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posted by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @09:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the bit-late-to-the-party dept.

We're a bit late to the party, but for those who haven't seen on the Internet, today is a protest day for Net Neutrality, where sites across the internet are disrupting their normal operations to get the word out and get people to send a message. Ars Technica already has a fairly decent summary of who's doing what, and we stand with them and the rest of the Internet.

Due to real life issues, I was late on getting this together, but for the rest of the day, this article will remain on the top of the page and we will be blacking the theme of the site in protest [Technical issues among others precluded our doing so today --martyb].

If you're a US citizen, and want to get the word out, check Battle for the Net, and get the word out. In addition, there are long discussions going on reddit and other sites throughout the internet

Let's get the word out!

~ NCommander

 
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  • (Score: 2) by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:40PM (19 children)

    by NCommander (2) Subscriber Badge <michael@casadevall.pro> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:40PM (#538260) Homepage Journal

    I wrote this very quickly because none of the editors were online to check it.

    I'm feeling very ill in real life, and actually didn't even realize NN day was going on until I woke up about two hours ago. I'm feeling crummy enough that I don't trust myself to go into the site settings and lock the theme to black.

    --
    Still always moving
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   2  
  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:44PM (14 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:44PM (#538264)

    i hope you die

    • (Score: 3, Touché) by chromas on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:47PM (4 children)

      by chromas (34) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:47PM (#538272) Journal

      You misspelled "dye", but he said he's too sick to change the color.

      • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:49PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:49PM (#538276)

        I hope you dyke when she's on the rag.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @10:46PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @10:46PM (#538407)

        It seems pretty obvious that NCommander is not feeling very smurfy.
        Can't be expecting him to get out the bluing and dunk himself.

        Per the nasty AC: I don't think NCommander is up to making any stamping tools either.

        What could the AC be saying?
        ...and for what possible reason?

        -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

        • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday July 13 2017, @06:37PM

          by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Thursday July 13 2017, @06:37PM (#538790) Homepage
          NCommander only dies when he's on a roll, I'll wager!
          --
          Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
    • (Score: 3, Funny) by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:58PM (8 children)

      by NCommander (2) Subscriber Badge <michael@casadevall.pro> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @07:58PM (#538283) Homepage Journal

      I do believe that is the first death threat I've gotten since we started this site, granted a weak one. Only took three years; took me long enough to do something right.

      --
      Still always moving
      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:10PM (6 children)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:10PM (#538297) Journal

        Only took three years; took me long enough to do something right.
        "After all, I've tried for three years, seems like ninety"

        Oh, do get up and go have a rest. SN is no better nor worse than this entire fucked-up world.

        --
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
        • (Score: 2) by NCommander on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:20PM (5 children)

          by NCommander (2) Subscriber Badge <michael@casadevall.pro> on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:20PM (#538304) Homepage Journal

          I was mostly making a (weak) joke about the fact that you've stood up for something when you're threatened about it.

          I do think I'm going to go AFK for awhile though, and see if I can sleep this off.

          --
          Still always moving
          • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:31PM (4 children)

            by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:31PM (#538312) Journal

            Can we start spam-modding shit that's very clearly not only trollish but also content-free?

            --
            I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
            • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Wednesday July 12 2017, @11:59PM (3 children)

              by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 12 2017, @11:59PM (#538449) Journal

              Can we start spam-modding

              As far as I know, there are moderating "guidelines" but no rules as such. Anyone can mod anything anyway they choose.

              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @01:38AM (2 children)

                by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @01:38AM (#538502)

                "Without the mod-ban hammer coming down" may have been implied.

                • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday July 13 2017, @03:30AM (1 child)

                  by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday July 13 2017, @03:30AM (#538542) Journal

                  It was indeed. Personally I think any low-content troll deserves a Spam mod, but I'm also not an admin.

                  --
                  I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
                  • (Score: 2) by fleg on Thursday July 13 2017, @06:09AM

                    by fleg (128) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 13 2017, @06:09AM (#538592)

                    there was some discussion on this a while ago, here [soylentnews.org] and here [soylentnews.org] but basically the modfaq [soylentnews.org] gives some examples of what can be modded spam...

                    >Posts so offtopic and lacking value to even be a troll that they can't be called anything else.

                    so imo i'd say, yeah it can marked as spam.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @09:25PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @09:25PM (#538360)

        Get well soon. Or else...

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:05PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:05PM (#538294) Journal

    Usually, a "typo ahoy" only needs the correction, no excuses are necessary.

    Best of health, mate, get well quick.

    --
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:21PM (#538305)

    You wrote "we stand with them." The other editors agree, right?

  • (Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:44PM

    by nobu_the_bard (6373) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @08:44PM (#538321)

    Hope you feel better soon!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @12:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 13 2017, @12:07AM (#538455)

    I love this site, (although I don't have a user account), and appreciate yours (and everyone else's) contributions that make it go. I hope you have a quick recovery and feel better soon! :)