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The Tick to be Cancelled
mr.buddylee writes "This is a short write up, but evidently The Tick is going to be cancelled. " There
really isn't much there to read except the notice. I'll keep watching until
the last episode airs on Jan 24. I enjoyed it even if it was put in
a terrifying time slot guaranteeing that nobody saw it. I think if it
had a full season to find a footing it would have been a real winner.
Ah well, good luck to Ben and his future projects.
And here I forgot my violin. Let me do some calculus instead.
This warrants the brief attention of /.; if not in a story, then in this fashion.
The Dutch railway company is blocking non-IE users. Check it out, pass it on, and send a complaint. Thanks.
Pushin' 'n dealin', shovin' 'n stealin'
I wonder if Comedy Central would have any interest in picking the series up. I think the demographics of Comedy Central would be a perfect fit for the show. Oh well, that's just wishful thinking. It was fun to watch while it lasted.
Sometimes I just don't get their decisions.
I think this Tick shit is just one more series that should never have been.
However, what the hell do we do about prime time tv? This is crap!
We need new TV!
Here's a list of the Top 64 Shows That Didn't Make The Fall Season that's sure to brighten the day of even the most devout fan of 'The Tick'
Rick
OK, I need to rant.
The fucking moderation system is broken when we have to fucking post disclaimers by any goddamn joke that some fucking 12 year old moderator might not get, because he is too busy whacking off to read a book every now and then, or even fucking read the item that is linked to a story before pressing that moderation button.
The reason we don't see as many really funny posts anymore is because people are afraid to be witty in a subtle way because some fucking kid doesn't get the joke and thinks it's "Offtopic" or "Flamebait".
If you think M2 is a solution, think again. That is not fucking feedback, that is fucking random slaps on the wrist for moderating. How is the moderator to know which moderation he did that was unfair? It could have been any one of five different moderations.
I don't get mod points anymore, I guess I qualify as a compulsive reloader since I read slashdot daily, and post more than once a day usually.
This whole thing is bullshit. Prior restraint, through the fear of being moderated down IS censorship. Wouldn't it be censorship if the government just made your voice so quiet that no one much would hear you?
I don't buy any of this bullshit. I'm sick of humor being moderated offtopic. I'm sick of fucking snowball effects because moderators never read at -1 nested. I've found that when I have had a post modded up to 3, it is much more likely to snowball to 5. When a post gets down to 0 or -1, it has very little chance of ever seeing the light of day again, even if it was unfairly moderatod.
Anyway, fuck you moderators that don't think about what you are doing before hitting submit. If it looks like a joke, even a little, then give it the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you just don't get it, and it really is hilarious.
I'm done now. Posted at +2 so more people will read. Go ahead, I've got 50 more karma to burn.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
Did September 11th kill "That's my Bush"? If so, then Osama bin Laden better watch his back. . .
the tick sucks
For the longest while I felt I was alone thinking slashdot sucked unless you were twelve.
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You are all wrong
Windows users
87% of Windows users are employed (3% on welfare) So what do the other 10% do for employment? Does being a student count as employment?
40% hold a university level degree Sounds too high, remember there are a lot of punk teens who use Windows.
43% in a heterosexual relationship Should be 95% at least.
5% are in a homosexual relationship So if 43% are heterosexual, and 5% are homosexual, what happened to the other 52%? Or are you counting those who have not entered puberty, like you.
3% have a serious mental disorder Must be lower.
Linux users
32% of linux users are employed (15% are on welfare) Again, where is the other 53%?
35% hold a university degree No comment.
4% are in a heterosexual relationship Hmm...a little to HIGH!
37% are in a homosexual relationship Again, what happened to the missing percentage?
56% have a serious mental disorder Hmm...a little to LOW!
No one has claimed a first post, so this leaves me right open to claim "first fisting". Yes, that's right, first fisting. Now if you will excuse me, I must wash my hands.
Thank you
Osama Bin Laden
Since the guy got modded down to a -1, but makes some sense, alot of good posts are getting modded down lately. Disclaimers because 1/2 the people dont understand the post.
Heres his post.
Re:Patrick Warburton (Score:-1)
by GigsVT on Thu January 10, 07:11 PM (#2821310) [Alter Relationship]
(User #208848 Info | http://www.poetrycontestonline.com/) OK, I need to rant.
The fucking moderation system is broken when we have to fucking post disclaimers by any goddamn joke that some fucking 12 year old moderator might not get, because he is too busy whacking off to read a book every now and then, or even fucking read the item that is linked to a story before pressing that moderation button.
The reason we don't see as many really funny posts anymore is because people are afraid to be witty in a subtle way because some fucking kid doesn't get the joke and thinks it's "Offtopic" or "Flamebait".
If you think M2 is a solution, think again. That is not fucking feedback, that is fucking random slaps on the wrist for moderating. How is the moderator to know which moderation he did that was unfair? It could have been any one of five different moderations.
I don't get mod points anymore, I guess I qualify as a compulsive reloader since I read slashdot daily, and post more than once a day usually.
This whole thing is bullshit. Prior restraint, through the fear of being moderated down IS censorship. Wouldn't it be censorship if the government just made your voice so quiet that no one much would hear you?
I don't buy any of this bullshit. I'm sick of humor being moderated offtopic. I'm sick of fucking snowball effects because moderators never read at -1 nested. I've found that when I have had a post modded up to 3, it is much more likely to snowball to 5. When a post gets down to 0 or -1, it has very little chance of ever seeing the light of day again, even if it was unfairly moderatod.
Anyway, fuck you moderators that don't think about what you are doing before hitting submit. If it looks like a joke, even a little, then give it the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you just don't get it, and it really is hilarious.
I'm done now. Posted at +2 so more people will read. Go ahead, I've got 50 more karma to burn.
Since the guy got modded down to a -1, but makes some sense, alot of good posts are getting modded down lately. Disclaimers because 1/2 the people dont understand the post.
Heres his post.
snip
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A great intellectual of our age said it more succinctly:
Read a book!
-- Handy
;-)
Of course, a "me too!" post deserves a down-mod. But I also am karma-capped...
I think /. should at least try eliminating down-mod, keep up-mods and add a point or two to the scale. Increase the number of moderators, so the really slimey posts will be spotted quickly.
As it stands, there's too much mod power in the hands of too few people; it should not be possible for one guy to make one other guy disappear! Sure somebody else may up-mod, but how many readers later?
I wouldn't want to see moderation completely go, as a low signal-to-noise ratio also acts as "censorship" to the site as a whole, by making /. entirely unreadable.
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