Indeed @inertia, the concept of testnet is very similar but it still needed some adjustments IMHO. More than the technical aspects, my proposal is about how to involve all the steem community on the testing process. That is even why I use an easy word for the non-tech savvy: "fake". Also, we should actively invite people to participate in testing, don't let it pass unseen, it should be a testing party or festival actually (easy words again). Otherwise, it makes no sense to open source the project, let's make it easy for regular people to contribute something! Testing is a great opportunity.