davidwr's Journal: Slashdotisms

Nothing [for you] to see here. Move along.

Only Old North Koreans need NOUN.

In Soviet Russia, NOUN VERBS YOU!.

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of NOUNs.

All your base are belong to us.

Think of the children!
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Did I miss any? Please reply so I can collect them all.

Missed one.

[CCFreak2K]

I felt a disturbance in the Force, as if millions of NOUNs cried out in ADVERB [and suddenly fell silent].

And in a similar vein...

[mi11house]

It's a TRAP!!!

Don't forget...

[Cid Highwind]

I for one welcome our new [PHRASE FROM ARTICLE] overlords! ...but does it run Linux?

Netcraft confirms it! [NOUN] is dying! (usually BSD)

Free as in [NOUN PHRASE]

Then there are a bunch that aren't used often anymore ("Natalie Portman naked and petrified", "Hot Grits", "GET SOME PRIORITIES!!", "Stephen King found dead in his Maine home", "Don't forget to pay your $699 Linux license fees, you cock-smoking teabaggers", "My freelance gig in front of a Mac", etc.)

one more

[glittalogik]

I'm a [NOUN], you insensitive clod!
Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_trolling_phe nomenon [wikipedia.org]

In case the wiki gets deleted

[davidwr]

Thanks glittalogik. I see that link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_trolling_p h enomenon] is being considered for deletion. In case it gets axed I'm copying the good stuff.

Everything below this line taken from Wikipedia link above on October 14, 2006 at 1942 UTC.

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Other trolls

The following are either set phrases or formulae for the construction of semicliché phrases posted with the intent of either annoying or amusing other readers. More and more commonly, it is a combination of the

Re:

[PFI_Optix]

The wiki is gone, but I want the link to this: "Perhaps the most famous one-shot troll was The first Slashdot troll post investigation. This post generated nearly a thousand replies, and anyone who moderated the comment up was permanantly banned from moderating Slashdot comments. The post can be viewed here."

Re:

[daranz]

There was also another article, perhaps more applicable, on Slashdot Subculture. It appears to be gone now, but Answers.com still has a copy [answers.com].

fill-in-the-blank why-it-won't-work chart

[davidwr]

Sample:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?threshold=5&mod e=nested&commentsort=0&op=Change&sid=201079 [slashdot.org]

Your post advocates a

(x) technical (x) legislative ( ) market-based ( ) vigilante

approach to fighting botnets. Your idea will not work. Here is why it won't work. (One or more of the following may apply to your particular idea, and it may have other flaws which used to vary from state to state before a bad federal law was passed.)

Re:

[account_deleted]

Comment removed based on user account deletion

Don't know if it qualifies but

[Aqua_boy17]

This quote from Aliens gets used a fair amount (less lately)... "I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."