Other Sources of the "Slashdot Effect"?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday April 29, 2003 @05:23PM from the can-it-be-called-the-"slashdot-effect"-if-slashdot-isn't-involved dept.

mattsucks asks: "I was surfing Google News today, looking for something interesting. I had just loaded the page, and hit refresh. A new story popped up at the top of the news page, so I chased the link. 'Server Too Busy, Try Again Later' replied the kind webserver. Obviously a Google News-driven Slashdotting was in effect (pun intended). Another example: one of our local talk-radio DJs likes to have his listeners pound the web sites of anyone he is peeved at. He's the #1 DJ in his slot, so when he says 'click' he generates a LOT of traffic. What other causes have people found of the Slashdot Effect?"

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slashdot effect + in effect = great pun!!! by kaptkudzoo · 2003-04-29 17:56 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Obviously a Google News-driven Slashdotting was in effect (pun intended).

First of all, the use of "effect" in this story posting is hardly a pun and certainly not humorous. Secondly, I am really can't stand the hackneyed usage of "pun intended" or "no pun intended" especially when it refers to such a weak pun as this one. So either learn how to craft a clever pun or stop calling attention to your feeble attempts.