Note to the moderators: This might look to be offtopic, but then you should remember that slashdot is also owned by Geeknet.
Parent's point is that this is obviously a front page article because it's a slashvertisement for a website owned by the same company that owns slashdot.
Although it is not currently, sheetsda's post to which I was responding was modded offtopic. I understand that it is common practice for slashdot to point out that thinkgeek is a sister company to itself, but lets be honest, not all mods RTFS. I wasn't trying to criticise the article as much as the moderators that downmoded sheetsda's post.
What I did find interesting however was the line from the fucking summary:
the newswires refused to distribute it for some reason.
I was about to make a joke that this "news release" sounds more like a coupon for thinkgeek, then I realized that that's actually what it is!
For a limited time, visitors to ThinkGeek.com can take $10 off any order of $40 or more by using the code PORKBOARD at checkout. The discount applies to merchandise totals and excludes shipping charges, The coupon is good until 6/30/2010 at 11:59PM ET.
LOL at newswires refused to distribute it for some reason
Why did this make the front page? (Score:-1, Offtopic)
Companies get their panties in a bunch. We laugh at them. Film at 11.
Re: (Score:5, Informative)
Would you have known about the $10 off any $40 order if it wasn't on the front page? ;)
Article reading FTW!
Re: (Score:0, Troll)
Note to the moderators: This might look to be offtopic, but then you should remember that slashdot is also owned by Geeknet.
Parent's point is that this is obviously a front page article because it's a slashvertisement for a website owned by the same company that owns slashdot.
Did they change the submission? (Score:2)
Right now, the very first line of the article reads:
Did the original article neglect to mention this?
It's an important distinction, Sir Lewk, because if it did read this way from the start, then your criticism isn't worthy of you.
Re: (Score:2, Offtopic)
Although it is not currently, sheetsda's post to which I was responding was modded offtopic. I understand that it is common practice for slashdot to point out that thinkgeek is a sister company to itself, but lets be honest, not all mods RTFS. I wasn't trying to criticise the article as much as the moderators that downmoded sheetsda's post.
What I did find interesting however was the line from the fucking summary:
which refers to the pdf copy of Geekn
Re:Did they change the submission? (Score:3, Insightful)
For a limited time, visitors to ThinkGeek.com can take $10 off any order of $40 or more by using the code PORKBOARD at checkout. The discount applies to merchandise totals and excludes shipping charges, The coupon is good until 6/30/2010 at 11:59PM ET.
LOL at newswires refused to distribute it for some reason