Comments on: Digg getting bad? http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/534-Digg-Getting-Bad Helping you to get the most out of modern technology and communications since 2004. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sunny Boy http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/534-Digg-Getting-Bad/comment-page-1#comment-318 Sunny Boy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-318 <p>I believe it's the algorithm that's used, that makes Digg so bad. They need to make it harder for an article to get to the front page and make a spelling check mandatory - using a custom dictionary with common words such as 'Firefox' and 'Microsoft' (:D) allowed. Such as Google's page rank algorithm, Diggs needs updating to take into account the crap that posts damn un-interesting and crap articles.<br /></p><p>Slashdot is for the people, but not by the people. Digg is. </p> I believe it’s the algorithm that’s used, that makes Digg so bad. They need to make it harder for an article to get to the front page and make a spelling check mandatory – using a custom dictionary with common words such as ‘Firefox’ and ‘Microsoft’ (:D) allowed. Such as Google’s page rank algorithm, Diggs needs updating to take into account the crap that posts damn un-interesting and crap articles.

Slashdot is for the people, but not by the people. Digg is. 

]]> By: Ramble http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/534-Digg-Getting-Bad/comment-page-1#comment-319 Ramble Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-319 Agreed, Digg is getting terrible now.<br />There is at least 2 Apple related sotires per day when about 5% of the entire IT populace use Apple computers.<br /> Agreed, Digg is getting terrible now.
There is at least 2 Apple related sotires per day when about 5% of the entire IT populace use Apple computers.

]]> By: Dagur http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/534-Digg-Getting-Bad/comment-page-1#comment-326 Dagur Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-326 You should check out <a title="Reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com">Reddit</a>. It's much nicer. <br /> You should check out Reddit. It’s much nicer.

]]> By: Khlo http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/534-Digg-Getting-Bad/comment-page-1#comment-327 Khlo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-327 Another annoying thing about Digg: someone posts a list of 10 Firefox extensions which makes the front page every few days.<br /> Another annoying thing about Digg: someone posts a list of 10 Firefox extensions which makes the front page every few days.

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