Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal 854
Our marketing department has done extensive research over
the last 3 quarters and discovered that our audience is strangely disproportionately
skewed towards males. Like, 98.3% males to be precise. To correct this
oversight, we have decided to subtly tweak Slashdot's design and content
to widen our appeal to these less active demographics. Don't worry! We'll still
continue to serve our core audience, but we hope you'll work with us as
we try to find a balance that will work for all.
Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
You guys are totally invited to my sleepover.
We're gonna talk about servers, and soldering irons, and building your own computer, and cameraphones, and open source software, and
OH! oh oh oh!
I heard that Linus and Richard might try to sneak in! They're sooooo cute! *SQueaL!*
*giggle*
"See anything wrong with this story" (Score:3, Funny)
HELL, YEAH, but only briefly before I scraped my eyes out of my skull with my fingernails.
Simon
First post! (Score:3, Funny)
April Fools (Score:3, Funny)
Haha.
Now PUT IT BACK.
My eyes are bleeding already...
Unbearable and almost unreadable.
Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Great. (Score:3, Funny)
I say... (Score:5, Funny)
-Rick
zOMG I 3 the new design LOL (Score:3, Funny)
Pink is like, the new, uh, pink!
I 3 pink!
Now, where are these ponies!!! Give me ponies. Now.
Huzzah! (Score:5, Funny)
Pink and Green???? (Score:3, Funny)
WFT are you guys talking about? (Score:5, Funny)
I believe Ambassador Kosh said it best... (Score:3, Funny)
Also
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."
ah well (Score:5, Funny)
I'm just waiting (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, but Mitnick has that adorable bad boy thing going on!
What in world is this! (Score:3, Funny)
It hurts.
Slashdot Panties WTF (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I say... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm trying, I'm trying!
HOLY CRAP!! I LOVE PONIES!!! (Score:4, Funny)
Wow (Score:4, Funny)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
I am so there.
The law of unintended consequences. (Score:5, Funny)
So...
ASL?
Re:Dupe (Score:3, Funny)
Seriously though, thanks for saving me from using my brain on Friday, much appreciated!
Re:I say... (Score:5, Funny)
We should be so lucky!
I for one, salute our new female ... umm ... (Score:5, Funny)
No, it's ok, I think I'll remain seated if you don't mind, ma'am.
Re:Sir, I believe you have made a mistake (Score:5, Funny)
All hail mother England!
My wife reaction is NOT positive... (Score:5, Funny)
So, I think you should add a couple of unicorns. Mad science! Robots! Underwear! Cute girls! Full comic online! http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ [girlgeniusonline.com]
Re:I say... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I believe Ambassador Kosh said it best... (Score:4, Funny)
"Aaaaaacccccccccckkkkk...."
Or quite possibly, Garibaldi, Sinclair, Sheridan, Delenn, Ivanova, Marcus, Dr. Franklin, Zack, Londo, Vir, Lennier, G'kar, Lochley, Lyta, Talia, Na'toth, Senator Hidoshi, Lorien, Zathrus, Corwin...pretty much everyone but Morden, and I bet even Morden said it of camera after he got all scabby:
"It's going straight to hell!"
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:-1, Funny)
This is no joking matter (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Been on
Gawd, guys
my two bits
Re:OMG! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This will teach you to complain! (Score:5, Funny)
If somebody becomes a fulltime troll, their stylesheet is permanently locked to "omg ponies".
Re:OMG! (Score:2, Funny)
Compare them? I just hope he'll sign mine
This may be a good thing (Score:5, Funny)
Watch out! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I say... (Score:5, Funny)
Pretty good (Score:2, Funny)
[+] gay, aprilfools, ponies, pink, lol (tagging beta)
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
But we need more than just a color scheme to get in touch with our femine side - I suggest new mod options.
"+1 Hug!"
"+1 You GO, Girl!"
"+1 Uh huh, I know what you're going through"
"+1 Oh, really like that shirt, where did you get it?"
"+1 My boyfriend does that too! Men are such pigs!"
"-1 Talk to the mod, the user ain't listening"
"-1 WhatEVER!"
"-1 Oh sorry, I have to go paint my nails now"
Re:Never mind (Score:4, Funny)
Slashdot Mountain? (Score:5, Funny)
"I wish I knew how to quit you!"
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Where's the pr0n? (Score:5, Funny)
You just switch tabs right quick, so she sees you are looking at Slashdot, which guarantees she will not have any interest in looking at the computer screen any futher. She won't even notice the other tab with the "Want to play tonight?" title.
Unless of course Slashdot has a pink ponies theme, which will actual pique her interest. Bastards.
Re:I'm just waiting (Score:3, Funny)
Ph33r.
My wife is NOT positive... (Score:5, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:Dupe (Score:5, Funny)
(its a silly thread, lame old jokes are allowed)
Re:Dupe (Score:2, Funny)
That's just a massive joke they play on you. It's their hazing.
And here's your techie proof for April Fools (Score:2, Funny)
http://images.slashdot.org/slashtitle-fools.gif [slashdot.org]
http://images.slashdot.org/slashcorner-fools.gif [slashdot.org]
http://images.slashdot.org/slashbar-fools.gif [slashdot.org]
What more do you need, guys?
Andy
Re:Dupe (Score:3, Funny)
You bastards! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
So, what changed other than the logo? (Score:5, Funny)
But, I turned it all back on, and
<SQUEAL> OMG I LUV IT! </SQUEAL>
I'm telling all my girlfriends to do their site just like this. It is so t3h cuteness!
XOXOXOXOXO
Friends 4-Ever!
It's soooo special, I almost cried.
Actually, I am crying.
And a little nauseous.
Re:Never mind (Score:2, Funny)
Oh yeah? (Score:5, Funny)
First viewed from wife's account (Score:5, Funny)
I just happened to sit down at my wife's computer and check Slashdot. The wife just recently got her own account (yes, I am lucky) ... and when I saw this I freaked! Simultaneously thought "cool, there's some kind of customizing," and "what in the world prompted her to spend the time to do this ... and ... hey ... she wouldn't say "ponies" ... what gives?"
Re:Aprli 1st? Slashdot? (Score:5, Funny)
So this is why they finally switched to CSS (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
As a female, my opinion is... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Dupe (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
(...It's still March 31st here, gimme a break...)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
We'd all sit around the fire-wire.
Toasting Motherboards.
Telling end-user support stories.
Very scary...but a great way to network.
Re:I'm just waiting (Score:2, Funny)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
Sleepover? What's that? Is it a Beowulf cluster of women?
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Insult to the female gender (Score:1, Funny)
Re:au contraire! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:2, Funny)
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)
OMG!!!!~11 M0D PARENT +1 HUG!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:blah blah (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Never mind (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot Mountain? (Score:3, Funny)
TIme Zone (Re:Never mind) (Score:3, Funny)
It depends on your time zone. April Fools is almost over in Australia. (Do you guys celebrate AFD down in Australia?)
Re:Never mind (Score:3, Funny)
2 bits = 25 cents
4 bits = 50 cents
8 bits = byte
4 bits = nibble
Therefore:
50 Cent = Nibble
I think everyone should refer to the rapper 50 Cent as "Nibble" from now on.
Re:TIme Zone (Re:Never mind) (Score:4, Funny)
No. The current gov't outlawed it last year as part of the anti-terror legislation.
But don't worry - you yanks are going to have it outlawed too, thanks to the FTA
Re:Never mind (Score:3, Funny)