Fragfest

CaptTrips writes "C|Net has an interesting article on the growing wave of LAN parties. Michael Duarte best puts it when he says "being able to play as a team, talk with the people next to you -- it's just a whole different aspect than playing online. For me, it's just more fun to put a face with the name of the person you're playing with." I agree!" This is a good excuse for us to link to QuakeCon. GameSpy has extensive coverage of the con - they've got some interesting screenshots and previews up.

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Iffy title

[Swaffs]

You gotta be careful not to miss the R when reading that title...

Fragfest

[Mulletproof]

Did somebody have an overnight lobotomy? Does it take a freakin cover from Time magazine for this crap to all of a sudden become "news worthy"!? The topic has been around for years! People haven't "all of a sudden" just started to enjoy LAN parties! It appeared on CNet-- Hey, now there's a good reason to jump all over it... Big f!$#%$ deal! Micheal, you're a chump. A hack. THIS. ISN'T. NEWS. No! It's not a good excuse for you to link to QuakeCon! A story on QuakeCon would have been a good excuse. But what do you post? "being able to play as a team, talk with the people next to you -- it's just a whole different aspect than playing online. For me, it's just more fun to put a face with the name of the person you're playing with." I agree!" Tee-Hee! Did you have to post a person who has only within the last few days discovered what a LAN party is and how to play games online?!

Not that any of these were worthy, right?

2002-04-01 18:18:13 Gaming vs. Cinema Double Standards (articles,games) (rejected)
2002-04-18 15:31:27 Planetary alignment; The End must be near. (articles,science) (rejected)
2002-04-24 13:18:20 Second Front (articles,internet) (rejected)
2002-04-28 02:28:59 Subscription alternatives (articles,news) (rejected)
2002-05-02 18:37:13 Gaming vs. Music (articles,games) (rejected)
2002-05-15 05:36:39 Napster Approaches Bankruptcy (articles,music) (rejected)
2002-05-19 16:06:51 Florida Face Recognition Fails (articles,privacy) (rejected)
2002-05-21 15:46:01 A Tastier Chicken Through Genetic Manipulation (science,humor) (rejected)
2002-06-03 19:25:40 Bush Administration Global Warming Turnabout (articles,news) (rejected)
2002-07-11 05:31:21 Mining the Moon for Helium-3 (articles,news) (rejected)
2002-07-30 20:40:46 Jon, the Al-Qaida and the FBI (articles,internet) (rejected)

Really, I have a life beyond Slashdot, but this crap SO pushes my buttons. I know I'm not the only one out there with a worthy story, but what gets posted? "Wonderboy discovers LAN parties". Right.