Old Ike not only got post # 5,000,001 (d'oh), but he writes a pretty accurate assessment of this "site".

I wish I was more eloquent. I'd have liked to make a clearer point in that LOTR alternate authors thread. I'm just glad I'm stuck at -1 and can't be bitchslapped further.

YHBT. HAND.

AnimeFreak has updated his journal with another interesting observation -- people are getting BANNED.

Apropos to this, I was unable to post this comment in a thread, so I had to do it anonymously (surely bringing further wrath from michael upon other MondoMor posts). I'm surprised my comments in journals haven't been modded down yet.

And HEY! Guess what? That comment was modded down as "offtopic" less than a minute after I posted it. Gee, you think perhaps Slashdot editors know their site is absolute shite and are trying to keep the noise down?

I'm proud of this rant (I'm easily pleased), so I'm posting it here, too:

Free as in market...the RIAA and MPAA are hurting the U.S. economy.

You've heard it here first, Slashdotters! This week (possibly even until the next übergeek DVD or shitty white hip-hop CD comes out) both the MPAA and the RIAA are BAD.

Time to update your scorecards.

Other points of view guaranteed to get karma:

1) If a piece of music playing hardware only supports mp3 (or, God forbid, WMA), the correct response is "Well, I'm not buying it until it supports Ogg Vorbis!".

2) No matter what, the response to anything about Microsoft should include: a "$" in place of the "s", some reference to MS buying their way out of trouble, a rant about open vs. closed software and how bad closed-source is (just forget about the recent trojanized SSH please), and some reference to "Clippit" the easily-disabled assistant found in MS Office. Funny how a bunch of people who brag endlessly about compiling all their software before installing it and hacking the kernel can't even find out how to disable something in a fucking GUI MENU.

3) Everything old is new again -- sometimes "IN SOVIET RUSSIA" and "FIRST POST" posts, if timed well and posted by someone with already-high karma, can get even more and rated "Funny".

Got it? Good.

Edit:

I just wanted to add that I've gotten several new fans lately and, honestly, this whole fan/foe/friend/freak thing is the best troll and anti-slashdot assisting tool ever created. Sure, CmdrTaco's NoMoreTrolls list is a way for normal users to block us, but we trolls can now create our own Troll subculture. Thanks, Taco, you stupid git!

I just got two messages in my inbox that two of my old posts here and here were modded down, TWO WEEKS after I posted them. The moderations occurred within a minute of each other.

Hmm.

You don't think michael's taken my recent post personally, do you? Nah. He's got no history of that sort of thing.

Taco, you need to face it. Your site has become shit and your editors are a bigger problem than your trolls. Also, please take an English class.

EDIT: I just read this comment by Jamie which explains the insensitively-named "bitchslap" (where are your liberal sensitivities now, Slashdot?). Here's a quote from Jamie:

Also, for the record, "bitchslap" refers to a specific script [slashcode.com] in the codebase which retroactively sets all of a user's comments to score:-1. Important point: it's only ever been used on user accounts that posted using scripts. And it hasn't been used in months, AFAIK, since the existing moderation/metamod system has been working so well.

Emphasis mine. I've never used a script, and I don't think it's even possible. More Slashdot hypocrisy.

Hahhaha... there's also a post by michael's arch-nemesis (and like-minded fruitcake) Seth. Read up on The Censorware Project (actually michael's whining "he's bothering me, mom!" rant).

End Edit

On the bright side of things, This article was completely derailed by a wonderful crapflood. Fuck you, Slashdot.

YHBT

Unimaginative, but first.

First "fucking dupe" FirstPost/Troll combo post.

Second "fucking dupe" FirstPost/Troll combo. Michael's an ass.

YHBT, HAND

The motherboard pictured on the right has ISA slots. WTF?

I should've never started trolling. Now my karma is at "Terrible" (didn't it used to have numbers) and I lack the patience or motivation to correct it.

It's another glorious day. It looks like someone (several?) flooded three people with the link to someone's journal identifying michaal as as shitty editor. I've linked it as my homepage as well as in my description.

YHBT.

My karma ended up back at Bad, thanks to one single comment. I'm amazed it wasn't taken for a Troll. Very strange.

My attempts at bullshitting didn't even get modded DOWN, let alone catch the +1 Informative I was shooting for.

Apparently you can karma whore if your trolling posts are wacky-humorous OR you're bullshitting a la Physics(Genius|Scholar). I admire PhysicsScholar's acumen -- he's able to be a full-on troll in one article and pick his karma back up immediately with a helpful link. His only natural enemy is a moderator that: checks links, reads journals and knows what he's talking about. Fortunately for us, those are a rare breed here and guys like him and TrollingStones can spread chaos with little chance of consequences.

Slashdot has moved to a new server, and I'm unable to post in articles. Whenever I do, and I hit either "reply" or "preview", I am taken to a very generic page of "Topics open to comments" or somesuch. The URL just ends in "comments.pl", so I'm assuming there's something wrong with the shitty coding.

But it's still a wonderful trollfest here today. There were several crapflooders making the most of the opportunity, and wasting SOOOOO many mod points. I hope it's a record of some kind. Articles are nearly unreadable. It's a wonderful thing.

YHBT

My karma today went from Bad to Terrible, but it's not hard to see why. Now I am limited to a mere two posts a day, so I'd better start karma whoring.

What's particulary galling is that I wasted what little karma I had left on a stupid attempt and whoring to the anti-business zealots here... then when I went to post something that was actually funny, I had to do it as an AC. FROWNIE.

I have come to realize that PhysicsScholar is one of the better trolls here. He brings me much joy. I have so much to learn.

YHBT