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There is no shortage of comments about us selling out or running advertisements as stories. As you might expect there is no shortage of mail with the same theme. What I enjoy most about them is all the different corporate entities and sometimes political parties, that we are supposedly working for. If even half of them were true, I would have a stack of W-2s as long as my arm every year for the tax man. The truth of the matter is, nobody here sits in their Microsoft smart chair, talking on their minion iPhone, while playing in the Google money pool. (If someone knows how to get into the Google money pool, please send me a mail.) Conspiracy theories have been around as long as man, so I guess it should come as no surprise that Slashdot has a few of it's own. Read below to find out who is pulling our strings.

Traditionally the Slashdot community has had a harsh view of Microsoft, its software, and especially its management. All the more reason for us to become pawns in the evil Windows army, and it would have worked if it wasn't for this guy and his irrefutable statistics.

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 ******* wrote:
"I can't understand how you managed to convince so many *smart* people that you support the open source and free software movement. It couldn't be more obvious that you sold out to Microsoft in 2004. I've kept careful records of your stories for many years and I've got the evidence. Pre-2004 showed a negative Microsoft story rate of 87% and a positive Microsoft story rate of 13%. From 2004 until today the negative story rate has crashed to a mere 62% while the positive story rate has climbed to 38%. Am I to believe that a 25% increase in positive stories is not significant. When i comment on this trend I get marked as a troll, nice. I suppose that is a coincidence to. Good work I'm sure the current political administartion will own you soon. I used to enjoy your message before it became Bill and Bush's."

With the failing health of Steve Jobs, we thought it would be the perfect time to get firmly entrenched into the Apple hierarchy. It's a shame that our rabid love for Apple and all its products made our actions so transparent.

On Fri, 2 Feb ******* wrote:
"Apple sure does pay good don't they! Is there anyone not on the Apple payroll at Slashdot? If you're going to become an Apple mouthpiece you might want to try and hide it better! How much does a frontpage Slashdot story cost anyway? I hope it's a lot. If you're going to become Apple whores you might as well get paid well. Just know that I know it's rotten to the core!"

I have to give him credit for the, "rotten to the core" Apple thing. Usually the rants I get aren't so poetic. Most of the time they are rambling and confused, like this.

On Wed, 23 Apr ******** wrote"
"I noticed today that many Slashdot stories are listed on Google. I thought you were supposed to be a neutral internet party? I can't believe what you have as "news" if you are in cahoots with the "do no evil" gang. Almost everything I used to believe in is on Google now I was hoping that Slashdot would be strong enough to resist the Google money pool but I guess I was naive. Google is going to slowly absorb everything is that ok with you? it doesn't seem so bad when your playing volleyball or bringing your cat to work but it is. A cat is no trade for integrity. Look back at what you used to stand for and not greed or I will have to find a news source that hasn't been swallowed by Google."

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  1. In Google's pocket by GiovanniZero · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's obvious that anyone that doesn't have a robots.txt with Disallow: / is on Google's pay roll!

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  2. Re:Yawn by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's just what Google wants us to believe, since clearly someone has caught on to the conspiracy!

  3. Damn sellouts! by ganjadude · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are working for the LHC too arent you.. I knew it the world IS going to end!!!!!!

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  4. Simple by tuxgeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    If even half of them were true, I would have a stack of W-2s as long as my arm every year for the tax man. The truth of the matter is, nobody here sits in their Microsoft smart chair, talking on their minion iPhone, while playing in the Google money pool. (If someone knows how to get into the Google money pool, please send me a mail.)

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  5. Re:Also a harsh view of . . . by iknowcss · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe it's "mis-used apostrophe's"

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  6. Man, by IceCreamGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I really want to bring my cat to work. "Kitty no! Get out of the AS/400!"

  7. Re:Yawn by perdera · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously. A cat is no trade for integrity.

  8. Re:Yawn by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, this disagree mail segment thing has run it's course.
    Kill it.

    I suggest that you mail this request in to the slashdot editors. I understand the read their email diligently.

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  9. Re:Also a harsh view of . . . by nsayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mis-used the apostrophe's what?

  10. Re:Yawn by NeilTheStupidHead · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about an integra?


    ...cause I've always wanted a kitty.

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  11. Re:Yawn by Angus+McNitt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Damn. What's a cat worth then? I have a few of the rascals running about, and am willing to trade!

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  12. Re:Yawn by steveo777 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The best way to accomplish that goal will probably be with an angry email or two.

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  13. Re:Yawn by The+Redster! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has an email server ever been slashdotted?

  14. Re:Yawn by Van+Cutter+Romney · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Google is going to slowly absorb everything...

    Google announces Google Sponge (Beta)!

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  15. Re:Yawn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously. Like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. 'Give me five bees for a quarter', you'd say. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah...the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war; the only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.

  16. Re:Yawn by jetsfandb · · Score: 2, Funny

    google kitchen Beta, and google house Beta. don't forget google bathroom Beta and google-naughty-tv-at-2am-when-your-parents-are-sleeping Beta...
    .
    There. Fixed it for you.

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  17. Re:Google Sponge? You're thinking small. by julesh · · Score: 3, Funny

    Come on; if Google were going to get into the business of absorbing things, surely we'd be seeing Google Shamwow! or something along those lines.

    Google Black Hole (Beta), obviously. Bet you didn't know they'd been pouring money into the LHC.

  18. Re:Yawn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Right between "-1: Nigga Please!" and "+1 Fo' Sho!"

  19. Re:Yawn by Danse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do not despair. It is not very glamorous.

    Dude, my UID gets me chicks! ..... Just not the ones that I'd want to date..... :(

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  20. Re:Yawn by Precipitous · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am so totally making that my motto. In fact, I'm adding it to my sig right now!

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  21. Re:Yawn by JoeF · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I thought any chick would do for the people who post here ;-)

  22. Re:Yawn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good advice there!

    Yours,

    Rob Malda <malda@slashdot.org>