52 Diggers Who Should (Probably) be Banned
No, not all Diggers without avatars should be banned. No, not all Diggers who Dugg this story without avatars should be banned. However, the fact that these avatar-less 52 Diggers all Dugg this spam story (now already removed from Digg altogether) was one red flag that all Diggers should watch for. Another tip-off for veteran Diggers is that a story has 50-odd Diggs and none of their friends have Dugg it. That combination of factors warrants further investigation, and chances are that most of the Diggs in this case were by paid Diggers.
Built in double-checks like this make paying for Diggs a ridiculous practice. So why 52 Diggers, not 56? The four with avatars may have just made a mistake, or they might be paid Diggers and fourth others innocent victims sucked in by the catchy headline. Regardless, these things should be tracked and hopefully already are.
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The fact that they have no avatars, don’t make them “paid” diggs. Try looking into each individually to determine their dugg pattern instead.
El Culebro - August 21, 2007 at 1:52 pm
So you’re saying people who don’t use avatars aren’t ‘real’ diggers? I don’t use an avatar :3
Shane - August 21, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I think that everything I write should be on Digg.
Brock Landers - August 21, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Ban the pattern.. not the users.
Jeff - August 21, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Dont let my avatar fool you, this was a paid comment!
Jeff - August 21, 2007 at 8:42 pm
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