tankdilla's Journal: first posts

Haven't written anything in here in awhile, and i'm bored now, so here's a little brainfart.

First post, frost pist, frosty piss, etc... I can see how it can be exhilirating as a regular slashdot user to see your post as the first one that thousands of people will see when they browse the article. Even though, in most cases, you don't really have enough time to read the article and make a valid comment, or you can't think of an quick witty remark of the top of your head, something about it makes you want to be the first to mark that territory somehow. Even though you'll almost immediately be modded as Offtopic, Troll, etc. and people browsing above 0 won't even see actual first post, people still do it. I'm a people too and do try to post first when the opportunity arises. Of course, the first real ontopic comment becomes the first post most people will see, since people come to Slashdot for the news and the discussion, not to see who can post the quickest once a story is submitted. So knowing that, what makes the "frost pist" such a worthwhile quest for the AC (and sometimes the logged in user). And especially with this GNAA thing that's polluting Slashdot, what's the appeal of the fp? These people somehow manage to get a first post in, and at times they get the first couple of posts in, but usually don't post once a story has been validly commented on. I guess one of the perks of subscribing to Slashdot is that if you wanted to, and had the time and lack of a real life, you could first post on every story, whether it be a valid comment, or a "frost pist" (which is probably how these gnaa kids are gettting in so fast).

One thing is certain, the first post craze is definitely an indication of the popularity of Slashdot. Of course people try to post first on all types of forums, but it's become a regular practice here, somewhere caught between a nuisance and an art, and all you need to do it be lucky (lest someone beat you to it).