xeno_gearz's Journal: Overrated?

Actually, I think I was modbombed. Otherwise it is unexplainable. Granted, perhaps my posting did not warrant the "+5, Insightful" it had originally been awarded. I'll be the first to admit that. However, if that is the case then why does an obvious piece of flamebait [Walmart is evil and full of controversy (Score:5, Insightful)] several posts below me get modded up? Plus this piece of insipid crap [Censorship (Score:5, Insightful)] gets modded "5, Insightful". It's just that sometimes the moderation system here bothers me. I however feel that with a site with this much traffic and users, perhaps the current moderation system is the best available. Unfortunately, I see the moderation system abused quite often and find it to be somewhat frustrating. But hey, I like the content here at Slashdot so what can I do?

It's refreshing to see people go out on a limb sometimes and express an unpopular opinion even if they have to burn a little karma. The groupthink that permeates this site is sometimes overwhelming and I enjoy coming here for discussion. These discussions, of course, include opposing opinions. Unfortunately, the groupthink-bots here often seem to think that a differing opinion is simply flamebait. Admittedly, I usually read at a threshold of 4 or 5 but sometimes there are some interesting opinions expressed in the lower thresholds.

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