Slashdot in Politics?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday September 25, 2001 @01:44AM from the redirecting-that-passion-into-action dept.

Michael "Codetalker" Obersnel asks: "I was wondering if anyone out there had any ideas on how to turn all that passionate talk on Slashdot (how I love it) into a political force that people will pay attention to. Like a lobby group or something similar. It seems that people tolerate the DMCA and spam enough to complain about it but not really do anything about. I think we could change that with some organization and a cohesive front. I'm not suggesting that Slashdot itself be responsible, only that the community take part. Like a micro-payment system to hire lawyers for topics we are interested in or some sort of petitioning system. I know I'd pay a buck to overturn the DMCA, free Dimitri, outlaw spam, protest license problems, protect the GPL etc."

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Re:Lobbying Congresspeople by zpengo · 2001-09-25 02:11 · Score: 1, Troll

Congresspeople don't give Karma. Slashdot does.
The only reason people post passionate rants on here is because they want immediate feedback and adoration from the community; actual change is much less important.

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Wow by l33t3$t_hax0r · 2001-09-25 02:18 · Score: -1, Troll

I know I'd pay a buck to overturn the DMCA, free Dimitri, outlaw spam, protest license problems, protect the GPL etc.

You're fucking generous. Damn, what a great person you are. A WHOLE BUCK!

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absolutely not by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 02:53 · Score: -1, Troll

Slashdot involved come on now...they are the people who watch you fail and laugh at your mistakes