bokardo.com — This past week?s Digg controversy is one in a growing number of incidents that suggest that a small group of users are having an undue influence on the promotion of stories. In response, Digg is changing the way that it handles votes by adding complexity to its ranking algorithm. I think that?s the wrong approach, so here?s another idea...
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Closed AccountSep 13, 2006
FYI: I am burying all stories pertaining to Digg politics from here on out on sight. Our passions are better spent elsewhere, and our minds are better devoted to real problems in the world.
ninjamonkSep 13, 2006
no you misunderstood what I said. I do not believe the digg company is involved in front page rigging. I have heard Kevin saying that they have done alot of work to stop it. I do believe it was interview on DL.TV sometime back. I also can't believe I got dugg down for my comments there are some real trolls on here. what in my previous comments were bad???? This is getting like /.
kbarrettSep 13, 2006
@amneziaYou aren't a designer, obviously. I am. This is should be in programming or industry news. It doesn't really belong here. I am so tired of having to sift through content like this just to get to the handful of meaningful and relevant articles for this section, most of which never make it to the front page. You know what does make it to the front page of the design section? I will tell you. CRAP like a graphic of star wars characters imitating the last supper and a freakin article about a bike helmet that helps you avoid potholes. end rant.
mrstylzSep 13, 2006
I agree, and will get dug down with you.I like a LOT of the content that gets dugg up. I think that a lot of the complaints are by whiners whose story doesn't get promoted. Ya, so I won't see stories about Britney's baby (see below), but I will also ignore the stupid ones. If anything, Digg v3 has made it much easier to find stories I'm interested in.I am sick of hearing about the "Democratic Nature" of Digg. Part of the reason incumbants win year after year is because of thier *name* and that they were in office before. Sometimes it doesn't matter if they do a bad job, if they've been in office for years, they'll get votes.Digg is still Digg and if a story is GOOD ENOUGH it WILL get promoted...who cares by who?I only have like 6 "friends", so my stories stand less of a chance, but I won't sit around and cry b/c they don't get promoted...or even if a dupe gets in and goes up. I found them, liked them and shared them. As far as Digg is concerned, I care about the stories, not the people who submit them.
garraethSep 13, 2006
Someone (whose on Digg a lot) needs to set up a site that lists all the abusers so we can all know which articles to bury based on who submitted it. It's hard for the casual reader (me) to know whose on the s**tter and whose ok. I do know to bury this guy, however:<a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/users/supernova17">http://www.digg.com/users/supernova17</a>
madddogSep 13, 2006
"or how about we have a 'digg down' button so that we can subtract diggs from a story, much like the comment system"Thats not a bad idea. Currently all we can do is "bury" which does some unseen voodoo magic, e.g. who knows.
wocol33tSep 13, 2006
I do agree with that.. I mean, I could have an important story that was cool, but it never sees the light of day. On the other hand, someone elses dinky story goes on the frontpage with 44 diggs..
apotropaicSep 13, 2006
What way would that be?!