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Submission + - CowboyNeal Locked In Basement For Opposing Slashdot Beta (dice.com) 23

Submitted by Robotron23
Robotron23 writes: Slashdot's finest editor to date has been mercilessly locked in a basement filled with fuzzy dice Dice created to furnish Google's self-driving cars. Screaming, followed by sounds of frenzied masturbation, have been reported from the subterranean dungeon. "There's no way enough ejaculatory fluid is getting sprayed on our dice to make us care about this deluded protestor's opinion." a Dice executive commented earlier. Former Slashdot owner turned professional millionaire Robert Malda, expressed support: "No porn. More dice than a casino. Lame."

Submission + - Can I buy the Classic interface? 3

Submitted by Max Hyre
Max Hyre writes: LWN almost went under a number of years ago because its volunteer editors couldn't afford to keep it up. The readers rose up and insisted that they be allowed to pay for it.

Can we do the same for Classic?

I'm a nerd. I read. I'm the one in the museum ignoring the display and reading the description. I want text, easily accessible, clearly laid out, and plenty of it. I'll pay to keep the UI I know and love.

The Beta has none of those characteristics. The Beta site is repellent, unusable, and unneeded. I won't use it, and if ``Classic'' goes away, I won't visit /., and it'll be a pity.

How much do you actually receive in revenue for each user? I suspect I'll match it to keep the status quo. Ask us what it's worth to us. I'd certainly pay $1/month, and would think about $5/month. I bet that I'm not alone.

Submission + - Owner: Vote, your choice: Get rid of Slashdot:Beta OR everyone goes elsewhere (slashdot.org) 1

Submitted by Ying Hu
Ying Hu writes: Slashdot Beta is not Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/journal/63...
What was loved about Slashdot does not appear in the new design — those creating the latter, please fire yourself and go work for a commercial consumer site (which we never read, and never will). OUR site should work without JavaScript, and JavaScript that IS used should to do something actually desired by a reader or commenter, not waste our bandwidth and CPU, and electricity, sending CRAP onto our computers. Improvements/ plugins, http://userstyles.org/styles/9..., won't be enough.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Opinion of slashdot beta? 9

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: What are your thoughts about slashdot beta? Post your complaints here so that I don't have to see them elsewhere. Additionally, if the beta is so bad that you don't want to stay, what other news website do you recommend?

Comment Keep Classic a while longer. Here's how: (Score 1) 237

The parent is my post, and I just logged-in for the first time in at least 5 years to express that I will never log in again and never visit /. again if they go through with this.

Meanwhile...

Here's how to keep Classic for a while longer:
Edit a cookie called "betagroup" and change it to something like 99. Presumably they are forcing another group to Beta every day.

I also changed "sendtobeta" to zero from 1. Don't think that one did it.

Comment Here's how to keep Classic for a while longer (Score 2) 237

Here's how to keep Classic for a while longer:
Edit a cookie called "betagroup" and change it to something like 99. Presumably they are forcing another group to Beta every day.

I also changed "sendtobeta" to zero from 1. Don't think that one did it.

Hey Slashdot! Fuck you and fuck beta!

Comment Beta goes or I go. (Score 2) 4

by computersareevil (#46169013) Attached to: Slashdot creates beta site users express theirs dislike

I just logged in for the first time in probably 5-6 years just for the sole purpose of promoting this article.

No bones about it, if /. continues this fools errand to push Beta on us, not only will I never log in again, but I will never visit again.

Here's how to get Classic for a while longer:
Edit a cookie called "betagroup" and change it to something like 99. Presumably they are forcing another group to Beta every day. I also changed "sendtobeta" to zero from 1. Don't think that one did it.

Submission + - Slashdot creates beta site users express theirs dislike (slashdot.org) 4

Submitted by who_stole_my_kidneys
who_stole_my_kidneys writes: Slashdot started redirecting users in February to its newly revamped webpage and received a huge backlash from users. The majority of comments dislike the new site while some do offer solutions to make it better. The question is will Slashdot force the unwanted change on its users that clearly do not want change?

Submission + - Slashdot beta sucks 9

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Maybe some of the slashdot team should start listening to its users, most of which hate the new user interface. Thanks for ruining something that wasn't broken.

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