The editors have stopped massively slamming down the entire thread. This looks like normal moderation, where different moderators have different opinions, and the changes don't happen all at the same time.
Could it be that the editors are beginning to understand something? After all these days it's possible, isn't it?
Even if they don't understand enough to put the subject on the front page, maybe there's at least some sort of rudimentary beginnings of understanding. Isn't that possible?
Go to your user settings and set the modifier for Offtopic to +6. Suddenly everything in this thread is scored 5 Offtopic! It looks great! It looks as if the editor's great struggle to keep all this material modded down had suddenly been cancelled!
We should all do this, as a manifestation, so the editors will think again.
Yeah, I know. Fat chance that the editors would care, even if they did interpret it as a manifestation, which of course they wouldn't do, even if a large number of people changed the setting, which of course isn't too likely.
But it's worth doing anyway, because it looks great on your screen:-)
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The editors have stopped massively slamming down the entire thread. This looks like normal moderation, where different moderators have different opinions, and the changes don't happen all at the same time.
Could it be that the editors are beginning to understand something? After all these days it's possible, isn't it?
Even if they don't understand enough to put the subject on the front page, maybe there's at least some sort of rudimentary beginnings of understanding. Isn't that possible?
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Moderators! Please mod up the replies to this post by Slashdot editor chrisd.
The replies are insightful -- and they're on topic!
If they're modded up, maybe the editors will even notice them! Who knows?
This sig needs improvement.
Go to your user settings and set the modifier for Offtopic to +6. Suddenly everything in this thread is scored 5 Offtopic! It looks great! It looks as if the editor's great struggle to keep all this material modded down had suddenly been cancelled!
:-)
We should all do this, as a manifestation, so the editors will think again.
Yeah, I know. Fat chance that the editors would care, even if they did interpret it as a manifestation, which of course they wouldn't do, even if a large number of people changed the setting, which of course isn't too likely.
But it's worth doing anyway, because it looks great on your screen
If the Australian government were a little smarter they'd solve it like the Slashdot editors, instead of blocking stuff they'd just
mod it down.
Slashdot editor chrisd has posted a comment on this. Also check the replies, they are interesting and insightful.
I hope there are people keeping copies of this thread for posterity since Slashdot will erase it.
Amazing! From a moment ago, here's a celebratory quote of the even 500:
Moderation Totals: Offtopic=211, Flamebait=4, Troll=25, Redundant=3, Insightful=55, Interesting=120, Informative=29, Funny=7, Overrated=9, Underrated=37, Total=500