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CaptainThunderbolt writes "Imagine this: you read an interesting story on Slashdot and you have a comment to make, so you login only to be greeted with a message saying you will need to pay a fee in order to make your comment. Seems ridiculous, doesn't it? Why on earth would you pay just to make a comment? Well, that is exactly how thousands of Aussies feel right now. AtomicMPC is an Australian PC Magazine with a fiercely loyal readership and an equally loyal online community. Yesterday it was announced that access to the most popular sections of the forum will soon attract a $20/year fee unless you are a magazine subscriber or a high-ranking forum member. The reaction to this announcement triggered the most vicious backlash I have ever witnessed as the website feedback forum went beserk. Users baulked at the idea of having to pay to access a community which the feel they are responsible for creating and I must say I understand how they feel. Is this a trend I should worry about? Will I one day have to pay a membership fee to access other popular forums?"
Precisely why do I give a shit?
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
What rubbish!
You're an elitist fashion viction and a fool. Anyone with a any common sense and anything worthwhile to say wouldn't be paying to say it! (I bet you're all for open source software though). I bet you had a cubby house and kept all the other kids out when you were younger. How many trendy night clubs with long queues do you frequent?
I can save myself a bunch of $10+ "life" (or until you do something we don't like anyway) subscriptions, and just ignore the stupid comments. Anyway, don't like jokes being beaten into the ground or anything else said here? Well then adjust the scores you're browsing at. Don't like the fact it's not personal? Well then how about you go into the real world and get yourself a real circle of friends with a common interest instead of trying to live on the net. (Hint: 3l1t3d00d isn't a real person and probably isn't a real friend).
Bah!
WHEREDAMOVIEZAT, huh? You have to pay to view the torrents hosted by somethingawful.com. I think it's $10 extra. The money probably goes towards a legal defense fund once the federales bust down somethingawful for hosting movie torrents. What a discreet website though...http://wdma.biz/.
Oh you goons, you never fail to crack me up!
The dot-bomb is still alive and well over here; please dont make us join reality!