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Slashdot Turns 15, What Are You Doing Later?

Posted by samzenpus on from the party-like-it's-2012 dept.

October marks Slashdot's 15th birthday. That's right, we're almost old enough to drive the PT Cruiser. Throughout October we'll be running a number of meta news articles about our history, plans for the future, and special interviews. We're also giving away T-shirts to people willing to organize and host the biggest Slashdot parties. It's easy to get started. Just visit the Slashdot Anniversary Party Web Page. Sign up to go to a party, or if there aren't any in your area, create your own during the official party period of Oct. 20-30. The details of your local parties are up to you. Each has a corresponding discussion so you can work it out amongst yourselves. Wherever several Slashdot readers gather, we'll attempt to mail shirts until we run out. Geeknet will host parties in San Francisco, New York, and Ann Arbor. To be eligible for schwag, you need to schedule your party by September 27, or sign up to attend one by September 28. This will give us time to figure out where to send the shirts, and time to send them. Help us celebrate 15 years of news for nerds and stuff that matters.

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  1. Slashdot are faget by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey Slashdot - happy fucken birthday, you fucken fagets.

    Fucken faget slashdot faget birthday.

  2. Really Sad about this anniversary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've been reading since year 1, and feel the only reason I even come here anymore is just force of habit. The quality of the site has continually gone down, the stories are half flamebait and half trollbait, and has strayed far from the originally news for nerds idea.

    Not the mention the comment moderation still remains horrifically broken and prone to abuse, the ugly layout has barely gotten any better. This place kind of reminds of myspace or RIM- early pioneer that couldn't innovate and adapt to changing times.

  3. Meta: get editors. Stop posting crap. by kwerle · · Score: -1, Troll

    Finally a meta topic where I can bitch and not be [entirely] offtopic.

    What /. has been doing lately: suck.

    1. Get an editor. Just one real one. Only let them promote stories.
    2. Stop posting crap. Just one editor will help. Fewer, better stories, please.
    ** Major Backlash Looms For Apple's New Maps App - crap
    ** TSA Spending $245 Million On "Second Generation" Body Scanners - offtopic
    ** Designers Criticize Apple's User Interface For OS X and iOS - crap
    ** Roundup Tolerant GM Maize Linked To Tumor Development - offtopic
    3. Contact sites you're going to link to. Maybe even arrange caching.

  4. Re:Hey Slashdot by __aasehi2499 · · Score: -1, Troll

    .This post was removed due to Dice content standards violations.