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- doghand, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I think I'll have to agree with the comment system. A lot of constructive comments are made on digg but often people just digg comments the agree with or want to agree with and burry comments the don't. Take a mac vs pc article for example. Most mac users will digg pro mac comments while most non-mac users will digg all anti mac comments and no real discussion is made. There is also the phenomena of people not reading articles because they are so eager to comment and end up being wildly off topic or stating things that sound relevant but are not an issue given the text of the article. Others who have done the same tend to digg these comments as well. It's a great system, but not perfect.
- jiggadigga, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I'm glad that at least a few people out there in cyberspace are smart enough to realize that a system like Digg is only as good as the people ACTIVELY using it. As Digg gets bigger and bigger, what is to stop large corporations from constructing groups of 50-100 people that submit, digg, and comment on stories that are mere advertising and propaganda? Users burying it you say? And if that doesn't work, then what? If you expect Digg to step in you would be mistaken. The moment that Digg is willing to impose controls to prevent this from happening is the moment it stops being user content and merely Digg approved content.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I like how you decided to clarify that it was an editorial (pretty obvious from the title, and stated exactly as that in the description)
It was also nice of you to clarify that editorial means it's the authors opinion. I'm not saying Digg isn't great. If you read the entire article instead of the end of the first paragraph just to find something to nitpick (which is covered in the editorial) you would have seen that I pointed out positive qualities too.
Your disgust for anyone who wants to question anything is paralleled with blind sheep followers of totalitarian governing systems.
Digg'ss ideals of democracy are a good start, but democracy isn't ONLY defined by voting. It's the acceptance of free speech and debate as the only tools that can lead us to resolve issues.
YOU are what's making the system less than it could be. Thank you for stopping by to help me exemplify. - ShiverMeBoner, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1From TFA:
"the move away from bare simplicity is quickly making it a less enjoyable experience for many users and less effective at what it does; provide interesting links."
That is the author's OPINION. I'm sure there are many people who think the exact opposite. Basicaly this is just an opinion article talking about Digg being imperfect. Well guess what? Does the author know how to do it any better? Does the author have the solutions to what he considers 'flaws'? If not, then what exactly is the point of the article? I've never seen a service on the internet that doesn't have any flaws.
Digg has its flaws, but it is clear that Kevin and the crew are making sure Digg gets better and better over time. Look at how Digg was when it first started off. Right now, Digg does what it's supposed to, and it is the BEST at what it does. Sure you can talk about how simple the concept is, but guess who was the first one to implement it?
I don't understand how people bitch about Digg being basically a direct democracy. If you think a comment is good, then digg the damn comment. If you think an article is good or bad, digg or bury it. It's that simple. If enough people agree with you, then it will show.
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