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Joshua, I don't think this is correct. My understanding is similar to Mike Joseph's: slashdot members can rank a comment (-1 to 5?) but at one time you couldn't both rank a comment and reply in that thread(?). So people would encourage others to rank the parent comment higher, if they had already commented elsewhere in the thread. But I don't comment very often on /. and I'm pretty sure the moderation system has changed over time. -John PS - I suppose I'm a leach, but I usually just read slashdot with 4 & 5 comments. Seems a good way to keep up on tech, without spending too much time. And most of the time I'm not logged in, so I don't even see the moderation options. On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:03 PM, Wortz, Joshua wrote: > Since on Slashdot users can modify the original posts, they are > asking to have it corrected. In other words modify the parent > message up top. > > Joshua Wortz > RHCT - RHEL5 | MCSE - 2K3 | MCTS - Exchange 2007 | MCTS - Vista - > Configuration | MCDST > Systems Administrator > Michigan State University > College of Agriculture and Natural Resources > [log in to unmask] > 517.588.9344 (Cell) > 517.353.4890 x232 (Office) > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of David McFarlane > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] mod parent up > > OK, this is not really the right place to ask this, and I am > exposing some degree of tech illiteratacy, but can someone tell me > what "mod parent up" means? I see this phrase from time to time on > Slashdot, I have tried Google in vain, I still cannot make sense of > it, and I feel I am missing out on the joke. > > TIA, > -- dkm >