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Digg to Top Users: QUIT NOW?

Posted on November 3, 2006 in: Digg

Seems like the changes to the front page promotion algorithm have been drastic. After scrolling through the last 48 hours worth of stories promoted to the front page I counted a total of 2 stories submitted by top 25 users on Digg. In fact one of my own submissions currently has 93 diggs and no front page.

I realize I’m hardly a top user at #34 but after the last few weeks mass deletion of accounts and now these drastic changes it looks like the Digg staff is looking to get rid of its frequent posters. Kevin or Jay care to comment?

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3 Comments For This Post

  1. hdr Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 5:46 pm

    Do DIGG editors monitor posts and bury some themselves? Ron Paul stuff gets knocked off the front page all the time.

  2. tom Says:
    August 5th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    I remember the top users list being taken away. I ended up moving to reddit where I still am today.

  3. Link Building Service Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Hi Ryan, Just dropping by to pick up a link :-) I just added you to my LinkedIn network too.

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  1. Open Letter to Kevin Rose Says:
    November 22nd, 2007 at 1:35 pm

    [...] Why then, we wonder, does Digg continue to snub its most prolific community members, rather than reward or even encourage them? With the latest change in Digg’s promotion algorithm, it seems that the message you are sending to the site’s most active users is that its time for them to quit. [...]

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