Even though MS's practices aren't kosher, they are becoming consistent with other organizations: this sort of thing is exactly how other companies deal with US legislators.
The Second Coming of Ender
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Ender's Shadow
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The book has potential. It has great potential. However, my main concern at this point is tied to the expected Ender's Game movie. While Card (whom I greatly enjoy) is normally a concientious writer, the simultaneous rehashing of a previous work in two media suggests rather mercenary motivations. Ender's Game is probably the most widely read of Card's books, and thus any direct spin-offs not relying on the sequels have the greatest profit potential. I sincerely hope that either these are honest artistic endeavours or that the movie has some decent buggers. Oh my, that didn't come out well at all.
Stealing from a post by Foogle (#74, if memory serves), perhaps a revamping of the moderation is in order. He suggested that every regular/. user should also be a micro-moderater. Thus, when micro-moderating a comment, you might put in your two percents worth (sorry, I had to). In addition to this, perhaps the moderation should be two or three dimensional: one axis for insightfulness, another for entertainment, and a third for originality. Thus, you could set your thresholds to ignore poorly written or researched comments, but not later clones that expand or correct the original. Please give me your opinions on this.
MY OPINION SECTION CmdrTaco, I recognize that this was hard. I recognize that this was a problem. However, wouldn't it have been sufficient just to add the nifty karma feature, extend the negatives, and leave people to adjust their thresholds? That is, after all, why the thresholds exist. Completely censoring people is, frankly, antithetical to the spirit of/., as I see it. MY RAVING SECTION People! Please read the story and, before you post, think if it might apply to you. The second comment was bona fide trollish behavior. I'm sure that there is a help group out there for the irony impaired.
Well, I'm hope you're happy. Thanks to this story, I am feeling . . . Avarice--for the supreme gadget Lust-----for new toys Envy-----for all the bastards in Tuscon Wrath----for abovementioned bastards Sloth----I'm too lazy to move. Vanity---I deserve wireless T1. Gluttony-I need more bandwith! More! Thanks to you, I'm going to hell.
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Even though MS's practices aren't kosher, they are becoming consistent with other organizations: this sort of thing is exactly how other companies deal with US legislators.
The book has potential. It has great potential. However, my main concern at this point is tied to the expected Ender's Game movie. While Card (whom I greatly enjoy) is normally a concientious writer, the simultaneous rehashing of a previous work in two media suggests rather mercenary motivations. Ender's Game is probably the most widely read of Card's books, and thus any direct spin-offs not relying on the sequels have the greatest profit potential. I sincerely hope that either these are honest artistic endeavours or that the movie has some decent buggers. Oh my, that didn't come out well at all.
Stealing from a post by Foogle (#74, if memory serves), perhaps a revamping of the moderation is in order. He suggested that every regular /. user should also be a micro-moderater. Thus, when micro-moderating a comment, you might put in your two percents worth (sorry, I had to). In addition to this, perhaps the moderation should be two or three dimensional: one axis for insightfulness, another for entertainment, and a third for originality. Thus, you could set your thresholds to ignore poorly written or researched comments, but not later clones that expand or correct the original. Please give me your opinions on this.
MY OPINION SECTION CmdrTaco, I recognize that this was hard. I recognize that this was a problem. However, wouldn't it have been sufficient just to add the nifty karma feature, extend the negatives, and leave people to adjust their thresholds? That is, after all, why the thresholds exist. Completely censoring people is, frankly, antithetical to the spirit of /., as I see it. MY RAVING SECTION People! Please read the story and, before you post, think if it might apply to you. The second comment was bona fide trollish behavior. I'm sure that there is a help group out there for the irony impaired.
Well, I'm hope you're happy. Thanks to this story, I am feeling . . . Avarice--for the supreme gadget Lust-----for new toys Envy-----for all the bastards in Tuscon Wrath----for abovementioned bastards Sloth----I'm too lazy to move. Vanity---I deserve wireless T1. Gluttony-I need more bandwith! More! Thanks to you, I'm going to hell.
I'm not normally a cracker but. . . Yah! Ride 'em, Ping-Boy!