Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Coward” (2009)

Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by 07d046 on Sunday July 08, 2018 @10:53PM (#17487635)

For the young whippersnappers, "anonymous coward" comes from Slashdot, where it was the name for anonymous posters.

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Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by sethrin on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:38AM (#17488195)

I note that people are referring to Slashdot in the past tense. I don't disagree with the implied statement, but do regret its passing.

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Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by toyg on Monday July 09, 2018 @07:09AM (#17489383)

I just noticed they deleted old accounts, one of the worst mistakes long-running sites can make.

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Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by jlv2 on Monday July 09, 2018 @12:53PM (#17491609)

My account is still there. 4 digit user id.

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Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by FrozenVoid on Monday July 09, 2018 @08:31AM (#17489722)

Maybe 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) .

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Re:Choice of search engine on Android nuked by “Anonymous Co... by hurpaDurpa on Sunday July 08, 2018 @11:38PM (#17487821)

In this instance, one might wager that it was somebody's "Alan Smithee" moment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee

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