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For the young whippersnappers, "anonymous coward" comes from Slashdot, where it was the name for anonymous posters.
by 07d046 8y ago
For the young whippersnappers, "anonymous coward" comes from Slashdot, where it was the name for anonymous posters.
- hurpaDurpa 8y agoIn this instance, one might wager that it was somebody's "Alan Smithee" moment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee
- sethrin 8y agoI note that people are referring to Slashdot in the past tense. I don't disagree with the implied statement, but do regret its passing.
- toyg 8y agoI just noticed they deleted old accounts, one of the worst mistakes long-running sites can make.
- FrozenVoid 8y agoMaybe only accounts which have not logged in years. My account seems fine and i check it a few times per year. Slashdot is fairly active these days(of course its isn't the giant of IT it was) .
- jlv2 8y agoMy account is still there. 4 digit user id.
- draw_down 8y agoSooner we forget about it the better, I say.