Long overdue...
Digg Banning Users For Not Reading Stories
Digg can be a strange entity at times. In the latest bit of drama, the powers that be seem to be cracking down on something most Digg users are guilty of: Blind Digging/burying.W Zip
The following text is from an email received by a banned Digg user:
"Your account was banned for the rate of Digging activity you’ve engaged in. We’ve determined that the time in which your Diggs happen, it isn’t possible to actually read the stories. Please read each and every story before you Digg or bury a story. Once you agree that you will Digg/bury more responsibly and read the stories, we will unban your account".
It would appear that there is some sort of automated algorithm which measures the interval between landing on a page and Digging a story. If it determines insufficient time has passed to have read the article it throws up a flag, and the user may be banned.
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