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vsp · 12-24-2001, 10:09 AM

I've never posted to Slashdot as anything but an Anonymous Coward, and doubt I ever will. If somebody wants to read what I have to say, it's there, and all they have to do is look for it. If somebody wants to ignore everything below 'n', that's their prerogative.

When I used to read talk.bizarre regularly on USENET, I had a massive scorefile that gave new posts 1, familiar (and talented) faces more than 1, responses an automatic -6 penalty and whacked everything negative or at 0 unless I specifically went looking for it. Slashdot is similar, except that you're not the one who sets the scores, which makes reading-by-karma a bit pointless.

12-24-2001, 10:09 AM	#25
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	You folks collect karma? I've never posted to Slashdot as anything but an Anonymous Coward, and doubt I ever will. If somebody wants to read what I have to say, it's there, and all they have to do is look for it. If somebody wants to ignore everything below 'n', that's their prerogative. When I used to read talk.bizarre regularly on USENET, I had a massive scorefile that gave new posts 1, familiar (and talented) faces more than 1, responses an automatic -6 penalty and whacked everything negative or at 0 unless I specifically went looking for it. Slashdot is similar, except that you're not the one who sets the scores, which makes reading-by-karma a bit pointless.