Comments on: A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of Digg (Bury Brigade Top 50) http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mariod505 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-154088 Mariod505 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:30:52 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-154088 I'm also on the above list, and I have to say I'm a little offended. If you're going to publish my profile name and accuse me of something, at least let me know. Send me an email, pm, or something, don't just go publishing my account name for me to only find accidentally three years later. You realize that people can probably find personal info on me by googling my username and so you're just setting me up for god knows what. Luckily I think most of your readers see this "analysis" as totally flawed. Like some of the other commenters, I'm just a normal guy burying stories I think are inaccurate or misleading - exactly as you are supposed to on Digg, and have no idea who the others in "the brigade" are. I’m also on the above list, and I have to say I’m a little offended. If you’re going to publish my profile name and accuse me of something, at least let me know. Send me an email, pm, or something, don’t just go publishing my account name for me to only find accidentally three years later. You realize that people can probably find personal info on me by googling my username and so you’re just setting me up for god knows what.

Luckily I think most of your readers see this “analysis” as totally flawed. Like some of the other commenters, I’m just a normal guy burying stories I think are inaccurate or misleading – exactly as you are supposed to on Digg, and have no idea who the others in “the brigade” are.

]]> By: Healthy Like a Bear » Digg’s Bury Brigade Top 50 & Most Buried Stories http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-73129 Healthy Like a Bear » Digg’s Bury Brigade Top 50 & Most Buried Stories Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:24:50 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-73129 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: The Puzzling Sanjaya Malakar Phenomenon at Baron VC http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-10504 The Puzzling Sanjaya Malakar Phenomenon at Baron VC Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:16:37 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-10504 [...] The Puzzling Sanjaya Malakar Phenomenon 11Apr07 Powered by Gregarious (21)The Sanjaya Malakar wave sweeping the nation is puzzling indeed. There’s a lot of debate as to whether there is some kind of nefarious conspiracy to vote Sanjaya to the top and kill American Idol in the process. The debate is similar the one of whether Digg has a bury brigade. [...] [...] The Puzzling Sanjaya Malakar Phenomenon 11Apr07 Powered by Gregarious (21)The Sanjaya Malakar wave sweeping the nation is puzzling indeed. There’s a lot of debate as to whether there is some kind of nefarious conspiracy to vote Sanjaya to the top and kill American Idol in the process. The debate is similar the one of whether Digg has a bury brigade. [...]

]]> By: baron http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-2569 baron Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:46:26 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-2569 Well, I agree with how some people feel about it. I think it's always a matter of micro versus macro where individuals do something they feel is right but it has different consequences when taken as an aggregate. Sorry your name happened to come up on the list. Well, I agree with how some people feel about it. I think it’s always a matter of micro versus macro where individuals do something they feel is right but it has different consequences when taken as an aggregate.

Sorry your name happened to come up on the list.

]]> By: bluesbyrd http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-2537 bluesbyrd Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:37:36 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-2537 I show up as a frequent burier, but I am certainly not trying to game the system. I bury people who submit post after post to 1 and only 1 site, almost always their own blog. It is easy to verify by looking at their profile and seeing that they only submit or digg articles on 1 and only 1 site. I consider this spam and bury accordingly. This is especially annoying when 1 user submits 10-20 posts to their own site in a matter of as many minutes - I think you'll agree that this happens quite often, and I don't think there's any other name for it but spam. Burying is an important function, it is not always "censorship" of views one disagrees with. There's inhibition as well as excitation among neurons. Sure it can be abused, but burying on digg is probably mostly legitimate. I show up as a frequent burier, but I am certainly not trying to game the system.

I bury people who submit post after post to 1 and only 1 site, almost always their own blog. It is easy to verify by looking at their profile and seeing that they only submit or digg articles on 1 and only 1 site. I consider this spam and bury accordingly. This is especially annoying when 1 user submits 10-20 posts to their own site in a matter of as many minutes – I think you’ll agree that this happens quite often, and I don’t think there’s any other name for it but spam. Burying is an important function, it is not always “censorship” of views one disagrees with. There’s inhibition as well as excitation among neurons. Sure it can be abused, but burying on digg is probably mostly legitimate.

]]> By: baron http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 baron Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:05:31 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-1615 Thank you all for commenting. As some of you have noted, the data is not only from a limited time window but noted for its inaccuracy by the person who collected it. Having said that I merely ran a script on the raw data to reformat it. It's not for any conclusive evidence but more for a discussion which didn't happen. I suppose the subject of burying will continue to be a hot topic for some time to come. What I will say is that this whole debate is a product of the percieved decline in the quality of interactions on Digg. At least that's my take. I appreciate the comments though it was quite a heated and interesting read. Thank you all for commenting. As some of you have noted, the data is not only from a limited time window but noted for its inaccuracy by the person who collected it. Having said that I merely ran a script on the raw data to reformat it. It’s not for any conclusive evidence but more for a discussion which didn’t happen. I suppose the subject of burying will continue to be a hot topic for some time to come.

What I will say is that this whole debate is a product of the percieved decline in the quality of interactions on Digg. At least that’s my take. I appreciate the comments though it was quite a heated and interesting read.

]]> By: Social-Media-News.com » Why Digg Needs the Bury Brigade http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Social-Media-News.com » Why Digg Needs the Bury Brigade Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:42:34 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-1591 [...] members, the data sent the blogosphere buzzing. The buzzing quickly became a roar as more and more blogs began weighing in and accused users spoke up in their own defense. The situation peaked when [...] [...] members, the data sent the blogosphere buzzing. The buzzing quickly became a roar as more and more blogs began weighing in and accused users spoke up in their own defense. The situation peaked when [...]

]]> By: morty http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 morty Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:01:00 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-1588 Yeah - I'm not sure how accurate this is. What's the timeframe of these buries? All time? Past 30? Past week? Because I can guarantee you that I've buried hundreds of stories, if not close to 1000 and I don't see my name here. Maybe I'm not clear on the criteria, but ... And, just to be clear, I don't bury stories because I disagree with them. Debate is a great vehicle for progress. I only bury those that are poorly written, spam (real spam), lame one-line blog posts when the poster should have just submitted the actual story (I guess that amounts to "real spam"), and stories that are provably innacurate. Yeah – I’m not sure how accurate this is. What’s the timeframe of these buries? All time? Past 30? Past week?

Because I can guarantee you that I’ve buried hundreds of stories, if not close to 1000 and I don’t see my name here.

Maybe I’m not clear on the criteria, but …

And, just to be clear, I don’t bury stories because I disagree with them. Debate is a great vehicle for progress. I only bury those that are poorly written, spam (real spam), lame one-line blog posts when the poster should have just submitted the actual story (I guess that amounts to “real spam”), and stories that are provably innacurate.

]]> By: enigmakerze http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 enigmakerze Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:37:02 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-1586 Surely if you don't agree with the point of view in a story you should use the comment function rather than the bury function. If the story made it to the popular section then someone out there thinks it's pretty good. Surely if you don’t agree with the point of view in a story you should use the comment function rather than the bury function.

If the story made it to the popular section then someone out there thinks it’s pretty good.

]]> By: Ramblings from the Marginalized » Speed Linking for March 2, 2007 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 Ramblings from the Marginalized » Speed Linking for March 2, 2007 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:07:39 +0000 http://baron.vc/a-tribute-to-the-unsung-heroes-of-digg-bury-brigade-top-50/#comment-1585 [...] A tribute to the unsung heroes of Digg (Bury Brigade Top 50) - I consider Baron to be an associate of mine but, I can’t help wanting to club him over the head for this post! This should have been mine! He went and wrote a post so good even Wired.com linked to him… All kidding aside it’s still a good read. [...] [...] A tribute to the unsung heroes of Digg (Bury Brigade Top 50) – I consider Baron to be an associate of mine but, I can’t help wanting to club him over the head for this post! This should have been mine! He went and wrote a post so good even Wired.com linked to him… All kidding aside it’s still a good read. [...]

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