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Why does /. suck?
I was out of town doing work for a while and decided to reply to a comment to something a few days ago from work. I got the ominous "you can't post because of trolling from your subnet" or whatever message. As of today it's been several days since I could post from work and now my home subnet is blocked. My workplace has ~200 people, many of whom read /., and most of us are NAT'd through our Cisco PIX.

Trolling is lame though
Nah, the odd troll can be fun (and funny.) I've written to the listed address and had a short reply to my first email (basically "tough luck") and no reply to my subsequent queries. I'm certain that I wasn't the only guilty party in the trolling from my subnet, actually my trolling isn't too common.

So why do you subscribe?
I'm not going to anymore. This is bullshit.

I have no idea if their filters will allow me to post this to my journal but here goes nothing...

update
I can't reply to any posts within my journal but I can edit my journal entry. So I'll take this moment to thank everyone for the kind words. :) Oh a big "woo-hoo" to the_mad_poster too, that was sheer poetry.. yeah, poetry. ;)

UPDATE:2004-06-22 it appears I can post from my home subnet again. Haven't tried from work as I'm on holidays right now. Time to (slightly) change the sig.

UPDATE:2004-06-28 I still can't post from work but can from home. Fucking idiots.
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Some Slashdot policies outright suck.

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  • Seems to me, if you're a perpetual (or even frequent) troll, your karma is going to suck, right? While the IP filter by subnet makes some sense, in a case where people are behind a nat (or a big proxy) it's an imperfect method at best, as you're seeing.

    While it's probably important to block certain posts before the self-policing of moderation comes into play, blocking a subnet because of trolling from that subnet seems extreme. Further, then blocking that user when they go to a different subnet, even th
    • I'm on the slash website right now trying to find the source for slash, but am not having any luck (I'm going to, hopefully, take a look at it for you, djh101010). Could this part be any les user-friendly either?
    • Because slashdot is overrun with self-important, delusional children. Not all of them of course, but when I can't get a reply as to why I'm blocked? Then I blame the whole fucking lot of them, much like how I'm just considered "collateral damage" because of trolling from a mid-size network. (oh I'm able to post this via another of our branch research labs. :) We have them all over Canada so it's more of an annoyance to have to resort to this.) Anyhow, slashdot can kiss my ass. I'll read it, as always throu

      • I don't block the ads, but I don't click them either (that fscking vodka ad totally screws cut and paste on WIndows for some reason. I can't paste into the reply box until I scroll it off the screen in IE) because they're always stupid things like that bullshit ad from Microsoft about getting the "facts" (hey - manufactured facts that only apply in a very slim set of conditions are still facts, y'know).

        Frankly, between the busted ass moderation system, the Draconian approach to troll bashing, the consisten

  • For some reason though my home IP recently changed and I could post again. I emailed the editors to see what the reasons for the ban were and the time frame for it. They failed to read and understand what I was asking/telling them about it, so when my subscription ran out I said I would never give them any more money.
    • As you probably noticed, the journal entry is not affected by the ban, but you probably won't be able to comment. My ban was on for *at least* a month, probably would have went on longer had my IP not changed. Same treatment you got with email requests.

  • Rated R for Strong Language (Score:3, Funny)

    by the_mad_poster ( 640772 ) <shattoc@adelphia.com> on Wednesday June 16, 2004 @12:26PM (#9443655) Homepage Journal

    I don't think you can even post in your own journals when you get a bullshit block from /. , so allow me to vocalize grub's frustration for everyone when he finds out he can't even reply to his own JE (may not be suitable for men, women, or children):

    *ahem* Do.... do re... *haaaack* *ahem* do re mi fa so la ti do!

    Goddamn you Taco you goat-whoring motherfucker! Sunuvabitch why I oughta fucking goddamn asshole rat bastard dog kicking bitch! Stumpfucking prissy ass cocksucker wannabe weasel-blower stupid.. fucking...... rrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaRRRRRRRAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH!

  • I found that the amount of tolling on /. has increased to a rediculous level in the last year or two. I now put the the AC filter at -6 just stop the GNAA and other stupid crap. I now miss a lot of posts from honest to goodness AC's because of this. I don't mind humour, but how many FP-Dude do you have to wade through just to read the good stuff. I have to agree with anything that is done to slow down the trolling. If you get caught in the middle, then tough luck, sucks to be you. Your definition of troll m
    • So what you're saying, is it doesn't matter if a user gets banned for something he didn't do, as long as you don't have to think about whether or not you should click on some obfuscated link?

      No, I don't particularly want to look at goatse any more, but having seen the picture once, I'm reasonably wise to it. Ish. Oh, and BTW, if you thought that was bad, you should take a look at this [tinyurl.com]. Don't worry, it's safe! Would I lie? (actually, it is safe...)

      BTW, I know I'd prefer to not have the ACs around, but why

    • well I got two real FP's today, I don't usually troll but I do go for FP just to deny some fucker his initiation into a troll gang. I find it recockulous that a SUBSCRIBER account would be affected by an IP ban. I can see blocking AC or low Karma accounts from a bad subnet, but a Subscriber with non-shitty karma should be able to post from any subnet.
  • I haven't been nailed by this, and I don't generally try to troll (believe it or not), but I actually have Troll set at +2. The reason? Some trolls are actually funny (troll or no). I also have funny at +2, giving me an unusual mix of humourous and crackpot. It's kinda fun. Shitty that they'd block you for that. Even with this, it's been a long time since I've seen an illegitimate link (www.wilwheaton.org, I think :P).

    The weird part is, why don't they block the user from posting, then, and block anon
  • Why I haven't notcied any posts from you lately. Damn, hope you get this cleared up somehow.

  • OT (Score:2)

    by Lehk228 ( 705449 )
    Why am i on your Foes List? Did I say something that pissed you off that much?

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