Today we stand proud, fellow Soylentils. Two stories have been received to explain why:
Slashdot.org switches accounts to Classic-like interface
It now appears that Slashdot has now completely changed its interface to the new "beta" interface - which looks almost the same as the "old" interface. Users can no longer view the non-beta classic site, which is being reported by users all around the site.
The only official news on the matter is in the form of a journal entry.
Does this mean it's time to go after our original mission and let them know we're here?
"Beta" Delenda est!
Remember Slashdot? Remember Beta? This blog post might be tagged "sudden outbreak of common sense," if it wasn't well over a year too late:
...effective today, we've jettisoned the Slashdot Beta platform out the side portal. [...] After heavily experimenting on the Beta platform and splitting traffic between Classic and Beta, we've made some decisions about which platform changes ultimately make sense: starting today, we're unifying users back on our Classic platform.
A raft of minor changes came along with this announcement. Still no comment, though, on whether those users are a "community" or an "audience."
And frankly, that's why soylentnews is better.
(Score: 5, Funny) by pkrasimirov on Friday February 27 2015, @01:39PM
But why?! I loved Beta!
/ducks
(Score: 5, Interesting) by SrLnclt on Friday February 27 2015, @03:10PM
Can we get a beta theme ready in time for April 1?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday February 27 2015, @04:40PM
Thought about it but there's really just too much work to do to get one css'd up. Welcome to it if you like. Only takes one file worth of css, we'll get mrcoolbp to do up the logo/favicon even. See here for an example [github.com] if anyone wants to get started on one.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Saturday February 28 2015, @03:59AM
Oh yeah, I'm on it.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Friday February 27 2015, @05:04PM
lol, something like this captures some of the horror of it:
.generaltitle h3,
.commentTop .title h4
{
font-size: 54px;
}
.commentBody p
{
line-height: 52px;
}
.commentBody
{
padding-top: 170px;
padding-bottom: 170px;
}
.commentTop .title
{
background-color: gray;
}
Don't forget to sprinkle liberally with HUGE images and videos wherever possible as well.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Friday February 27 2015, @09:32PM
54, 170... You mixed up imperial and metric units, didn't you?
(Score: 5, Funny) by datapharmer on Friday February 27 2015, @05:31PM
...and can we call it "systemd"?
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Friday February 27 2015, @06:51PM
I'll buy a year subscription if we get either a Slashdot theme or an "OMG!!! Ponies!!!" [desiringmachine.org] theme on April 1st. Who else is in?
Tips for better submissions to help our site grow. [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 3, Informative) by NCommander on Friday February 27 2015, @06:57PM
We already have a ponies theme. Set it here: http://soylentnews.org/my/homepage [soylentnews.org]
For obvious reasons, not the default.
Still always moving
(Score: 1) by bequalsa on Saturday February 28 2015, @03:39AM
Sometimes I feel like I was the only person in the world who liked Microsoft Bob.