I have chosen the wording of my.sig, like I chose the wording of almost everything I write, quite precisely. It's not a promise to avoid slashdot. It's not swearing fealty to this site.
As you say, gently name-dropping of this site on that site is probably of more benefit to us than them. So an occasional pablum post to/. would be useful, just because of my oh-so-subtle.sig over there. That wouldn't be contribution, that would be if anything subversion, and I would consider it.
-- Making a public pledge to no longer contribute to slashdot
An interesting concept, thanks for sharing. Since soylent started I've been at/. less and less. I'll have to keep putting my journals over there since I need the audience; there are a couple hundred people reading my journals (as opposed to almost nobody here reading them) and a few of them have bought hardcover copies of Nobots. Any suggestions on how to get my slashdot audience to join us here would be appreciated.
I am posting journals here first, though. I like it better here, the aliterate and ignorant haven't found it yet.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday February 22 2014, @08:26AM
I have chosen the wording of my .sig, like I chose the wording of almost everything I write, quite precisely.
It's not a promise to avoid slashdot.
It's not swearing fealty to this site.
As you say, gently name-dropping of this site on that site is probably of more benefit to us than them. So an occasional pablum post to /. would be useful, just because of my oh-so-subtle .sig over there. That wouldn't be contribution, that would be if anything subversion, and I would consider it.
Making a public pledge to no longer contribute to slashdot
(Score: 3, Interesting) by mcgrew on Saturday February 22 2014, @11:51AM
An interesting concept, thanks for sharing. Since soylent started I've been at /. less and less. I'll have to keep putting my journals over there since I need the audience; there are a couple hundred people reading my journals (as opposed to almost nobody here reading them) and a few of them have bought hardcover copies of Nobots. Any suggestions on how to get my slashdot audience to join us here would be appreciated.
I am posting journals here first, though. I like it better here, the aliterate and ignorant haven't found it yet.
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