I really, really hope this is good news. I miss the actual "News for nerds" ethos that brought me here, and I've waded through a lot of sponsored "posts" and clickbait to sift out the kernels of actual news that remain.
New/. overlords? Get this site back to "News for nerds" and news that matters, and you'll keep me here.
I don't believe it. Is Slashdot going to stop those ridiculous paid links to forbes.com? What about the relentless left-wing social justice stories that blame nerds for everything wrong in the world? What about constant news-today-gone-tomorrow political stories that are general news, at best? I don't see any of those going away under any kind of new management. Irritating as fuck content has been around since the Jon Katz stories wouldn't stop appearing.
Yes, by all means, listen first to the angriest voices, and immediately pull any content that they complain about. That's what Slashdot is all about -- hiding content that gets on certain people's nerves, so that no one has to think about it or discuss it.
FWIW, I was typing my reply while yours went up, and it wasn't meant as a response to yours.
My hackles go up a bit whenever I see posters foaming about "SJW" or variants thereon. Naturally, that means my hackles are up a good bit of the time when I'm reading here. Doesn't mean I want those posts deleted, though, or the subjects avoided; my "back" button works just fine.
Thanks for coming and listening in the thread. I wish you and your team luck, for reasons both selfish and selfless.
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New /. overlords? Get this site back to "News for nerds" and news that matters, and you'll keep me here.
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Yes, by all means, listen first to the angriest voices, and immediately pull any content that they complain about. That's what Slashdot is all about -- hiding content that gets on certain people's nerves, so that no one has to think about it or discuss it.
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FWIW, I was typing my reply while yours went up, and it wasn't meant as a response to yours.
My hackles go up a bit whenever I see posters foaming about "SJW" or variants thereon. Naturally, that means my hackles are up a good bit of the time when I'm reading here. Doesn't mean I want those posts deleted, though, or the subjects avoided; my "back" button works just fine.
Thanks for coming and listening in the thread. I wish you and your team luck, for reasons both selfish and selfless.
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Were you sent here by the devil?