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Web2.Doh - Trusting the user too much

forevergeek.com — Trusting users is a good thing. But implicitly trusting users is no good. Social sites give so much power and emphasis on users yet a handful still have the power to wreck these sites. Until these issues are properly addressed, social sites will continue to be gamed.

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  • jangelo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2DIGG's burying mechanism should be such that it can be cancelled out by an even more significant amount of DIGGs.
  • Ahnteis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2An excellent article about the problems of mob rule, and how Digg can TRULY be gamed. (You think some marketers aren't going to figure this out eventually?)
  • Unbathed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2One of the issues is the system treating an IP address as a unique user.
  • samuraisam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Would anyone be surprised if this would be buried?
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This needs to make it to the front page!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Every Digg user should read this article. I hope Kevin figure out a way keep peace in Digg.

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