Whoa, a typo and you jump on it? A grammar Nazi. I admit it can be misleading though.

Nothing in the FAQ indicates I am wrong. And you still responds, so I am right.

I read them (which I shouldn't, because nothing has changed), you are wrong.

20% is majority? Maybe 80% would have been absymal.

Did I accuse you of moderating here? I think I don't.

So,please reply then to this post. I am not trolling when I say GM unions caused their downfall.

The fact that you haven't answered any of my questions about why GM unions get paid first (no you haven't described this). You didn't explain the 24 billion bailout for USPS and 12 billion Treasury credit limits granted by Congress to USPS in 2006, which if not granted,would have already bankrupted USPS. And of course the silly money granted to USPS unions even when their financials in dire straits.

You think USPS is good health? They are going the way of GM soon,unless drastic measures are taken. The management knows what to do (things like privatizing post offices), but the unions (with their job security clause) prevented it.

Nahh...you won't be able to explain those things, and still said unions doesn't cause bankruptcies.

That's correct. But at least I stopped being Anonymous Coward first than you.

Since when I say that you can meta-moderate any particular posting huh? Please provide a direct citation of my post saying that.

It didn't, period.

My e-mails says that I have 1 insightful upvote and 2 troll downvotes. So you are wrong. And considering that I have posted here a lot, my general karma related to this thread is positive.

Nahh..I will get any e-mail whenever I get voted on, negatively or positively, so I know where I stand. Considering the number of posts I have here, I have positive karma generally.

I have posted more than 20 posts here in this thread. Assuming that your numbers is correct, plus the fact that I don't post as AC, my numbers is going to be excellent unless you can get more people with mods point to actually downvote my posts in this thread more. Karma in meta-moderation can be a bitch though, but a quick check at the front page shows that I am still in the clear.

There is this Internet saying: "Don't feed the troll".

Hohohoho.... the fact that you replied says that I am not a troll. Statistic also backed my up. So I really really hope you reply to this post after this.

GM unions are greedy. They played big parts in causing GM demise. Not stopping at that, the unions makes GM pay them first before creditors/bondholders (you still haven't addressed this yet).

Of course you can do so,as an AC. But when comparing our IDs, it it obvious I am here before you do.

You can opt to do meta-moderation whenever you like it. AllI have to do is to bring up http://slashdot.org/metamod.pl and I can meta-moderate away. The posts are random of course.

Meta-moderation works, it is just that how you understand how it works is faulty. More below.

Or as an alternative viewpoint, because those people doesn't share your sentiments?

The algorithm is still the same, since the last major upheaval in 2002.

From my records, I only has two. Yet I have posted more than that, so why not all of them marked as such?

Regular moderation affects a post scoring and also a user karma. Meta-moderation affects only karma. So, if I get many +5 rated posts, but was buried in meta-moderation, my karma will be negative, my posts will start at -1 (even when logged in) and I will not be able to disable advertising.

Statistic doesn't lie. And if you really think I am a troll (statistic shows otherwise), are you supposed to feed me? Oh no, you replied because you don't want me to spread the truth about how greedy GM unions can be. So greedy, even USPS unions cannot compete with them. And USPS unions are the biggest in US, and even have absolute job security. Go look across the Internet, many people shared the same sentiments as me.

Mainly because you imply that I am incorrect when I am saying USPS unions comes after the organization founding.

True only after the wars. Not during other times. Even between WWI-WWII USPS doesn't really do well.

I can see the UIDs well. From the UIDs, it is easily seen that I am here first way before you do. Slashdot doesn't recycle inactive UIDs. That's why I call bullshit on you.

I have meta-moderated wherever I liked it, and it works just fine. If you want to believe what a lot of people told you, then fine.

If I were to apply the same concept as you, then many people who commented on news about the Apple union like the one at http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20070919-248/meet-the-man-who-wants-an-apple-retail-union/ also commented about how evil unions can be, with some even trotting the same GM example. Because people says so, then unions is truly evil as those people says there (and here).

Statistic doesn't lie. BTW, this thread has nearly 1000 comments, which indicates that many people actually read it. Surely I will have low karma by now if people did consider I am a troll.

It isn't perfect, especially in cold articles, but it do work - http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue2/poor.html#methods. Calling me a troll isn't going to work. Whether someone is a troll or not, statistic can easily proved it to be true or not. Remember, meta-moderation doesn't affect the score of a post, but will affect the karma of the poster.

But one of the biggest reforms Thatcher has done is to allow organization to actually fire workers if reasons justify it. Isn't that what happened, that when BA strikes due to the removal of discounted ticket prices for employees, that BA wants to use that option? BA unions doesn't get to have the discounted ticket prices right?

So you now resorts to misquoting me huh? So you think USPS is a wrong answer? Did USPS was born with a twin union in tow? The unions comes later, and they are the primary reason why it has to endure losses. Of course, there are other reason too, but not as big as the unions are. Unions are cancer in both USPS can GM cases. Pretending that it isn't is just folly. The fact that no other people tried to prove me wrong, the so-called troll, sometimes make me wonder. Remember, this topic has high message count comment.

So those with lower UID# must have registered later than me. Sure makes you go hmm....

Oh wait, that's isn't how Slashdot works.

I am paying attention on how meta-moderation works, after all, I am here before GNAA is cool and shit like that. That shit works and there are papers out there referencing the system.

So you did realize that people can actually disable advertising. So you did know that people with negative karma doesn't get any.Remember, my initial posts in Slashdot is +1, which mean my karma is good.

My karma grade indicates otherwise. How many of posts in this thread are marked as one? Don't tell me that you want to accuse that the normal moderation system is also broken?

The only person who have explained it to me says that GM filed for bankruptcy because GM wants to violate their agreements with the creditors. And whoever tghat person is, the person agrees that GM should not be bailed out. For me, this simply shows that the clout of GM unions is strong as ever.

Did I say that? USPS decayed mainly because of their unions (you did know that USPS cannot fire any single member of the the unions right). Mismanagement contribute far too little to its demise. Even UPS and Fedex has more impact to USPS than mismanagement is.

Hahahaha... I'm a member of Slashdot far earlier than you, you don't think I don't know how meta-moderation works? I visit this site at least once every two days, it is just I don't really post unless I find naive people who thinks that unions are good like you.

That's a common knowledge for any members who have been here for years (must be members for X years, and karma must be Good or higher). Oh wait, you tend not to believe facts.

You haven't explained it to me how GM unions members was paid first before creditors and shareholders. Never have. Can you quote to me where you have posted it?

And I'm pretty damn sure you haven't addressed my USPS example of being an organization ruined mainly by unions (and mismanagement too of course, but as a secondary factor) instead of e-mail and UPS/Fedex.

The meta-moderation system will take care of that. If I am trolling a lot as you implied,I will be caught for sure.

Those with bad karma cannot turn off advertising, unless you are a subscriber. Which I am not.

You must be new in Slashdot.

Hahaha... then please explain why USPS has to ask Congress to keep it afloat. Hint: e-mail isn't to blame, and neither the new companies like UPS or Fedex.

Your refusal to explain why GM unions get paid first before creditors doesn't help matters.

Don't bother calling me a troll, a simple visit to the homepage will tell me that my karma is good. I am even allowed to turn off advertising for free.

Making shit up? Hahaha, cannot accept the fact that unions can destroy an organization huh? Oh well, you the outsider are just making shit up too if you want to accuse me to do so.