Please make it stop. I can't decide if it's because it's (a) short, (b) unfunny, or (c) just lame, but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
Seriously? You don't like these stories, yet when you see them on the front page, you put your dislike aside, click on the link and take the time to post a comment. So, despite your claim, here you are, getting entertainment from the thread. Seems to me that these stories are doing their job...
Please make it stop. I can't decide if it's because it's (a) short, (b) unfunny, or (c) just lame, but stop making comments. Soon.
If it says Idle... don't read it? Why do people complain? Even the FRONT PAGE of slashdot says "Idle is a complete waste of your time, don't go there". This goes to show how many idiots will still post how much they hate something they are reading, even knowing they don't like it BEFORE reading it. What's next, going to a Microsoft forum and saying how much you hate Microsoft?
"If it says Idle... don't read it? Why do people complain?
Because not EVERYONE can see it IS idle. If you use the/. RSS feed you do NOT know if something is "idle" or not.
If/. must persist with this digg-based, lowbrow "idle" crap -- despite a large number of users complaining -- then they should at least remove the titles from the main RSS feed or put "IDLE:" at the beginning of every article title.
Then, those of us who do not wish to read this shit can avoid it. That seems fair, does it not?
Sure. Click here [slashdot.org], find section "Customize Stories on the Homepage", click the left most button in the line starting with "Idle", click "Save".
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Please make it stop. I can't decide if it's because it's (a) short, (b) unfunny, or (c) just lame, but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
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Please make it stop. I can't decide if it's because it's (a) short, (b) unfunny, or (c) just lame, but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
Seriously? You don't like these stories, yet when you see them on the front page, you put your dislike aside, click on the link and take the time to post a comment. So, despite your claim, here you are, getting entertainment from the thread. Seems to me that these stories are doing their job...
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If only there was some way we could send mail to Slahsdot when we disagree on how the site is being run...
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If it says Idle... don't read it? Why do people complain? Even the FRONT PAGE of slashdot says "Idle is a complete waste of your time, don't go there". This goes to show how many idiots will still post how much they hate something they are reading, even knowing they don't like it BEFORE reading it. What's next, going to a Microsoft forum and saying how much you hate Microsoft?
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Because not EVERYONE can see it IS idle. If you use the /. RSS feed you do NOT know if something is "idle" or not.
/. must persist with this digg-based, lowbrow "idle" crap -- despite a large number of users complaining -- then they should at least remove the titles from the main RSS feed or put "IDLE:" at the beginning of every article title.
If
Then, those of us who do not wish to read this shit can avoid it. That seems fair, does it not?
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but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
Sure. Click here [slashdot.org], find section "Customize Stories on the Homepage", click the left most button in the line starting with "Idle", click "Save".
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Please make it stop. I can't decide if it's because it's (a) short, (b) unfunny, or (c) just lame, but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
Are you kidding? I normally mod the "funny" posts down by 5 so I don't have to see them.
These, however, are fantastic!
Honestly, you cannot make this stuff any funnier.