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posted by mattie_p on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-really-do-it dept.

By now, you have had the chance to read the updates of both NCommander and Barrabas. Nonetheless, you may still be wondering quite a few things about the site and its staff. Here is your chance to ask us anything. These questions can be general in nature, in which case the staff will select a spokesperson to answer it, or it may be specific to an individual. If the question is for an individual, please ensure you identify that person specifically enough.

We will select the best questions from the thread and provide answers to the community. These questions may not be the highest rated, although we will probably use those first.

In keeping with tradition, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one question per post.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by everdred on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:35PM

    by everdred (110) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:35PM (#2643) Journal

    What we have here is in some ways a self-selected community of torch- and pitchfork-wielding Internet villagers. (I really do mean this in the kindest possible way.)

    If it's determined that things need to change for the good of SoylentNews, how do you go about making these changes, when you know that the community you've created knows how to do a proper Internet revolt?

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  • (Score: 1) by ArhcAngel on Wednesday February 19 2014, @06:04PM

    by ArhcAngel (654) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @06:04PM (#2681)

    As has been stated in the past. The beatings will continue until moral improves!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @07:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @07:17PM (#2746)

    As a kind of a follow up (I'm different person), the slashcode with the current updates is already available. What else do we need exactly to fork SoylentNews?

    I think that by honestly and fully answering this question paradoxically makes you (us) more likely to succeed. There are already competing altslashdots up and running so any damage done will be minimal to non-existent. After all, like a certain site recently learned, their business is only as loyal as their userbase is.

    Besides spilling the beans could be geek porn at its finest. Congrats for getting the show on the road during the 'cott!

  • (Score: 2) by naubol on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:56PM

    by naubol (1918) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:56PM (#2847)

    I feel like slashdot had to burn through a veritable mountain of loyalty to get that internet revolt and it was being threatened for weeks and they still haven't responded to it. So, I don't think this is like some sort of hair trigger thing. My guess is "reverse course when the whole site is telling you that you're doing it wrong" is a pretty good method.