Funny experience with slashdot

[alexander]

Everybody knows that slashdot is probably the largest forum on the net. How many people had joined it, is only known to those who administer it, but we have realized just how huge the number must be yesterday...

 

My friend went on slashdot yesterday, and caught an article that was just posted and didnt have replies, he hit reply and a 404 came up signaling that he probably acessed the article before it was really posted, so he reloaded the page and typed up a quick response af about 5 words and clicked post. The entire operation took about 25-35 seconds, and he wasnt first or third, he wasnt even within the first 10 and even 20 people who have posted, he was 26th, and it was pretty sad that in less than a minute about 30 people posted to a just posted article... sad and funny at the same time, he wanted to be first...

[alexander]

oh, i found the first reply to that topic pretty hilarious it said:

"This answer was specifically optimized for your question."

[Tormod]

LOL! Good thing we're not quite there yet...

[alexander]

i dont know if it is a good thing... really, one of the FAQs on slashdot goes something like this:

Question:

"Aren't you afraid that someone can take the slashdot code and create another website just like this one to compete?"

Answer:

"Sure, be my guest."

[alexander]

did you guys know that there is a wiki article on slashdot? its pretty cool as they explain the culture of slashdot, groups of people, certain stereotypes and so forth... check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_subculture

[Tormod]

Incredible. Great article.

[alexander]

Incredible. Great article.

Unfortunately i did not write it, but what do you think was the funniest point?

 

my best pick

That Slashdotters are obsessed with pornography (example: "200GB hard drive? Where am I going to find enough pr0n to fill that?!")

 

actually I'll make a poll-like post tomorrow for this stuff!