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Kevin Rose, you misunderstand the users of Digg. Here are some better ways to address the problems that face Digg.com and why users care.
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Why having a friend’s submits section is important.
1) Removal of a friend’s submits section from Digg increases Power user’s power.
2) Allows you to track your friends submits over time.
3) Allows you to search your friends submits.
4) Allows non power users to see their friends’ submits.

Power users already have a network outside of Digg, be it a Blog, Facebook, Twitter or other means to up vote their friends submits.
You are not prohibiting Power User’s Activities.
You are punishing Average Users, preventing Average Users from enjoying your site.
You are acting just like DRM!
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Why the Bury option is important.
1) Allows good to get to the top, and filters out the bad.
2) Empowers the Digg users for good, and yes evil. <Bury Brigades>
3) Gives Digg users the ability to control the News.

What makes Digg different than RSS feeds is that Digg was controlled by the Diggers.
The Report button introduced a 3rd party with power over what users read.
This effectively destroys the sense of the community Digg once had, by removing the Digg users’ ability to control the News.

How to deal with Bury Brigades w/o removing the bury button!?!
- Analysis of how Bury Brigades work.
- Bury Brigades have built a social network to control what type of news hits the front page.
- Strategy: As a group they target stories to bury.

Counter strategy: Do Diggers like the Bury Brigades?
- The only people who like what the Bury Brigades do are the Bury Brigades.
- Put a tab for the “Most Buried News” in 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days.
- Let the Digg and Bury War Begin!!!
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Why Edit needs a preview button
1) Seriously, WTF editing in 90 seconds? Why!?! Explain it, and I will think of a better fix.
- Give us a preview button. Preview button, allows users to see what they post b4 they post it, shortening the need for excessive edit times.
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Why Digg thumbs and color scheme is important.
1) You know you are on Digg when you have those color schemes, and Thumbs.
2) Iconic Digg, it is what makes Digg different from other Social Media sites.

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