RSS.Unsubscribe(”Slashdot”);
Its interesting to think about the different websites a person visits over the years and how they wax and wane as moods and tastes differ. I used to read Metafilter quite religiously. But since the advent of bookmarking sites like del.icio.us and company, Metafilter has dropped from my regular reads.
So to has the veritable Slashdot. Slashdot used to be a place with interesting posts about all things tech. I loved that site so much I even got one of the t-shirts a few years ago. Unfortunately, I think the quality has dropped significantly there. The mass that is the slashdot crowd has grown to be too sarcastic. Most of the posters don’t read the articles and comment only on the headlines and blurb while others fall into “I posted first” crowd. Neither lead to very good conversation. There is a moderation system in place which should allow the good comments to rise to the top, but it doesn’t seem to work.
Slashdot has simply lost my attention. I’d rather get my tech news from great, smaller sites like Gadgetopia or Signal vs. Noise. Their coverage seems to be as thorough as Slashdot, but they are missing the smarmy attitude and the throngs of unwashed nerds.
Slashdot has been moved to the “Probation - Decay” folder in my RSS reader and I’ve moved its refresh rate to “never”. I might check it out once in a while yet, but I have no plans to waste my time there any longer.
Its a sad day, but time waits for no site.