fastcompany.com — After Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0 article and the subsequent blog post that followed both ended up on Digg, I talked to Beth Murphy, the site's Director of Marketing and Communications, about Digg's culture, its problems and policies.
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poeticraslingNov 15, 2008
... Being a woman I feel I have the right to call myself a chick.
xgenericNov 17, 2008
Yup, I got my account suspended for a comment that's pretty tame by Digg standards... I did use the B word though, which we all know is closely monitored by the Digg crew. /sarcasmConsidering the number of people who got banned due to comments made regarding this article, many of whom said things that wouldn't get you banned on any other article, or who've seen comments WAY more offensive that weren't deleted, I think there's something up here. I think Karlitzor got it right with "Don't change anything, this was just a witch hunt to avoid a scandal. Continue business as usual.". Digg was under the spotlight, business as usual went on, but Digg decided to be a bit more liberal with the ban hammer to make themselves look better......which is bad practice. Look, Digg, either strictly enforce the rules, make them apply to everyone in every article, or don't bother with them at all. Don't cherry pick.
Closed AccountNov 18, 2008
There's no reason for hateful speech really... it's quite easy to disagree without being hateful if you just put forth the effort to do so.
Closed AccountNov 25, 2008
There is a difference between criticism, and the hate that digg has for a woman who happens to be conservative.