posted by davidt
on Wednesday July 26 2000, @09:15AM
As of last night (July 25) the site has been updated to use the latest version of slashcode (1.07). As usual, let me know if you see any problems.
It's been about a month and a half since the switchover and after some minor adjustments it seems to be in a fairly stable state now. If you have any questions about the Slash format or if something about it bothers you, leave a comment below.
One of the few questions that has come up is "What are those scores next to the comments?" Basically, this is a tried and tested method used at Slashdot to help bring the more interesting comments up to the top so more people will see them (comments can be sorted by highest score). Who determines which comments have higher scores though? As the only current author I have moderation access and at random the system chooses a few people who have created login accounts to moderate.
In addition to the random moderators, I would like to add some other full-time moderators to mix it up a little, preferably those who have the time and like to read most of the comments. If you are interested in helping out, fill out the Moderator access form.
At the moment I personally like reading most of the comments and I don't think the scoring system is of that much importance. Much like the other customizations that can be done to the site, you don't have to use it, but it's there if you want to.
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