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Undertoad · 11-11-2001, 10:01 AM

Thanks.

As far as me getting in on the conversation, it's odd. On one hand, I can never understand how NONE of the "editors" at Slashdot get in on the stories they post. If you want to have a community site with conversation, how can you not be part of the community?

(The one exception is that guy Jamie who does a lot of the "Your Rights Online" bits. He'll get into the conversation. He's the only one who I've seen actively researching his stories. Much respect for that dude.)

And yet, sometimes (mostly in the past) people have gone away mad when I've posted some of my points of view. Face it, if I came on here and said I was in favor of killing baby chicks, a lot of people would shake their heads in disgust and never visit again.

That's because they believe my opinion counts more because I run the place. If some moron came on and posted it, they'd ignore it. If the guy who runs it is an asshole, why should they visit, they figure. Well I hate that. My opinion should count the same amount as anyone else's. Many times I am an asshole and a moron and need to be taught the errors of my ways. In such cases I hope that you all will argue with me and show me where I have gone wrong. When people post opinions that are 100% against mine, I consider that to be very good indeed.

11-11-2001, 10:01 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Thanks. As far as me getting in on the conversation, it's odd. On one hand, I can never understand how NONE of the "editors" at Slashdot get in on the stories they post. If you want to have a community site with conversation, how can you not be part of the community? (The one exception is that guy Jamie who does a lot of the "Your Rights Online" bits. He'll get into the conversation. He's the only one who I've seen actively researching his stories. Much respect for that dude.) And yet, sometimes (mostly in the past) people have gone away mad when I've posted some of my points of view. Face it, if I came on here and said I was in favor of killing baby chicks, a lot of people would shake their heads in disgust and never visit again. That's because they believe my opinion counts more because I run the place. If some moron came on and posted it, they'd ignore it. If the guy who runs it is an asshole, why should they visit, they figure. Well I hate that. My opinion should count the same amount as anyone else's. Many times I am an asshole and a moron and need to be taught the errors of my ways. In such cases I hope that you all will argue with me and show me where I have gone wrong. When people post opinions that are 100% against mine, I consider that to be very good indeed.