bahahaha HOSTS to the rescue! dude, instead of spamming the lists for the past years, it works much better if you actually provide advice such as this. I will try this. thank you.
I've never heard these phrases before: " Since the new system was implemented, voluntary attrition has decreased substantially, while involuntary departures have increased by 50%". what's an involuntary departure? getting canned? separately, what hoops do you have to jump through to fire poor performers in California without getting sued? some people around me could definitely use an involuntary departure. ahh, if I were the boss man...
agreed. the HOSTS guy gives me a chuckle the way he dives in with such vitriol to respond to every comment, but the GNAA people just get me down. I don't want to spend time with people like that, even if it's on a website.
the big question is, what is your strategy regarding comments and conversations? Are you committed to keeping slashdot a discussion centric site, but just haven't implemented the functionality yet? Or are you changing the direction to be more passive and not discussion oriented? I hope its the former.
I'm not going to get all upset and stamp my foot, but the main reason I check in every day is to see if anybody has replied to my posts. If that is taken away, then this site would probably become another blog in my feedly.
the problem with the boycott is that 99%+ of the users aren't active contributors, just passive viewers. So a boycott won't change the viewership numbers very much. heck, most of the people who would boycott are probably no script/adblock anyway, so there's no lost impressions there.
Hi, a couple thoughts here. First, thanks to timothy for reaching out like this - it's the result of the #fuckbeta protest, so good job to everybody. But if we have a better avenue for communicating our concerns then we can tone down the protesting I think. At least maybe not destroy the comment threads any more.
My biggest concern for the beta is it seems to destroy the tools needed for a robust commenting and conversation, including notification of new posts, easy ways to quote prior posts, easy way to link directly to comments, etc. If this is going to be reintegrated for sure (and maybe expanded?) then I'm probably cool with it.
Maybe this is a better approach? what would you need to be cool with the beta?
inb4 shill: i doubt that if you look at my posting history you could accuse me of being a shill.:ducks:
surely you can see the replies somewhere I just haven't found it yet. on classic all the replies are in the top right corner. where did they move it to?
on the classic slashdot homepage you see replies in the top right corner, but I did not see this in beta. Did they move it or am I missing something? your help is appreciated because this is the most important feature for me.
Regardless of how much it costs to operate, revenue has gone off a cliff. Dice had expectations of the revenue they want, and they will keep trying increasingly desperate things to get it.
Obv not a path to success, but I'm just trying to shed some light on why they might be going down this beta path.
Agreed, it seems fine for my uses. The comment trees have a cleaner layout. Presumably they'll keep on backfilling functionality. I'm less a fan of the new story selections that have a commercial bent. Which cloud hosting provider is best, you guys?
The main issue is that slash dot is losing hecka money right now. Any change is better than no change in their eyes, because no change leads to turning out the lights.
I didn't like the redesign at first a couple months ago, but it was half baked. a quick glance at it now and it seems fine. you look at stories, read comments, then make comments. this still seems to be the case. the biggest problem I see is a scandalous mix of serif and sans serif fonts.
Women , like news can be good, bad, corrupt, cause you problems if taken seriously, leave you high and dry even if you pay, cause system conflicts, carry malware and like the news is seldom to meet the image it projects.
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bahahaha HOSTS to the rescue! dude, instead of spamming the lists for the past years, it works much better if you actually provide advice such as this. I will try this. thank you.
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I wonder how it will change?
HOW DARE YOU SWEAR AT ME! I refuse to start off my day with such a slap in the face.
I was there was a mod option for "Exactly what he/she said".
I hear that. I also need a mod for "that's what she said."
I've never heard these phrases before: " Since the new system was implemented, voluntary attrition has decreased substantially, while involuntary departures have increased by 50%". what's an involuntary departure? getting canned? separately, what hoops do you have to jump through to fire poor performers in California without getting sued? some people around me could definitely use an involuntary departure. ahh, if I were the boss man...
That's funny, I commented on this in one of their surveys. The mix of serif and sans-serif fonts drives me nuts!
are you sure you're not overvaluing your own contributions? i love the convos, but i doubt they are a big deal outside of a small group of people.
agreed, yet here we are, camperdave. here we are.
agreed. the HOSTS guy gives me a chuckle the way he dives in with such vitriol to respond to every comment, but the GNAA people just get me down. I don't want to spend time with people like that, even if it's on a website.
the big question is, what is your strategy regarding comments and conversations? Are you committed to keeping slashdot a discussion centric site, but just haven't implemented the functionality yet? Or are you changing the direction to be more passive and not discussion oriented? I hope its the former.
I'm not going to get all upset and stamp my foot, but the main reason I check in every day is to see if anybody has replied to my posts. If that is taken away, then this site would probably become another blog in my feedly.
Your response here would be greatly appreciated!
the problem with the boycott is that 99%+ of the users aren't active contributors, just passive viewers. So a boycott won't change the viewership numbers very much. heck, most of the people who would boycott are probably no script/adblock anyway, so there's no lost impressions there.
this is why the protest works better
Hi, a couple thoughts here. First, thanks to timothy for reaching out like this - it's the result of the #fuckbeta protest, so good job to everybody. But if we have a better avenue for communicating our concerns then we can tone down the protesting I think. At least maybe not destroy the comment threads any more.
My biggest concern for the beta is it seems to destroy the tools needed for a robust commenting and conversation, including notification of new posts, easy ways to quote prior posts, easy way to link directly to comments, etc. If this is going to be reintegrated for sure (and maybe expanded?) then I'm probably cool with it.
Maybe this is a better approach? what would you need to be cool with the beta?
inb4 shill: i doubt that if you look at my posting history you could accuse me of being a shill. :ducks:
I agree those are deficiencies, but surely they will add in this functionality as the beta develops.
surely you can see the replies somewhere I just haven't found it yet. on classic all the replies are in the top right corner. where did they move it to?
on the classic slashdot homepage you see replies in the top right corner, but I did not see this in beta. Did they move it or am I missing something? your help is appreciated because this is the most important feature for me.
Regardless of how much it costs to operate, revenue has gone off a cliff. Dice had expectations of the revenue they want, and they will keep trying increasingly desperate things to get it.
Obv not a path to success, but I'm just trying to shed some light on why they might be going down this beta path.
The boycott is the wrong approach. Better to protest by clogging up the comment threads with #fuckbeta until they abandon plans.
Agreed, it seems fine for my uses. The comment trees have a cleaner layout. Presumably they'll keep on backfilling functionality. I'm less a fan of the new story selections that have a commercial bent. Which cloud hosting provider is best, you guys?
The main issue is that slash dot is losing hecka money right now. Any change is better than no change in their eyes, because no change leads to turning out the lights.
Why do you say that to me? It is very patronizing. Are you the person that has been modding me down?
I didn't like the redesign at first a couple months ago, but it was half baked. a quick glance at it now and it seems fine. you look at stories, read comments, then make comments. this still seems to be the case. the biggest problem I see is a scandalous mix of serif and sans serif fonts.
very relevant point buried in here. many of us pay $100+/month for content. so what is so vile about paying for internet news?
the crowd disagrees and the crowd is the ultimate arbiter here. how much of his winnings can he enjoy when he doesn't have his head?
oh-my-god Becky, look at the size of her butt.
Women , like news can be good, bad, corrupt, cause you problems if taken seriously, leave you high and dry even if you pay, cause system conflicts, carry malware and like the news is seldom to meet the image it projects.
yup, I went there.