valleywag.com — The following is an open letter for Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and the rest of the Digg management, given to us by a number of top Digg users who have been unable to get any sort of dialogue going with the Digg. Valleywag does not endorse this letter and welcomes a response and dialogue from Digg
Jan 24, 2008 View in Crawl 4
praderwillieJan 24, 2008
I'm not, nor can I claim to be a "top user" on Digg, but I've been active digging, commenting and submitting (did not participate in circle jerks or spam the site). YET I've been kicked off Digg twice for no apparent reason. This is my 3rd handle I have come up with and I am just starting from scratch AGAIN. I created a new email address and am using a new IP address. -but now that I have outed myself, lets just see if I get kicked off again. Come get me "secret editors". Everyone check back tomorrow to see if "praderwillie" still exists -by the way AWESOME article!!! I want to see Buries -I want a true Digg democracy!
froochJan 24, 2008
It's a good thing there's nothing else important going on in the world to worry about. This is definitely worth the energy.
Closed AccountJan 24, 2008
"I'm sick of the top... always getting to the front... with their high-brow circle jerks. The real issue here is a... democracy -not playing favorites to the dinosaurs."You just described American democracy.If Digg (or any similar site) figures out how to make a fair system, I say we alter higher-level politics accordingly.Otherwise, dem seems to be the breaks.
assasinJan 24, 2008
It's Fark all over again.
dteleJan 24, 2008
Why should digg negotiate? It's an established business model. If they kneel to your demands, they lose control of what's theirs.
silentjay74Jan 24, 2008
The point is "It's not theirs" All media and submissions are generated by users. Without the users Digg is nothing.
anderspJan 25, 2008
put down the mouse. slowly back away from the computer. go outside. breathe in breathe out. have a picnic. eat some dirt. find animals in the clouds. spin around until you puke. roll in the grass. fart a little if you like.life is a game - digg is just a service - whatever it is that's upsetting you 'top diggers' (and i will be honest here and say that I have no idea what that connotation infers- do you wear ascots and top hats?) will pass - and if it doesn't - click on down the road - buh bye