Comments on: Benchmarking Digg’s Democracy http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/ Tech News, Web and Geeky Stuff! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: NEW SITE GETS BANNED FROM DIGG WITHIN 6 DAYS - Steve http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-53913 NEW SITE GETS BANNED FROM DIGG WITHIN 6 DAYS - Steve Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:23:49 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-53913 Digg.com is getting cocky and banning small web sites just because digg’s users submit them to digg and digg’s moderators don’t like it. Scifidigg.com is the latest victim of Digg’s “We are big, you are small and we can do whatever we want” attitude. First some background. After running the website Scifi2u.com for the last year we realised there was a demand for a scifi digg type website – 6 Days ago ScifiDigg.com was born and is powered by open source Pligg and the YouTube API. So what went wrong? The site went live on the 22 March 2007. People submitted stories and video links to digg and other sites del.icio.us, Yahoo, Simply and Reddit. Having a submit button makes submitting very easy and fast but that could be a problem. Let’s get to the point WITHIN 6 DAYS THE SITE HAS BEEN BANNED FROM DIGG Digg’s moderators decided that since the link pointed to my site and the posts are mainly videos from YouTube ScifiDigg should be banned from digg and no other links from scifidigg.com can be posted to digg. Digg’s response I contacted digg to find out what happened and why they blocked my site. The response I got from them was that my site violated their terms of use, by copying another site. I explained to them that although the video is streamed by YouTube we give the facility for original coments to be added. The response I got was that they do not allow sites that copy other sites to be submitted to digg. I told them that according to their rules they should also ban Yahoo news, since it does not have an original content but republish articles from PCWorld, Reuters, MACWorld and others. Also falls under this category other major sites like neowin.net, blink.nu and many more that are doing exactly the same infact they should ban YouTube because the video content is often copied from other video websites. But hey, they are big sites and digg can’t pick on them without repercussion, like they can pick on small blogs that try to establish themselves. So what have we learned? · Digg’s users don’t really determine what gets promoted, but digg’s moderators do. · Digg have a different set of rules for small site and different rules for big sites, even though both are doing the same. · Digg will ban a small site just because one of its user’s submitted an article that other digg members liked and promoted, but moderator didn’t like the link. · Digg will not listen to reason when told that the site did not violate its TOS. I am going to create a Digg.com clone http://www.BannedDigg.com Watch this space!!! Digg.com is getting cocky and banning small web sites just because digg’s users submit them to digg and digg’s moderators don’t like it. Scifidigg.com is the latest victim of Digg’s “We are big, you are small and we can do whatever we want” attitude.
First some background.
After running the website Scifi2u.com for the last year we realised there was a demand for a scifi digg type website – 6 Days ago ScifiDigg.com was born and is powered by open source Pligg and the YouTube API.
So what went wrong?
The site went live on the 22 March 2007. People submitted stories and video links to digg and other sites del.icio.us, Yahoo, Simply and Reddit. Having a submit button makes submitting very easy and fast but that could be a problem.
Let’s get to the point
WITHIN 6 DAYS THE SITE HAS BEEN BANNED FROM DIGG
Digg’s moderators decided that since the link pointed to my site and the posts are mainly videos from YouTube ScifiDigg should be banned from digg and no other links from scifidigg.com can be posted to digg.
Digg’s response
I contacted digg to find out what happened and why they blocked my site. The response I got from them was that my site violated their terms of use, by copying another site. I explained to them that although the video is streamed by YouTube we give the facility for original coments to be added.
The response I got was that they do not allow sites that copy other sites to be submitted to digg. I told them that according to their rules they should also ban Yahoo news, since it does not have an original content but republish articles from PCWorld, Reuters, MACWorld and others. Also falls under this category other major sites like neowin.net, blink.nu and many more that are doing exactly the same infact they should ban YouTube because the video content is often copied from other video websites. But hey, they are big sites and digg can’t pick on them without repercussion, like they can pick on small blogs that try to establish themselves.
So what have we learned?
· Digg’s users don’t really determine what gets promoted, but digg’s moderators do.
· Digg have a different set of rules for small site and different rules for big sites, even though both are doing the same.
· Digg will ban a small site just because one of its user’s submitted an article that other digg members liked and promoted, but moderator didn’t like the link.
· Digg will not listen to reason when told that the site did not violate its TOS.

I am going to create a Digg.com clone http://www.BannedDigg.com Watch this space!!!

]]> By: Connected Internet http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34357 Connected Internet Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:14:41 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-34357 <strong>Quick Links 19-02-07: Digg Mafia Edition...</strong> I’m dedicating this set of links to the great posts that referenced Ajay’s article on ‘Why The Digg Mafia will cost Kevin Rose Millions‘. This one is my favourite. I wanted to leave a comment but you have to register to comment... Quick Links 19-02-07: Digg Mafia Edition…

I’m dedicating this set of links to the great posts that referenced Ajay’s article on ‘Why The Digg Mafia will cost Kevin Rose Millions‘.
This one is my favourite. I wanted to leave a comment but you have to register to comment…

]]> By: Bryan http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-34211 Bryan Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:21:55 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-34211 Digg has turned a bit for the worse. To be quite honest I am surprised that Google hasn't bought them out yet. Google seems to be just as invasive and they are buying everything in arms reach. Digg has turned a bit for the worse. To be quite honest I am surprised that Google hasn’t bought them out yet. Google seems to be just as invasive and they are buying everything in arms reach.

]]> By: Anirudh http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33779 Anirudh Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:32:12 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33779 I read another very interesting aticle about the similar topic. http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2007/2/14/131127/709 I read another very interesting aticle about the similar topic.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2007/2/14/131127/709

]]> By: Lovedeep Wadhwa http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33728 Lovedeep Wadhwa Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:51:55 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33728 I am totally annoyed to see how the story missed the frontpage. If they want to save Digg. They must open Digg algorithm to study and criticism, Make it possible to see who's burying what and introduce Resubmission process for Banned Websites. They can't censor the whole internet. Ajay's story will hit frontpage of other social bookmarking websites. I am totally annoyed to see how the story missed the frontpage.

If they want to save Digg. They must open Digg algorithm to study and criticism, Make it possible to see who’s burying what and introduce Resubmission process for Banned Websites.

They can’t censor the whole internet. Ajay’s story will hit frontpage of other social bookmarking websites.

]]> By: Anirudh http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33722 Anirudh Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:34:34 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33722 I dunno if you've thought of this before, but I thought of workarounds with banned domains http://www.anirudhsanjeev.org/hot-to-submit-stories-to-digg-if-your-domain-is-banned/ I dunno if you’ve thought of this before, but I thought of workarounds with banned domains
http://www.anirudhsanjeev.org/.....is-banned/

]]> By: Mayank http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33674 Mayank Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:27:39 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33674 well, i can only say that digg is at fall and I'm sure that the alexa traffic gives us some indication. Not only that, digg is actually getting very bad responce these days. The only reason for that is some members and may be to some extent digg's policies. well, i can only say that digg is at fall and I’m sure that the alexa traffic gives us some indication. Not only that, digg is actually getting very bad responce these days. The only reason for that is some members and may be to some extent digg’s policies.

]]> By: Jack http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33665 Jack Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:04:34 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33665 digg ban your website? digg ban your website?

]]> By: Anirudh http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33658 Anirudh Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:48:48 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33658 I agree completely. Digg's as good as gone. I'm really bored of the stories. Everything's about game consoles, or some stupid dumb joke. Fuk, it's full of material one would expect in poor forwards. hmm...I think I'll write something about it. I agree completely. Digg’s as good as gone. I’m really bored of the stories. Everything’s about game consoles, or some stupid dumb joke. Fuk, it’s full of material one would expect in poor forwards.

hmm…I think I’ll write something about it.

]]> By: knight17 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-33553 knight17 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:45:52 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/2007/02/18/benchmarking-diggs-democracy/#comment-33553 The digg community thinks that they are "so" special to the online world.The problem is that we gave more inmportance to them because they implemented this idea "greatly" at first.Like Microsoft for the PC, Intel for processors and Google for search. They are popular not because o their product is great but it gave people that experience for the first time and people got addicted with it.But in the case of digg they are just pure amateur fan boys. The digg community thinks that they are “so” special to the online world.The problem is that we gave more inmportance to them because they implemented this idea “greatly” at first.Like Microsoft for the PC, Intel for processors and Google for search.

They are popular not because o their product is great but it gave people that experience for the first time and people got addicted with it.But in the case of digg they are just pure amateur fan boys.

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