Rob CmdrTaco Malda AMA On Reddit

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Rob CmdrTaco Malda AMA On Reddit

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @07:41AM from the mirror-universe dept.

TheNextCorner writes with news on where CmdrTaco has been hiding. Quoting Malda's IamA blurb over at that Reddit thing: "In 1997 I started Slashdot.org. For several years, we pioneered news aggregation and on-line communities while exploring our niche of the 'net under the slogan, 'News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters.' Our work was later expanded upon at countless other more successful sites including Reddit and the Huffington Post. I left Slashdot last year, took a long time off, and then started work at the Washington Post Co's WaPo Labs their digital media R&D skunkworks group. I work as their Chief Strategist and Editor-at-Large, contributing what I can to a variety of projects ranging from their Social Reader, to some projects under development. From here I am able to continue to explore my interests in news, journalism, technology, and communities. ... I'll hopefully be answering from 2pm-5pm ET"

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Who really cares? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-17 07:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Outside of the fluke that is slashdot, what else has he done. And who really cares (besides his mom)?
1. Re:Who really cares? by i+kan+reed · 2012-07-17 07:50 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I heard he posted on reddit this one time. That, like everything else, is a step up from being a slashdot editor.
2. Re:Who really cares? by SJHillman · 2012-07-17 07:53 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  I think I know where he went wrong. Although he created Slashdot in college, he still went on to graduate. If only he had dropped out then Slashdot would be an Internet sensation and 28 billion people would have accounts. Taco would also be worth eighty trazillion dollars.
3. Re:Who really cares? by PopeRatzo · 2012-07-17 08:51 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Outside of the fluke that is slashdot, what else has he done.
  
  Slashdot is enough. What have you done?
  He should be proud of creating this lasting community. It's a worthwhile destination on the Web in my opinion (and yours, since you are here).
  How many online sites have made a big splash and then disappeared into the dustbin of history? Like MySpace and others. Slashdot goes on and there are people here whose opinions mean something to me. That's an accomplishment.
  
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4. Re:Who really cares? by PopeRatzo · 2012-07-17 14:12 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  When Slashdot makes a big splash, that would be a valid question. Slashdot is, and always has been, a niche site that many people have never even heard of.
  What's wrong with "niche"? Do you need the validation of mass popularity to find value in things? Do you only enjoy music that reaches the top of the Billboard charts? Do you only enjoy movies that make $50 million or more in the first weekend?
  The things of value, that last, are only occasionally the things with greatest mass appeal. And those occasions should always viewed with care, if not suspicion.
  
  When Slashdot makes a big splash, that would be a valid question.
  That's my point. In the swimming pool of culture, it's the big fatsos that make the biggest splash, and they often expire young.
  I've read obituaries for slashdot since I first started lurking here more than a decade ago. They are usually earnest, and often entertaining, and always wrong.
  
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Re:yes but by eln · 2012-07-17 07:48 · Score: 5, Funny

He became locked in his car and ate himself to death. Very tragic.
AMA? by wonkey_monkey · 2012-07-17 08:00 · Score: 4, Funny

I'll probably get howled out because I shouldn't be allowed on Slashdot if I don't know, but what does AMA stand for here? Against medical advice?

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1. Re:AMA? by Short+Circuit · 2012-07-17 08:04 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  "Ask Me Anything"
  It's a recurring thing on Reddit for celebrities.
  
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2. Re:AMA? by sentientbeing · 2012-07-17 10:28 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Ok. What does AMA stand for?
  
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Wrong place to do a Q&A by hessian · 2012-07-17 08:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

Reddit, Digg, YouTube, and FaceBook have a standard of comments so low that Slashdot looks like the Encyclopedia Brittanica in contrast.
Perhaps we can get CmdrTaco into a forum with more standards, or just do the chat in cryptocat and post the result here.

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1. Re:Wrong place to do a Q&A by blind+biker · 2012-07-17 08:24 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  Reddit, Digg, YouTube, and FaceBook have a standard of comments so low that Slashdot looks like the Encyclopedia Brittanica in contrast.
  Reddit is huge, and at least the sections I frequent, have very high standards in posts and replies. I mostly frequent /r/askscience/ and /r/science/
  My experience is phenomenal, especially after being "trained" by the awful Slashdot editors. The replies on Slashdot are, of course, great and the only good thing about the site, but the reddit sections I most follow have a higher average quality.
  
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Re:Reddit? What's that? by Rude+Turnip · 2012-07-17 09:17 · Score: 5, Insightful

Some people say Reddit killed Digg, but most people would say Digg committed suicide.

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Slashdot has the best commenters... by teadrop · 2012-07-17 09:52 · Score: 4, Interesting

I spent a greater part of my life reading Internet comments, here's what I found...
Hopelessly dumb:
Yahoo News, Newswine, Foxnews, CNN, MSNBC (pretty much any news site), Youtube (depends)
- By reading comments from these sites, you will lose all hope for mankind

Dumb but not hopeless:
Cnet, Endgadget, Verge, Facebook...
- It does not speak well for mankind but we still have hope...

OK:
Wired, Washington Post, Huffington Post

Best quality comments:
Slashdot, New York Time
- There is intelligent human out there!