What's amazing to me isn't that/. has carried on this long, but rather that the comment quality on here hasn't gone the way of most social new sites. It seems that in general as a social news site ages, matures, and grows, the comment quality follows an inverse pattern. Or more simply, as the number of users approaches infinity, the comment quality approaches 4chan. Digg used to be a decent site for discussion; now you'd be laughed at for even suggesting that the comments might be notable. Reddit is quickl
I have actually found that if I spend all my points before they run out and don't post while I have them I tend to continue to get them until I break the cycle.
I have found that I get metamoderated into oblivion (and therefore lose my mod-points) if I moderate a discussion in a way which does not fit the general opinion of most slashdot users.
That's the negative aspect of the/. moderation system, it encourages groupthink and censorship.
But yes, I agree, it is certainly the worst - except for everything else.
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Oddly enough in my old slashdot account even though I never commented and rarely used them I was handed 5 moderation points pretty much every week.
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That's the negative aspect of the
But yes, I agree, it is certainly the worst - except for everything else.
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That's what underrated and overrated are for.