Comments on: Dice is Dicing Slashdot to Bits http://techrights.org/2014/02/13/dice-and-slashdot/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2014/02/13/dice-and-slashdot/comment-page-1/#comment-152846 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:19:16 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75610#comment-152846 Comment deletion (also known as censorship) is not worth commending. it’s one of the things Groklaw did wrong and made the site a tad hypocritical on free speech.

]]> By: Needs Sunlight http://techrights.org/2014/02/13/dice-and-slashdot/comment-page-1/#comment-152845 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:15:41 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75610#comment-152845 It’s famous for having ratings of the ratings, also known as metamoderation. That usually helps extend the effect of the raters. Does Drupal have that capability? Either way, running an active comments site means having the resources and means for dealing with shills, troll, and astroturfers. PJ was pretty good about that but I think all that was done by herself.

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2014/02/13/dice-and-slashdot/comment-page-1/#comment-152842 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:24:42 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75610#comment-152842 What does its commenting system have that other (e.g. Drupal-based) sites do not have? Comment rating can be facilitated by modules.

]]> By: Needs Sunlight http://techrights.org/2014/02/13/dice-and-slashdot/comment-page-1/#comment-152831 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:42:16 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75610#comment-152831 The boycott is announced here:

http://slashcott.com/

Slashdot, although reduced in importance by astroturfing and Dice, is really about the only site left that has a decent comment system, allowing an active community. That’s only partially technical.

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