1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Digg is banning users because they digg too often

Discussion in 'Social Networks' started by ahkip, May 23, 2007.

  1. Crimsonc

    Crimsonc Peon

    Messages:
    616
    Likes Received:
    15
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    if the guy is clicking digg one after the other without reading the story he's changing the levels un-naturally there is nothing wrong with warning him about it.

    Why vote for a story if you don't even know what it's about?
     
    Crimsonc, May 23, 2007 IP
    kiviniar likes this.
  2. astounding

    astounding Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    167
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    103
    #3
    Thanks for the headsup. Gotta stop digging my stuff so much. :)
     
    astounding, May 23, 2007 IP
  3. kiviniar

    kiviniar Notable Member

    Messages:
    1,964
    Likes Received:
    256
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    255
    #4
    I am too mind here...

    After all some of us are actually spamming Digg and this could be our counteraction if we were the owners
    Thanks for the thumbs up anyways..

    I guess we need to be careful
     
    kiviniar, May 23, 2007 IP
  4. forumrating

    forumrating Notable Member

    Messages:
    6,565
    Likes Received:
    347
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    275
    #5
    i hope other bookmark networks don't follow the same after digg. i myself haven't used digg yet though
     
    forumrating, May 23, 2007 IP
  5. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

    Messages:
    9,205
    Likes Received:
    647
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    310
    #6
    For me, at nice title + description is enough for a digg. Also, something i just don't want to go back to digg and digg it so i do it in advance
     
    ahkip, May 23, 2007 IP
  6. syedwasi87

    syedwasi87 Active Member

    Messages:
    2,147
    Likes Received:
    59
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    90
    #7
    hmm interesting read...one shud be careful!
     
    syedwasi87, May 23, 2007 IP
  7. maldives

    maldives Prominent Member

    Messages:
    7,187
    Likes Received:
    902
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    310
    #8
    Digg really suc*s. All what they achive is loosing pottential visitors.
     
    maldives, May 23, 2007 IP
  8. Cristian Mezei

    Cristian Mezei Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,332
    Likes Received:
    355
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    213
    #9
    Actually, Digg never accounted for anyone's adivice up until now ..

    They only time when Digg listened to it's users, was with that HD code story, when they actually couldn't run the site anymore ...
     
    Cristian Mezei, May 23, 2007 IP
  9. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

    Messages:
    6,071
    Likes Received:
    491
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    300
    #10
    That makes sense to me and I see nothing wrong with it in the slightest. Look down in the BST here and count the social bookmarking sites. That shows some things are simply unnatural, and I applaud them for cracking down on such things. If I actually used Digg, I'd expect the top stories to actually be naturally dugg by people that actually read the stories.

    Automated system, mass diggs, digg trades, and the like, should all be filtered out (granted, I'm a hypocrite, and follow along with the social bookmarking threads here at DP, but that's a different topic ;) )
     
    Qryztufre, May 23, 2007 IP
  10. vinodis

    vinodis Peon

    Messages:
    304
    Likes Received:
    6
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    @Qryztufre. Now we know who the dig spy over here is! ;)
     
    vinodis, May 23, 2007 IP
  11. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

    Messages:
    6,071
    Likes Received:
    491
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    300
    #12
    Who? *looks around nervously, while innocently whistling* Heh, I have two digs total, one is the article in the OP, the other is something I actually found interesting. I also have two stumble threads, and have posted in several others (yeah, I know there is a huge difference, but *shrug*).

    I actually dislike Digg, as they do not offer adequate tags for my niche and interests (unless you count weird news or whatever). I'd not help them one way or another, but I can certainly applaud them for trying to keep their stats/diggs organic. I'd likely be doing the same thing if I were them.
     
    Qryztufre, May 23, 2007 IP
  12. Etherfast

    Etherfast Peon

    Messages:
    1,192
    Likes Received:
    54
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    That sounds harsh. The username they banned for "too many diggs" was an old user in there, about two years old. A warning would have been in place. Instead, they set up a direct ban.
     
    Etherfast, May 23, 2007 IP
  13. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

    Messages:
    6,071
    Likes Received:
    491
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    300
    #14
    That would seem like the prudent thing to do... though I wonder if a warning was given and we are only getting half the story. I would like to hear the other side to see what they are saying/thinking.

    Either way though, I'm assuming we are not getting the full story here.
     
    Qryztufre, May 23, 2007 IP
  14. Etherfast

    Etherfast Peon

    Messages:
    1,192
    Likes Received:
    54
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    I followed the story on another blog ;)
    The user didn't receive any first warning about it. He got banned, contacted them and was replied the "too many diggs" reason.
    After 12 hours, his account was reinstated, but I wonder under what conditions.
     
    Etherfast, May 23, 2007 IP
  15. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

    Messages:
    6,071
    Likes Received:
    491
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    300
    #16

    It happened to one of the members in the Digg discussion as well. He said he "promised to read the full article" in the future...which I guess means if he get's flagged again it'll be good bye forever.

    I think if they are not giving warnings first, then shame on them.

    I also think that if you are against such actions, then you should likely digg every article you can find on it. If we all dugg them, they'd make it to page one, and others would find it, and digg it...and maybe warnings would start getting issued *shrug* One man can make a difference...assuming there are thousands of them ;)
     
    Qryztufre, May 23, 2007 IP
  16. Etherfast

    Etherfast Peon

    Messages:
    1,192
    Likes Received:
    54
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #17
    Good point.
    Are you familiar to the HD-DVD fiasco on Digg? =)
    Now that was a story.
     
    Etherfast, May 23, 2007 IP
  17. sparksflying

    sparksflying Peon

    Messages:
    1,066
    Likes Received:
    50
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #18
    They banned my account and my blog ..... There was nothing suspicios.. Just "Dugg" my own items after I posted them...

    :-(
     
    sparksflying, May 23, 2007 IP
  18. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

    Messages:
    6,071
    Likes Received:
    491
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    300
    #19
    Yes, which is the exact reason I suggested the articles be dugg...

    And for things like this, a Digg is not enough...you should also stumble the articles. That'll pull in other random potential diggs ;) You should also discuss things like this on forums (like this thread) and then digg and stumble the threads. When the man steps on the little guy, it's the other little peoples responsibility to help out.

    However, in this case, I'm still thinking we don't have the full story... like how many Diggs were these guys doing? 100's maybe 1,000's a day...an hour? They certainly had to do enough to set off flags someplace.
     
    Qryztufre, May 23, 2007 IP
  19. a7a7

    a7a7 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    359
    Likes Received:
    9
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    108
    #20
    well, all this can do is to reduce moral of good users.

    because, in any case, the ones who are there to make 'fake' diggs dont really care! if they get banned.. they open another account and keep doing what they were doing. At the end of the day, this affects on the mass which actually is NOT there for fake diggs.

    looks like a point of view? hu? :)
     
    a7a7, May 23, 2007 IP