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Click Here (Score:5, Funny)
"click here for a bigger penis"
Re:Click Here (Score:4, Insightful)
Realone: Increase your ejaculation volume by over %500 ... Like I know what I'm gonna do with all that extra semen, and no body else wants it either.
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Not in France; in France they won't blow you until you're married.
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Click where?
Overall this must be one of the most stupid polls ever...
Re:Click Here (Score:5, Funny)
"click here to answer stupid poll question / find out how you rank"
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"click here to answer stupid poll question / find out how you rank"
...and me without mod points...
+10 hilarious
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My thoughts too.
I refuse to vote in these idiotic type ones. Hopefully a lower turnout will show how unwanted they are.
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My thoughts too.
I refuse to vote in these idiotic type ones. Hopefully a lower turnout will show how unwanted they are.
Damn right. Why, I won't even post in this thread.
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This idiotic poll doesn't even have intelligent trolls lurking in it.
This is one of the stupidest, weakest attempts I've seen all week.
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No need to be embarrassed. That's a more common problem that you realise.
Re:Click Here (Score:5, Insightful)
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Let's test this by trying them all. Can you resist clicking the below to see what it is?
You'll never BELIEVE what your doctors don't want you to know about this One Weird Trick which will cause your Head To Explode because you'll be SHOCKED at what happens next when this woman's breast does WHAT to a hitchhiking killer? [amazon.com]
Re:Click Here (Score:4, Insightful)
This, a thousand times this. I am a doctor in real life and so is my wife. It's amazing how many of her HIV/AIDS patients just do not take their medicines. There's no reason HIV/AIDS should be as prevalent in the US as it is. Then there are the idiots that don't take their antibiotics. You have a genetic mutation that makes you immunocompromised... Why aren't you taking your antibiotics? Argh!
And before you ask, no, it's neither cost-related nor side effects that prevent them from taking their meds. In these cases, at least. The people I'm talking about are just... frustrating.
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Isn't that more a result of not using condoms or being selective with their partners than not taking their meds?
My favorite hook (Score:2)
The headline: Slashdot Finally Listens to Community, Eliminates Beta.
And it would be extra funny if the article were about something entirely different. Now that's a clickbait hook!
Hey! That's very similar to my favorite! (Score:2)
Yelling "FUCK YOU!! YOU FUCKING FUCK! BURN IN HELL'S ASSHOLE YOU CUNT!!" and pointing in a lewd manner towards that side of the screen.
It's a great conversation starter when performed in public places.
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Real one: "Your friends and colleagues will be amazed at your new size"
Colleagues??!! So after swallowing the blue pill I am going to run through the office with my new enlarged,
em, tool in my hand and show it off? Seriously?!?!
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Real one: "Your friends and colleagues will be amazed at your new size"
Colleagues??!! So after swallowing the blue pill I am going to run through the office with my new enlarged, em, tool in my hand and show it off? Seriously?!?!
Heck, if I were your colleague or friend, I'd be amazed if you did that.
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WFM. You're clicking it wrong.
Why (Score:4, Insightful)
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or anything from gawker. Or a million other sites. Including CNN and the weather channel now, according to people in this thread. It's just absurd...
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Hopelessly Cute Animal Picture! (Score:5, Funny)
Look at this Kitteh! Just look at it! (For small/medium/large values of Kitteh.)
Re:Hopelessly Cute Animal Picture! (Score:4, Informative)
Forgot to add ObXKCD [xkcd.com]
Re:Hopelessly Cute Animal Picture! (Score:5, Insightful)
i'm pretty sure any xkcd link is clickbait for me too :)
Favorite clickbait hook? (Score:5, Informative)
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In your case it seems to work every time!
Missing option (Score:5, Insightful)
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And the favorite hook at the end of the description is "Could this be the end of Microsoft/Apple/IBM/Closed Source/Whatever riles the editors?
Usually after the most inane, stupid thing you could imagine. Once there was an article about a student who spend an evening writing a wrapper around HTML contenteditable and the ./ article was "Could this be the end of Word?"
No.Really.
Howzabout... (Score:2, Insightful)
I find them infuriating, demeaning, insulting, horrendously misleading, or just plain stupid.
Seriously, Cracked is pretty much the only site that does "clickbait" right. You at least get what you're expecting!
Clickbait's become pretty much the new spam. Seriously, watch this guy [youtube.com], and tell me you're not at least a little pissed off now!
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There used to be more than one trick (Score:5, Funny)
What I like is how the amount of tricks worth sharing has been getting lower and lower with the passing years. A decade ago it was "10 ways you can make money fast on the internet", then "5 tips for keeping your hairs", then "3 things the mailman doesn't want you to know", but now it's only one trick. And we won't give you any information about it, except that it's weird. Somehow I feel cheated.
haha! (Score:2)
I swear, most of the funniest laughs I've had on /. came from those with 6 digit UIDs and lower, particularly under 500k. It's like your generation was simply more well rounded and clever.
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Nah, the early trolls just got bored and left. Making those who stayed seem erudite and witty by comparison :)
Missing option (Score:2)
Whatever takes slashdot "editors" to enhance the dullest stories to flamefests: loaded questions, misrepresentations, blatant errors, typos, dupes, general trolling, etc.
You know you like it.
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Missing Option: (Score:4, Funny)
Shit, miss-click
Read the [#] Comments (Score:5, Insightful)
Gets me every time.
Missing Option (Score:3)
Another Missing Option (Score:2)
...is the infamous "The top N [weirdest,ugliest,funniest,coolest] $whatever". Oddee is my personal crack dealer.
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Obvious response (Score:2)
Beers Around the World! (Score:2)
Click here to register for your free 24 pack assorted bottles!
[pOwnieStout Lager]
If this WERE a link, you'd be clicking on it, just to make sure, right?
It's Friday, and it's 5:00PM. I'm outta here!
Academic Institution Credentials (Score:2)
Missing options (Score:5, Funny)
#1: "Bennett Haselton writes..."
Close second: "Posted by timothy on..."
New science study uncovers something incredible. (Score:3)
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New Rule in your region! (Score:3)
I think they have trouble looking up my location by IP, and default to Your Region.
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Thanks to my telco using NATs, I'm geolocated a thousand kms away, in a different state.
Your insurance agent/webvertiser HATES this (Score:5, Insightful)
(Adblock Plus).
Favorite clickbait hook? (Score:3)
"Favorite clickbait hook?"
Missing Option: (Score:2)
Slashdot Poll
I hate them all (Score:2)
They all indicate that the story is crap. I really dislike the one that starts with " hate this person... ", what a load of hot turds.
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I hate them all.
Option In Absentia (Score:2)
Do not click here! (Score:2)
One Weird Trick (Score:2)
"xxx hate this man!" (Score:2)
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With xxx being power companies, doctors, etc, because this man supposedly knows something that will save you lots of money and put xxx out of business.
I always wonder about the psychological mechanism they are trying to exploit with that -- do people really gravitate towards blood-in-the-water scenarios like that? "Oh goodie, finally I can find out the way to put my local grocer out of business!"
No "None of the Above"? (Score:2)
None seen? (Score:2)
There should be a poll option for "I don't see any of these because I use an ad blocker".
The biggest clickbait I see is headlines that mention Apple or its iToys for a story.
People are searching... (Score:2)
for a business like yours!
howabout (Score:2)
none of the above cause I am not retarded
Missing Option (Score:2)
What Clickbait? (Score:2)
Firefox+NoScript+AdBlock+NoFlash+Ghostery, no Farcebook, no 4chan, no Twitter, goggleanalytics and googleadsevices blocked forever...what is this clickbait you speak of?
That's discounting clever headlines on legitimate content. But ad hooks? Never on this screen, mate.
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This.
If you see ads, you're doing it wrong.
Translations (Score:2)
This one weird trick
Translation: Hey you, I know you are lazy and never want to work for anything! Let me tell you how to get rich quick without getting your lazy ass off the couch!
You'll never believe what...
Translation: You'll never believe it. No, really. You will click on this link thinking to find something amazing, but unless you're exceedingly gullible, you will dismiss it as untrue. Wait, scratch that. If you clicked on this link, you probably are exceedingly gullible.
What doctors don't want you to know!
Translation: Do you distrust authority figures? Are you really, really cynical?
Apparently I'm one of the sheeple... (Score:2)
Any slashdot article... (Score:2)
Any slashdot article which mentions Microsoft or Apple. :P
Most hated clickbait (Score:3)
My most hated clickbait is any article by the verbal diarrhoea expert, Bennett Haselton.
Gonads and Strife (Score:2)
Sex always sells.
Misread the title (Score:2)
I totally misread the title as "favorite CHICKbait hook". Imagine my confusion at options such as "You'll be shocked at what happens next
Is stupid assertion true? (Score:3)
Just troll people with the question mark. [cc.com]
Definition of ClickBait (Score:3)
It all depends on you definition of clickbait. The most strict definition is bait that makes you click somthing. It could be a link in an email, or a link on a web page. Since some people, not just advertisers, keep score by the number of clicks they receive, and clickbait is something that gets people to click.
A more broad definition would include clicking on a remote control of a TV. News programs are famous for clickbait lines designed to keep you from clicking the remote to a different channel. "When
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It all depends on you definition of clickbait.
Excessively vague/misleading headline which you wouldn't have bothered to click if they'd made it informative? It's not bait if it's not a trap of sorts.
Re:Am I doing something right? (Score:5, Informative)
An extreme example would be "Mass Murderers are Doing THIS to Hurt People Like You".
My favorite website for clickbait headlines is CNN.com. Here are some headlines I grabbed from them just now:
"Run this play, get a touchdown"
"He found this AFTER he finished his coffee"
"I'd have to do WHAT to eat that?"
"Stunned resident finds jellyfish in
Re:Am I doing something right? (Score:5, Informative)
One trick I use is to hover over the link. Sometimes the missing piece of information is in the URL, then I can decide if I actually want to give them a click. For instance, "You'll never believe what scientist have found to cause headaches!".
Then the link will be "www.cnn.com/blah/blah/caffeine.withdrawl.headaches.html\
Re:Am I doing something right? (Score:5, Funny)
Hehe - case in point. Your headline above "He found this AFTER he finished his coffee".
I went to CNN, and the story URL is actually: "www.cnn. com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/10/16/erin-pkg-moos- mouse-in-coffee .cnn.html"
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I love that trick, as I'm an "old" desktop computer user. But how do I "hover" over a link on my mobile device? (Samsung stylus not withstanding.)
(Hint: mobile browsers need some UI changes to enable informed consumers to make their own decisions.)
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(Hint: mobile browsers need some UI changes to enable informed consumers to make their own decisions.)
That's assuming you *want* consumers to be informed, and to make their own decisions...
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Great, you just invented hoverbait!
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My trick: never going to CNN
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One trick I use is to hover over the link. Sometimes the missing piece of information is in the URL, then I can decide if I actually want to give them a click. For instance, "You'll never believe what scientist have found to cause headaches!".
Then the link will be "www.cnn.com/blah/blah/caffeine.withdrawl.headaches.html\
Sounds like your one weird trick is something advertisers don't want us to know!
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Is THIS Linked to the Bermuda Triangle?
The Bubonic Plague Is Still Lurking
How THIS Could Ruin Your Vacation
The One Upgrade That Will Transform Your House
Not as bad as most days, but still...
Re:Am I doing something right? (Score:5, Insightful)
Slashdot today "The One App You Need On Your Resume If You Want a Job At Google".
Seriously Dice? You've fallen that far?
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Yes.
The worst version of this is when they leave out the detail of where the thing happened and word the headline in a way that makes you think it happened closer to you than is really the case.
"Major Terror Attack Under Way" (In Syria. Sorry Syrians. It sucks to be you.)
Re:Am I doing something right? (Score:5, Funny)
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It is a sad sub-culture indeed that thinks that clickbait is an essential part of modern culture.
Hint: Think about why it gets parodied so much.
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Blocking all advertisements is more than just clickbait. There are awards shows for ads, and lots of ones spread by independent sources as they contain their own entertainment va
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Yeah, she's awesome.
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You've blocked all ads for so long, you are no longer a participant in modern culture. You are a blind spectator, waiting on the cheers of the crowd to tell if something happened.
I feel the same way sometimes, since I haven't watched broadcast/cable TV for a decade (Netflix DVDs FTW). There are days when something's all over the local news, and I don't have a single clue what everyone's talking about.
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But yes, I was lost when people talked about the ending of the Sopranos. "The what?" was my answer. It was artsy, and ambiguous is all I could figure out by trying, but I didn't try hard.
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I built up a resistance to "Top X lists" as crappy journalism a long time ago.
But the clickbait that always gets to me is the addon: "(Number Y is the best!!)"
Fortunately, resistance is not futile.
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Nothing to do with ads, or Facebook. "Clickbait" refers to the teaser headlines for articles/posts. Same thing you see on the covers of women's magazines, or used by TV news to keep people watching, where the key information is deliberately hidden. On internet sites, it's often taken to a meme-worthy extreme, where even the basic topic is hidden.
It used to be "What Jen's recipe for a great body?", "The secret your doctor doesn't want you to know!" and "Coming up, a story no concerned parent can afford to mi
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make sure safesearch is on and strict when you search for "Little Mermaid" pictures... ::shudder::
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