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The Register's writing style really makes it hard to take them seriously. Maybe that's what they want?

by jp57 1y ago

bdcravens 1y ago
It has always had a snarky tone. I think for the target audience, they have more credibility, since it's obvious they are taking the side of the users/practitioners. It's why they "bite the hand that feeds I.T.".
- Terr_ 1y ago
  The phrasing of the motto also harkens back to the days when it was (more) common for anything remotely computer-related to be lumped into "IT".
klodolph 1y ago
It’s one of the few “old internet” (1990s) sites around. It’s somehow managed to hold on to the culture it had from back then. IMO, snark is more and more relevant now that ChatGPT is polishing everybody’s writing into a milquetoast mush.
bityard 1y ago
Perhaps their target audience is readers who don't take themselves too seriously. ;)
antisthenes 1y ago
If you want to level up as a person, you should pay more attention to the substance than style. Otherwise it's hard to take you seriously.
- debo_ 1y ago
  It's hard to take anyone seriously when they unironically use the term 'level up'.
unglaublich 1y ago
You're totally right, I should rewrite the story to make it more polished and pleasant to read.
adenner 1y ago
Here is a lightly less snarky rewrite: https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/M6Zv39MQSBqXSp3oLYvmb https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/M6Zv39MQSBqXSp3oLYvmb
JohnFen 1y ago
El Reg does tech journalism that is better than most, but trusts you to both have a sense of humor and to be able to tell the difference between opinion and fact. I would be very sad if their tone ever changed. Fortunately, that won't happen.
- ghaff 1y ago
  And mostly Brit-style humor, snark, and vocabulary that a number of the old Brit tech pubs had. But probably not to everyone's taste.
cjbgkagh 1y ago
“The proper relationship between a journalist and a politician should be akin to that between a dog and a lamp-post.” In this case replace politician with the company they’re reporting on.

The Register's writing style really makes it hard to take them seriously. Maybe that's what they want?

by jp57 1y ago

The Register's writing style really makes it hard to take them seriously. Maybe that's what they want?

It has always had a snarky tone. I think for the target audience, they have more credibility, since it's obvious they are taking the side of the users/practitioners. It's why they "bite the hand that feeds I.T.".

Terr_ 1y ago
The phrasing of the motto also harkens back to the days when it was (more) common for anything remotely computer-related to be lumped into "IT".

klodolph 1y ago

It’s one of the few “old internet” (1990s) sites around. It’s somehow managed to hold on to the culture it had from back then. IMO, snark is more and more relevant now that ChatGPT is polishing everybody’s writing into a milquetoast mush.

bityard 1y ago

Perhaps their target audience is readers who don't take themselves too seriously. ;)

antisthenes 1y ago

If you want to level up as a person, you should pay more attention to the substance than style. Otherwise it's hard to take you seriously.

debo_ 1y ago
It's hard to take anyone seriously when they unironically use the term 'level up'.

unglaublich 1y ago

You're totally right, I should rewrite the story to make it more polished and pleasant to read.

adenner 1y ago

Here is a lightly less snarky rewrite: https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/M6Zv39MQSBqXSp3oLYvmb https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/M6Zv39MQSBqXSp3oLYvmb

JohnFen 1y ago

El Reg does tech journalism that is better than most, but trusts you to both have a sense of humor and to be able to tell the difference between opinion and fact. I would be very sad if their tone ever changed. Fortunately, that won't happen.

ghaff 1y ago
And mostly Brit-style humor, snark, and vocabulary that a number of the old Brit tech pubs had. But probably not to everyone's taste.

cjbgkagh 1y ago

“The proper relationship between a journalist and a politician should be akin to that between a dog and a lamp-post.” In this case replace politician with the company they’re reporting on.