I've been a member of the "Slashdot community" for quite a long time (my user id is 583). Over the years I have witnessed a steady decline in the quality of discussion. The vitriol has become so scurrilous of late that I have decided I'll no longer visit. Reading the following comments (particularly those with a "5, Insightful" score) will clearly demonstrate this.

Slashdot | U.S. Rejects Canadian Rejection of DMCA

(The comments about balls and Condoleeza Rice are particularly "insightful".)

UPDATE (Tue 03 May 07:36:39 JST 2005): I ran across the Quit Slashdot.org Today! campaign. The Top Nine Reasons to Quit Slashdot.org were all excellent, but I particularly liked number 1 (I've had that guy ignored in my /. prefs for years). Check it out.

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