/. blackout
2002-03-29 15:17:55+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
The (Hopefully) Great /. Blackout, 21-27 April. Frankly, I don't read the comments on /., but it'll be interesting to see what happens.
2002-03-29 15:17:55+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
The (Hopefully) Great /. Blackout, 21-27 April. Frankly, I don't read the comments on /., but it'll be interesting to see what happens.
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#Comment made: 2002-03-29 19:12:02+01 by: Dan Lyke
The complaint is that the new billing system will penalize those who post and read comments on /.. The author is proposing that all posters refrain from making comments over that week to see how much of the site really is the user and community participation.
#Comment made: 2002-03-29 19:06:41+01 by: Shawn
I'm a daily reader of /., but I'm not quite into the culture of it. I do read comments on occasion, but it's generally only when I want to gauge the community's attitude about the given technology or event.
In this respect I find the comments invaluable. If I'm considering setting up a Linux box as my primary desktop, I like to see the responses of others to editorials on how Linux is not ready for the desktop. (For example.)
Otherwise, /. is just a news site to me.
I skimmed over the editorial linked to, but I still don't get it. What form is this "blackout" supposed to take? And what is it supposed to accomplish? What's the point?
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