as to how I can accomplish that.

If it makes any difference, I've also had an active Xbox Live Gold membership almost continuously since around December 2008-ish. I upgraded to a Game Pass Ultimate membership in June 2019; that membership is currently paid up through August 13, 2022. Additionally, my gamerscore is currently 132,296 and counting, and "My Games & Apps" says my full library/all owned games count is 365...I realize I'm not one of the most die-hard gamers out there, but I've been console gaming for roughly 30 years, and I've been pretty damn loyal to Microsoft & the Xbox brand/platform for nearly 13 years now. All these factors may not count for a whole helluva lot, but I figure they've gotta count for SOMETHING.

I apologize for my verbosity & the unintended length of this post, and I'd like to thank in advance anyone that shares any constructive, useful information and/or guidance in my quest to become an alpha ring member.

Final thought: please feel free to add me or hmu on console if any of you would like to game together. [18+ gamers only, please]

gt: olegnoleg

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