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It was more a funy/quirky part of slashdot culture though. As a teen at the time this was a useful hook for getting me interested in tech news.
by sam0x17 3y ago
It was more a funy/quirky part of slashdot culture though. As a teen at the time this was a useful hook for getting me interested in tech news.
- jhbadger 3y agoIt also allowed you to upvote a comment in different categories. So you could, for example, ignore the upvotes for "funny" comments in favor of "informative" ones if that's what you wanted.
- pxc 3y agoAnd 'funny' posting didn't earn you post karma, which eventually conferred moderation powers (by lottery, sort of). IIRC there was at least one other way that they nerfed using humor to farm visibility and karma, as well.