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Protest
The left is protesting the firing of someone Hitler like
Duly noted.
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Re:It's amazing she still has defenders
Short of Hillary doing even more cheating, Trump has a pretty decent chance of winning thanks to the way the DNC has fractured their party in half. Bernie was treated poorly and the election was railroaded towards an inevitable Hillary win, and as a result some people are pledging to leave the DNC and start a new party, and many want him to run third anyway, while others are preparing to vote Johnson or Stein. Hillary is not even interested in offering any concessions to Sanders supporters, nevermind the fact that many would not trust her to keep her word anyway.
The irony is that so many expected the GOP to be the party that would cheat and pull shenanigans and deny the will of their constituents to avert a Trump nomination, and yet not only did they grudgingly accept it, it was the DNC that behaved more this way, opening the floodgates for all kinds of remarks from the right about commies and Leninists.
Me, at this point I'm cynical enough to assume that the real billionaires such as Charles Koch are going to beat Trump into submission, or make him go away, as things are further railroaded towards Hillary's coronation.
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Petition to veto more H1B's
Don't for get to sign the MoveOn.org petition instruction the prez to veto S.169, the senate bill proposing an expansion of the H1B program.
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Re:LAST POST!
Sign the petition and maybe it would be: Petition to Drop Bennett.
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Re:Fuck off Bennett
Sign the petition and maybe we can get rid of him for good: Petition to Drop Bennett.
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Re:i knew it was Bennett
I tried submitting a long form submission about dealing with Bennet's crap. It started changing colors pretty fast but then disappeared. Here's what it said:
Submission:
I am sorry this is as long as a Bennett post, I strive to be both clear and concise (with one anecdote).
First, I have to assume Bennett is paid by Dice to write inane postings, and then automatically moved to the front page. I commented on his last submission yesterday: http://slashdot.org/comments.p... , and he even responded asking to be fed (the hidden comment, he likes cheese). He wants the attention.
He appears to basically be an attention whore. I don’t use whore in a derogatory way (for him maybe), but he seems to be on every street corner on Slashdot. In the past I’ve used a Vegas concierge to procure untoward services from a woman for a bachelor party and it was unassuming and not in your face (except in the room of course, thank goodness it didn’t descend into Very Bad Things).
Further, he’s done some respectable things, per his Wikipedia page, regarding First Amendment rights. But all of that is obviously in the past given his propensity to post to Slashdot (and get to the front page a lot, what’s up with that?). It feels like Slashdot is his day job.
I mean him no harm, I just wish that Slashdot was no longer his blog.
He is a scourge upon us, lowering the bar, I fear we may have to have James Cameron dive in his submersible to raise the bar again (South Park reference, great episode).
So how can we deal with this menace? Here are some recommended guidelines.
First, I would recommend many “first post” and “can I subscribe to your newsletter” responses to any Bennett front page article (maybe even “How would a Beowulf Cluster of Bennet handle this”). Do not comment on the submission, just unrelated posts. Post tons of them; thousands if possible (let’s break posting records people!). Let them have the page views, but show how much we care.
As well, when viewing Firehose, check the submitter, and try not to promote his postings.
I will point out that his Wikipedia page actually draws out his success posting to Slashdot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...
Quote: Haselton is a frequent contributor to Slashdot, where he posts long-form essays rather than short text summaries of current events, a distinction from other contributors that frequently creates controversy.Anyway, I would never suggest such things, but I would mention that his Wikipedia entry could be updated, maybe to add that his posts are universally loathed on Slashdot.
There seem to be forces at hand that are actively diminishing the quality of Slashdot. Can we do a “beta” smack down on an obviously corporate promoted Bennett? I think we can, and it can be fun!!!!
And big-ups to dnebing for creating a MoveOn.org petition against his postings, awesome:
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Re:OI SLASHDOT WTF PLEASE WAKE UP WTF YOU DOING OM
Sign the petition to get rid of him: Drop Bennett Haselton.
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Re:Slashdot keeps aggravating their "audience"
I'm now a troll because I want people to sign the petition to get rid of him: Drop Bennett Haselton.
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Re:New Approach
Another approach? Sign the petition to get rid of him: Drop Bennett Haselton.
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Re:Christmas break is over!
You want it to stop? Sign the petition to get rid of him: Drop Bennett Haselton.
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Re:My God...
So sign the petition: Drop Bennet Haselton.
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Re:Move away from /.
Not only does he write his own wikipedia page, he goes back in on a regular basis to remove valid edits from people who don't believe his bs.
Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Bennett
Slashdot et al now see me as a troll, but sign the petition anyway: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Fuck Bennett ...
Sign the fucking petition too! http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton
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Re:Duh.
Flaming each other won't help, sign the petition instead: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton
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Re:Duh.
Help give them the hint, sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Duh.
That and no one asked Bennett how to fix the problem incorrectly! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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A gift for us all...
Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:For shame.
Roast him yourself, sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Not again!
Show your dislike of BH posts, sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Holy fuck, really?
Give yourself the gift and sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:The best gift I could ask for
Then do yourself a favor and sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re: The best gift?
So sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:The best gift?
The gift that keeps on giving, sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Thought You Should Know...
While you're still here, why not sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
Thanks for the suggestion, but slashdot is mostly in my rear-view mirror now, so I'll let it be.
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Re:An algorithm to stop slashdot from sucking
Step 3: Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:STOP THIS GUY POSTING!
Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Not going to bother
It's not going to come from within. Sign the petition! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Thought You Should Know...
While you're still here, why not sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Brilliant!
Brilliant! Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:All my mod points
So sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Golly ...
Sign the #petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:WTF is this shit?
No, they just don't care. Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:So fucking stupid
Sign the petition! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:This shit belongs on Medium
So sign the petition and let's get him dropped: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Bennett is our Common Distaste
Take a stand and sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Slashdot needs an abuse mechanism...
Just sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Popular Shalshdot Opinion
I don't care about Bennett's opinion on a great deal of things, and I really want to not click on his posts to NOT generate traffic - hopefully thinking that he will eventually if no one is reading his posts. But then, I REALLY like to see people make fun of him in the comments, so I click on the post. But then that adds page views to the post meaning Bennett will do more of these in the future. It's a vicious, ugly cycle. I want to break it, but it's so much fun to make fun of Bennett....
So you're part of the problem.... and unfortunately, so am I.
Me too, but we have to get the word out about the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-bennett-haselton.
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Re:Popular Shalshdot Opinion
Take the middle ground and sign the petition to get him dropped: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Popular Shalshdot Opinion
Exactly! Sign the petition to get him banned! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Who the fuck is Bennett Haselton
Nobody! But slashdot readers aren't organized to get him banned. Sign the petition! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Fuck what Bennett Thinks.
Instead of whining about it, sign the petition. Slashdot has no idea how many people hate Bennett's crap - sign the petition so we can show how much! http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:A plan for Bennett
Check out the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:I don't get it...
Sign the petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:Fuck This Shit
Petition to drop bennett: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Re:"Keep reading to see what Bennett has to say"
Sign the petition to get rid of bennett haselton: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
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Petition to Drop Bennett Haselton
Sign up here to get Slashdot to stop accepting blog posts from Bennett Haselton.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
Petition to Drop Bennett Haselton
Thanks!
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Re:This is the future Republicans want for all of
> Under Obama, for example, a former Monsanto Exec became the head of the FDA.
Can you do a fact check on that one please?
Seriously? This is NOT a hard thing to find out. The guy's name is Michael Taylor, and he's been bouncing back and forth between Monsanto lobbyist or executive, the FDA, and the USDA for decades. Of course, on his official FDA page, you need to read to the very last sentence to find out that he was tied to Monsanto. (I'll have to give them a little credit for mentioning it at all.) I mean, really -- this is a pretty high profile thing. There's even a petition with over 463,000 signatures online to get this guy removed.
You're right about one thing, though -- he never actually became "head" of the FDA, if by which you mean the actual "Commissioner of Food and Drugs." He was only appointed as "Senior Advisor to the FDA Commissioner." So I guess he wasn't the head of the FDA -- but he was chosen for a top position, just one of the top guys who had the most influence and input to the head of the FDA.
I know nothing about this guy's personal policies or integrity or whatever. But I do agree that this guy is a perfect example of the "revolving door" of some dude working for a big corporation, then going to a government agency which is supposed to regulate that corporation, then back to the corporation, then back to the government, etc. And whether this guy is good or evil or whatever, that general trend is a bad one.
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Re:And Joe Schmoe wont care.
If you can't stand these priorities, please consider signing this: http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
Great. More "for the children" bullshit. Why should children be treated as special? If we deport adults, I think we should deport children. If we don't deport children, I think we shouldn't deport adults, either. Pick one, or find another solution that's at least consistent. I'm tired of ageist bullshit.
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Re:I think this is bullshit
How's Moveon.org for Left and a petition for concerted?
http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
Or attempts from the administration themselves to study.
http://www.texasinsider.org/go...
What about an actual Democrat representative making legislative efforts to bring it the fuck back?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
Bullshit claim countered.