SlashNotes: Readers protected from crappy story
Posted by Matthew on Wednesday December 11, 2002 @01:12AM
from the we're-not-afraid-to-link-to-the-competition dept.
Matthew writes: SlashNOT’s anti-hackneyed cliché guidelines were invoked today when SlashNOT staffer Matthew attempted to post a story about Ebay auctioning itself off to the highest corporate bidder in an apparent executive management exit strategy scenario.
SlashNOT staffer Michael explains: “We felt we had to draw the line. We felt we had to raise the bar. And, we felt we had to do something else to the box besides just think outside it. The clichés were like bees to honey in this post. Since we introduced the ranking system and [Matthew] realized that his every post wasn’t a ‘5′, he’s been like a man possessed to write the perfect satirical short.”
A chastened Matthew had this to say: “I’m just glad we have such a stringent peer review process. I mean, the castigation and chastisement of my coworkers was bad enough, but what if our readers had seen the piece? It would have been the Linux trademark fiasco all over again.”
Subject:No Subject Given
Not Bad
Comment by Chris Strebe — December 11, 2002 @ 8:45 pm
Subject:But I liked the Linux Trademark story!
Of course, I expect that many Linux fans were shocked and appalled at the suggestion that Linus could be bought.
Myself, I think “A billion bucks is a billion bucks, hard to argue with that.”
Comment by Tyson — December 12, 2002 @ 2:49 pm
Subject:Re: But I liked the Linux Trademark story!
Currently, if anyone's interested, the price to buy SlashNot and use it to serve your evil purposes is 1100 dollars.
(hey Tyson! How's CA?)
Comment by Michael — December 12, 2002 @ 3:17 pm
Subject:Re: But I liked the Linux Trademark story!
Nice. I feel like my 10 year prison sentence, er, time in Utah has finally come to an end.
Comment by Tyson — December 15, 2002 @ 6:13 pm
Subject:Re: No Subject Given
Chris….please e-mail me i think i might know you. where do you camp? i think i know you know me i am arielle lewandowkski and chris if you are who i think you are,,,,,, i love you
Comment by arielle lewandowski — May 26, 2004 @ 4:32 pm