Banned on digg

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I got banned on digg because I used script called “digg friends easier“. It is not a automatic “robot” script that diggs automatically. It just makes easier to digg friends stories. I don’t think that it is big problem.

After reading couple of other stories about diggs banns. I realized that digg is trying to stop top users to dominate the front page. The main way to use your “popularity” to gain diggs is tp shout/share stories with friends. It looks like digg admins don’t want that peoples uses shout system.

But why they don’t want that I share stories with my friends! Is it against the rules? If they don’t want that people share stories, then remove the shout system. Without shout system digg would be better place for everyone.

Then, why they can’t send a warning first that someone is doing something that they don’t like? Example, if I get a warning. I would remove every script and disable shouting, but no, they can’t warn me.

Biggest issue is that I dont have any site where I can go. Digg is simple the best. I used digg every day, it was always open on my another computer, I always checked what cool was submitted. I loved digg, I still love it, but I cant use it anymore.

Tips for users that haven’t yet got banned: Disable shout system, remove every single scripts that affects way of digg works. (maybe even adblock) Keep your recent diggs low. Do not shout or digg shouts you receive. Do not share stories with your friends.

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  3. polymath22  •  October 13, 2008 @4:35 am Reply to this comment

    there are lots of alternatives to digg that are MUCH better.

    try Reddit.com, mixx.com, ning.com, and stumbleupon.com (needs the firefox browser and stumble buttons, google for and download and install, its easy)

  4. knud  •  October 13, 2008 @12:29 pm Reply to this comment

    Hi

    I am working on a site which try to solve many of the problems with digg.com.
    You can find it on http://crowdnews.eu.

    The main problem with digg is the voting system.
    When only top voted stories get on the front page it has
    to be a subject that many can relate to,
    which result in stories with a low information content.

    Crowdnews solves this by using sharing instead of voting.
    Every have a personal news page on which they can subscribe to other users and when those users share stories they will appear on the personal news page.

    Join me on CrowdNews

  5. k00pa  •  October 13, 2008 @12:52 pm Reply to this comment

    @polymath22

    I have signed for mixx, stumbleupon and reddid. I like all of them, expect reddit. Actually, I used stumbleupon before digg.

    @knud

    That looks nice! I hope that your idea works.

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