[Info-vax] [OT] Slashdot Beta, was: Re: new life at comp.misc

[Paul Sture]

On 2014-02-19, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
wrote:
> On 2014-02-19, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:
>> On 19-feb-2014 13:37, RS Wood wrote:
>>> A bit off topic, but maybe of interest to comp.os.vms.  [...]
>>>
>>> [...]comp.misc.  This is a friendly invitation to come join the
>>> conversation.  There are a lotof dead newsgroups out there and
>>> until recently comp.misc was oneof them.  But as of last week,
>>> it's a pretty cool place to hang outwith other techies.
>>
>> Looks interesting, thanks for the notification!
>>
>
> I'm worried that if too many of these alternatives spring up, then
> the Slashdot community is going to be fractured beyond repair.
>
> The best solution would be to get Dice to drop that monstrosity
> called Slashdot Beta.

Ars Technica's take on it:

<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/slashdots-new-interface-could-kill-what-keeps-slashdot-relevant/>


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Paul Sture