TechnoLust's Journal: T(H)GSB?

This odd looking acronym stands for "The (Hopefully) Great Slashdot Blackout" which is some sort of protest from a guy named rho which he talks about in this journal. I don't know what this guy is all about and I haven't made up my mind about whether to help this or just laugh at him. The /. community has NEVER all agreed on anything, and I seriously doubt this guy's protest will bring all the factions (/.lovers, /.haters, slashbots, slashtrolls, crapflooders, etc) together. It is an interesting experiment if we could get everyone to work together, but that's all. I don't think it would prove anything to the editors or change anything. What do you guys think? Is anybody going to join up? UPDATE: I have seen the link on a lot of sigs, so I guess I'll join up, too. I wonder what will happen? Will we all get bitchslapped the next week? $rtbl'ed? Modbombed? Will the fabric of space-time tear and let creatures from another dimension into ours? Post you conspiracy theorys and wild ass guesses here.

I will

[gmhowell]

I'll join up. Of course, to be honest, I'll probably just be decreasing my views. I will skip the comments for a week. If I want to comment, I'll just go elsewhere.

But it is too far in the future. Better it begins March 18. Because of that, it is destined to failure.

Worst case scenario: if CT and the gang like it.

Definitely laugh

[rho]

I recommend laughing at him--he often thinks he's funny, when he's not, and it'll boost his ego.

Or, you can participate and see what happens. Maybe something great, maybe nothing. It'll cost nothing, except you'll get a few more minutes (hours?) of your life back by cutting down on your Slasdot time for a week.

Re:Definitely laugh

[TechnoLust]

No, you are definitely funny! I will participate, just to see what happens. I am seeing a LOT of sigs floating around, so maybe it will make a dent in ad revenue. I can just see some suit walking in the following Moday, and looking around the piles of Code Red Mtn Dew and doritos, and screaming, "What the hell did you guys do! Our ad generated revenue is down 75%!" "Well, we had a lot of people subscribe, so they aren't seeing the ads, right?" "We sure as hell didn't have 75% subscribe!" You get the idea... I don't wish any of these guys ill, but they really are getting cocky.

Re:Definitely laugh

[rho]

That's a heck of a vision... I don't think anything like that would happen, but what a scene...

I see Malda caught mid-air guitar during a Keith Moon solo. I see Pater frozen with a Dorito in his fingers, paused halfway between bag and mouth. I see Bates whispering to his wife on the phone, "Uhh... not now sweetie... uhh... look, can we talk about this when I get home? Roblimo's got that look...". I see tiny wisps of smoke curling up from Miller's ears, and his glasses all fogged up in fury...

Funny, if not realistic.