RE: System i bashed and defended on slashdot

["Jonathan Mason" <jonathan.mason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't say Slashdot was THAT good.

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Crump, Mike
Sent: 11 March 2008 15:44
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Subject: RE: System i bashed and defended on slashdot

In other words Slashdot is midrange.com at it's worst....   :-)

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mason
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 11:30 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: System i bashed and defended on slashdot

The Slashdot slogan says it all - "News for Nerds"


CRPence wrote:
> Eric Lehti wrote:
>   
> > How many of you midrange.com participants have time to set up your
own
> > Slashdot profile and become champions of the System i on Slashdot?
> > Slashdotters can flame and bait and speak disparagingly better than
> > anywhere I have seen. The Noise to Signal ratio on Slashdot is high.
> >     
>
>    All reasons not to enter into the fray.  Why would anyone waste
their 
> time?  Simply put, DNFT
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
>
>    Reviling of a consistent origin and/or theme, will be recognized as

> the vitriol that it is.  It will be obvious by reading, that there is
no 
> intention to carry on a worthwhile conversation, nor debate.  When not

> cognizant of that by perusal of such attacks, there is little hope in 
> convincing the reader to consider any introspection of their initial 
> bias; irrespective of on which side.  It is a game really, to play on 
> the emotions of the reader, with the hopes the reader will join in, so

> they can [have some fodder to] continue their attack.  Any attempts to

> defend or counter-point will merely invoke continued bashing by the 
> current /owners/ of the /discussion/, thus prolonging the not-so-much
of 
> a conversation.
>
>    And besides, slashdot gives an http browser-based interface to 
> discussions... How worthless is that except as an archive!  NNTP is 
> where it is at!  No offense to the LISTers.
>
> Regards, Chuck
>