Comments on: Banned By Digg for Aiding and Abetting the Conservative Voice http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/ Fighting Like Warriors and Thinking Right. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:53:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-355021 Andrew Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:06:19 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-355021 I don't know anything at all about Digg, but if you were banned for putting up conservative news items then that's terrible. You have as much right to post things there as any of us liberals do. I might suggest, however, that all the liberal bashing from the commenters here is risking losing you your deserved moral high-ground here. Yes, Liberals are "mean-spirited and intolerant," as are Conservatives, as are Centrists, because, in general, people are mean-spirited, intolerant, and ignorant. I don’t know anything at all about Digg, but if you were banned for putting up conservative news items then that’s terrible. You have as much right to post things there as any of us liberals do.

I might suggest, however, that all the liberal bashing from the commenters here is risking losing you your deserved moral high-ground here. Yes, Liberals are “mean-spirited and intolerant,” as are Conservatives, as are Centrists, because, in general, people are mean-spirited, intolerant, and ignorant.

]]> By: Jay http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-310081 Jay Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:46:20 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-310081 I have been banned twice this week from two different user accounts from digg. I assume it was because I was posting negative obama items. I never used profanity or personally attacked any pro obama users. I think this is very unfair, but I guess that just confirms my suspicions about libs. I have been banned twice this week from two different user accounts from digg. I assume it was because I was posting negative obama items. I never used profanity or personally attacked any pro obama users. I think this is very unfair, but I guess that just confirms my suspicions about libs.

]]> By: Albert http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-142568 Albert Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:44:34 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-142568 Us and Them, Us and Them... If we don't stop fighting amongst ourselves, how do you expect us to get anywhere? Politics of this sort aren't worth the effort. Both liberals and conservatives have missed the point entirely- shouldn't people be working towards the betterment of mankind, not the collection of wealth, or whatever the hell you people are trying to do? At the very least, give something worth arguing about a shot. Use your imaginations. If you can care so much about something as utterly banal and, frankly, dumb, as this crap, I'd love to see what you'd accomplish if you concentrated on something important. Us and Them, Us and Them… If we don’t stop fighting amongst ourselves, how do you expect us to get anywhere? Politics of this sort aren’t worth the effort. Both liberals and conservatives have missed the point entirely- shouldn’t people be working towards the betterment of mankind, not the collection of wealth, or whatever the hell you people are trying to do? At the very least, give something worth arguing about a shot. Use your imaginations. If you can care so much about something as utterly banal and, frankly, dumb, as this crap, I’d love to see what you’d accomplish if you concentrated on something important.

]]> By: christopher http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-142544 christopher Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:12:11 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-142544 The irony is the entire site is based around the idea of being democratic, and Digg is anything but. The irony is the entire site is based around the idea of being democratic, and Digg is anything but.

]]> By: NEW SITE GETS BANNED FROM DIGG WITHIN 6 DAYS - Steve http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-85333 NEW SITE GETS BANNED FROM DIGG WITHIN 6 DAYS - Steve Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:56:55 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-85333 Digg.com is getting cocky and banning small web sites just because digg’s users submit them to digg and digg’s moderators don’t like it. Scifidigg.com is the latest victim of Digg’s “We are big, you are small and we can do whatever we want” attitude. First some background. After running the website Scifi2u.com for the last year we realised there was a demand for a scifi digg type website – 6 Days ago ScifiDigg.com was born and is powered by open source Pligg and the YouTube API. So what went wrong? The site went live on the 22 March 2007. People submitted stories and video links to digg and other sites del.icio.us, Yahoo, Simply and Reddit. Having a submit button makes submitting very easy and fast but that could be a problem. Let’s get to the point WITHIN 6 DAYS THE SITE HAS BEEN BANNED FROM DIGG Digg’s moderators decided that since the link pointed to my site and the posts are mainly videos from YouTube ScifiDigg should be banned from digg and no other links from scifidigg.com can be posted to digg. Digg’s response I contacted digg to find out what happened and why they blocked my site. The response I got from them was that my site violated their terms of use, by copying another site. I explained to them that although the video is streamed by YouTube we give the facility for original coments to be added. The response I got was that they do not allow sites that copy other sites to be submitted to digg. I told them that according to their rules they should also ban Yahoo news, since it does not have an original content but republish articles from PCWorld, Reuters, MACWorld and others. Also falls under this category other major sites like neowin.net, blink.nu and many more that are doing exactly the same infact they should ban YouTube because the video content is often copied from other video websites. But hey, they are big sites and digg can’t pick on them without repercussion, like they can pick on small blogs that try to establish themselves. So what have we learned? · Digg’s users don’t really determine what gets promoted, but digg’s moderators do. · Digg have a different set of rules for small site and different rules for big sites, even though both are doing the same. · Digg will ban a small site just because one of its user’s submitted an article that other digg members liked and promoted, but moderator didn’t like the link. · Digg will not listen to reason when told that the site did not violate its TOS. I am going to create a Digg.com clone http://www.BannedDigg.com Watch this space!!! Digg.com is getting cocky and banning small web sites just because digg’s users submit them to digg and digg’s moderators don’t like it. Scifidigg.com is the latest victim of Digg’s “We are big, you are small and we can do whatever we want” attitude.
First some background.
After running the website Scifi2u.com for the last year we realised there was a demand for a scifi digg type website – 6 Days ago ScifiDigg.com was born and is powered by open source Pligg and the YouTube API.
So what went wrong?
The site went live on the 22 March 2007. People submitted stories and video links to digg and other sites del.icio.us, Yahoo, Simply and Reddit. Having a submit button makes submitting very easy and fast but that could be a problem.
Let’s get to the point
WITHIN 6 DAYS THE SITE HAS BEEN BANNED FROM DIGG
Digg’s moderators decided that since the link pointed to my site and the posts are mainly videos from YouTube ScifiDigg should be banned from digg and no other links from scifidigg.com can be posted to digg.
Digg’s response
I contacted digg to find out what happened and why they blocked my site. The response I got from them was that my site violated their terms of use, by copying another site. I explained to them that although the video is streamed by YouTube we give the facility for original coments to be added.
The response I got was that they do not allow sites that copy other sites to be submitted to digg. I told them that according to their rules they should also ban Yahoo news, since it does not have an original content but republish articles from PCWorld, Reuters, MACWorld and others. Also falls under this category other major sites like neowin.net, blink.nu and many more that are doing exactly the same infact they should ban YouTube because the video content is often copied from other video websites. But hey, they are big sites and digg can’t pick on them without repercussion, like they can pick on small blogs that try to establish themselves.
So what have we learned?
· Digg’s users don’t really determine what gets promoted, but digg’s moderators do.
· Digg have a different set of rules for small site and different rules for big sites, even though both are doing the same.
· Digg will ban a small site just because one of its user’s submitted an article that other digg members liked and promoted, but moderator didn’t like the link.
· Digg will not listen to reason when told that the site did not violate its TOS.

I am going to create a Digg.com clone http://www.BannedDigg.com Watch this space!!!

]]> By: Bigbaray http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-81722 Bigbaray Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:47:25 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-81722 LOL. I have been banned for my conservative views and willingness to defend them. LOL. I have been banned for my conservative views and willingness to defend them.

]]> By: Gop3.com: The Triumvirate » Blog Archive » Gay News Daily Takes Over Politics Category at Digg Competitor Spotplex.com http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-81202 Gop3.com: The Triumvirate » Blog Archive » Gay News Daily Takes Over Politics Category at Digg Competitor Spotplex.com Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:40:27 +0000 http://gop3.com/2007/02/20/banned-by-digg-for-aiding-and-abetting-the-conservative-voice/#comment-81202 [...] posts according to the number of times they have been clicked on versus a Digg/Bury system that liberals have used to game Digg and ban conservatives. I will still link to spotplex, it has great potential but, it’s entire political section is [...] [...] posts according to the number of times they have been clicked on versus a Digg/Bury system that liberals have used to game Digg and ban conservatives. I will still link to spotplex, it has great potential but, it’s entire political section is [...]

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