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Slashdot's Disagree Mail
The less we talk about this first guy, the better. Let's just hope that he found love and a treadmill someplace.
On Mon Aug 25, 2003 ******** wrote:
"Hello, I am a 'generously proportioned' male (375 pounds) with a less than generous penile length (4 inches erect). I seek a vendor of quality inflatable sheep who can give away free samples as I am unemployed. Best regards."
I'm not really sure what this message means. I didn't get the cryptic first mail that he talks about, but it sounds important.
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 ******* wrote:
"Be well advised that my last email contains information about the persons that this script was, in fact, not written for. this section contains authorizations as to ensure that authorizations would work. Also be advised that the infromation therein is no longer valid."
The last two are both from people who obviously used the wrong address. I can assure you that I never accused the second guy of any sexual impropriety.
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 ******** wrote:
"hi, i look for south america road atlas. can be each country or two \ three countries combination gather in one. can you addvice or help me? thanks ahead."
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 ******** wrote:
"Seeing as you accused me of having child pornography AND I DIDN'T and you accused my of ATTEMPTING TO RAPE YOU and I didn't I thought it best that I didn't have any contact with you. You are a disturbed person. Do not contact me. Thank you."
Is she illin in the panicillin?
Is she chillin in the panicillin?
Is she stealin in the panicillin?
Is she feelin in the panicillin?
Panka panka
Is she liable no suitifiable pliable style is so suitifiable
Is she liable no suitifiable im not on trial but its suitifiable
Is she reliable no suitifiable not just viable but real suitifiable
Is she try-able no suitifiable lying in the aisle im real suitifiable
Is she spillin in the panicillin?
Is she squealin in the panicillin?
Is she feelin in the panicillin?
Is she trillin in the panicillin?
Panka panka
Is it libel? no suitifiable pliable style is so suitifiable
Is it a style? no suitifiable im not on trial but its suitifiable
Is it a mile? no suitifiable not just viable but real suitifiable
Is it wild? no suitifiable lying in the aisle im real suitifiable
Most of the other "Disagree Mail" actually was about Slashdot, as opposed to being totally unrelated. Yes, you got four emails, but note, they don't even talk about Slashdot or the web. I don't know why you posted these ones.
(What's this crap doing on the front page? I know that I can go into my settings and turn it off, but I'm lazy! This shouldn't be on the front page at all! Even if I'm a lazy bum. Shut up! I hate you!)
I wank in the shower.
Dear slashdot: As much as you might think i had sex with you, I didnt. Please dont contact me again. Your accusations are false, and any other proposals for sexual interactions will be denied. I am not saying im above you, im just saying that i dont have sex with webservers for under $3.
oh, BTW, where are my inflatable sheep?
Go go Gadget Nailgun!
How is this crap getting posted to a landmark site of the tech industry? We might be able to put up with news making it to Slashdot three days after everywhere else, but these posts are abysmal.
Really. I wake up in the morning sometimes dreading what I've sent out over the 'net.
I've sent some strange stuff so I could envision my having asked about sheep or something all while thinking it was very funny. Usually, when I check my sent email messages and my forum posts I do so cautiously and hope for the best.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
The people who know how to enjoy and smile at the disagree mail and the boneheads who don't. .... :-)
Yes, I know the press yawns like a hungry, devouring beast. That why we get cr@p in the newspapers and on-air.
However, the web is pull, and you don't need to post when you've got nothing to say. Say it clearly!
I wish I had a website where I could make my subscribers read my spam emails. I've got plenty of "disagree mail" from Nigerian kings and Viagra sellers. Honestly, I like the idea of the Disagree Mail series, but lately he's resorted to posting what is obviously spam.
I ahve to agree with you on these.
If there just going to be random unfunny unrelated in anyway emails I'm not interested, I could just read my spam.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
So now spammer have found another method to get people read their mail - Slashdot's disagree mail!
Digg is that way ---->
Enjoy this mindless humor on a Friday.
So naturally samzenpus decides to talk about him. Brilliant.
I'm sure "SlashdotMedia" will improve on all the wonders that Dice Holdings blessed us all with
...who gets NO spam!
It's Samzenpus.... "I GET SPAM!"
Seriously, dude....get a spam filter or something. Stop spamming us with your spam.
What spammers did was to use a slashdot email address as a destination. The idea is that a random, unsolicited yet strange email would solicit a reply, at which point you now have a validated email address to sell. Each message played to a particular emotion in hope to get a reply.
Each tactic:
Humility
Severity
Compassion
Offensive
While someone might not reply to offensive emails, that psyce might reply to calls for compassion. Or vice-versa.
Slashdot's rate-of-post filter: Preventing you from posting too many great ideas at once.
Knowing that any letters may be posted publicly, even stupid ones, is a deterrent to sending stupid emails. I have seen it work for a political site I was running in 2002. We had abusive, targeted malware, and/or threatening emails coming in regularly until I started posting them, including full headers & reverse DNS info in the case of the malware.
The only reason I visit these pages is to read the responses of this nature, probably because I feel the same way. There's also a measure of comic irony in that quite a number or /.ers are disagreeing to the posting of disagree mail. I like to watch for comments that tear up these posts in hopes for a chuckle.
Prove it.
"On Mon Aug 25, 2003 ******** wrote:
"Hello, I am a 'generously proportioned' male (375 pounds) with a less than generous penile length (4 inches erect). I seek a vendor of quality inflatable sheep who can give away free samples as I am unemployed. Best regards.""
Well, I guess this answers the question, " Do inadequate fat men dream of inflatable sheep?"
Anyone got a light for my sig?
So I have this philosophy...
I keep a few Demotivators posters up on my office wall. "Motivation, Inspiration, Mistakes, and Consulting". As soon as the place I'm working at stops seeing them as funny and they become "a symbol that I am a bad employees with a poor disposition" then its time to move on as that company is not a place I wish to work for any more.
What does that have to do with this? The haters above, making comments about the professional level of this website and its image, and how dare they take make light of themselves... you guys are falling right into that category. Seriously, lighten the fuck up!
If you heads are so crammed up your asses that you cannot enjoy a humorous post once a week and consider it a slander on the name of Slashdot... then seriously.. there is no help for you. Please walk away from the computer and leave the rest of us to have our laughs and then go back to work. You people REALLY need to pull the stick out of your ass.
these posts were quite humorous, but the last few have been sub-par at best! perhaps this should be a monthly feature when the quality warrants it !
where are my inflatable sheep?
I notice you use the plural - you want more than one? What do you plan on doing with them, flock them?
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
I agree, the lunatics aren't amusing enough. Its time to resort to shadier methods to keep quality high. Feel free to contact me directly samzenpus to discuss your alternative options to this grog. On the positive side, I think this weekly feature has convinced me that not every insane person is funny or interesting. They are just as boring as regular people.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
These look more like misaddressed emails. Not so entertaining. And not very unique. Maybe it's time to go biweekly with disagree mail???
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
If you really hate idle that much, it takes less time to disable it from showing up on your front page than it does to tag all the stories with "idleispants" etc
more insightful than the summary?
Nope. Been here 10 years or so, and it's always been like this.
Except for OGG THE OPEN SOURCE CAVEMAN. That guy was insightful. I miss OGG
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Maybe the guy in the first email is the one in the picture before he got the sack.
If only an episode of Slashdot Idle was about my pants,...