guardian.co.uk — As the social bookmarking site Digg often proves, mob wisdom is not always right - but it is interesting. But crowds are not necessarily wise. Many of the stories that get dugg are sensationalist, and some are worse, says Jack Schofield.
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glitch47Sep 3, 2007
if the captcha was the difference between "you're" and "your" you might not be able to vote.
leftyslamentSep 3, 2007
Hahaha! That's a good one...republic.... haha! I don't think the U.S. (Which is where I'm assuming your talking about) could quite be considered a republic. In a republic, the people are actually represented by those in government. I think the U.S. qualifies as an oligarchy nowadays. There is nothing wrong with pure democracy, as long as the general population is well informed and participates on a regular basis. Unfortunately, that is not really the case in America. The average American couldn't name both of the senators from their state.
cl1mh4224rdSep 3, 2007
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inloveSep 4, 2007
Well, it just proves this sort of stuff is what people like to read, doesn't it? So, if Guardian and co want to be as popular as Digg they should follow Digg's lead!
thirdprizeSep 4, 2007
I come to Digg for the stories but I go to /. if I want to read interesting, in depth comments. The AC approach may not do much for the social aspect of things but it means anyone with something interesting to say can comment.
partyonaisle7Oct 3, 2007
That's not obscure here.