Comments on: Was Digg Right To Ban Diggboss For His Helpful Script?

By: Singapore Hotel

Singapore Hotel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:38:00 +0000

It’s kind of too powerful to have only 10 users dominating in Digg using the script.

By: Dwayne from Probably Sucks

Dwayne from Probably Sucks — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:52:27 +0000

Digg is quite clearly letting the success get to their heads. They think that just because they're in the top 300 most visited websites on the Internet – they can manipulate, lie and cheat users out of their hard work.

Digg has some growing up to do. But when you're founder looks like a 16 year old teenager with a Macbook, what more can you expect?

By: Dwayne from Probably Sucks

Dwayne from Probably Sucks — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:52:27 +0000

Digg has some growing up to do. But when you're founder looks like a 16 year old teenager with a Macbook, what more can you expect?

By: Dwayne from Probably Sucks

Dwayne from Probably Sucks — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:52:27 +0000

Digg has some growing up to do. But when you're founder looks like a 16 year old teenager with a Macbook, what more can you expect?

By: MrBabySpam

MrBabySpam — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:19:07 +0000

1) That is not the script that got him banned.

2) Why are you asking people if Digg's actions were fair without ever posting a single line of their TOS? Um, don't you think for people to make an accurate decision, they should be informed of what the rules are before asking if a ban was unfair? Or did you just want everyone to jump on your bandwagon? The answer is pretty obvious.

By: max

max — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:37:48 +0000

I don't know if it was fair or not, all I know that it is kind of irritating how digg is monopolized by like 10 or so top users. It makes it hard, if not impossible, for the little guys like me to get anything dugg/promoted. I feel like I have to go to one of the top guys and ask them for a favor… like going to big sal or something lol

By: Digg Cleans House, Bans 80+ Script Users | TheJunction.net

Digg Cleans House, Bans 80+ Script Users | TheJunction.net — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:49:25 +0000

[...] those banned was a user named Diggboss who had developed a GreaseMonkey script for checking up on friends to see whether they’ve dugg the items that [...]

By: Amit Goyal

Amit Goyal — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:01:53 +0000

DiggBoss really made a great app for the digger ! I think the Digg was really unfair to him..
He had made a Damn useful tool for all the digger…
I think its Digg's BAD LUCK to lose such a great user n person….

By: Pali Madra

Pali Madra — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:58:52 +0000

A service provider should be able to control who does what with their service. We need to give that to them. I agree that your script helps users in using Digg but then if it is screwing up Digg's system then they have every right to bann the usage and the members using it. However, warning of the ban is a must which was apparently not given in this case.

By: adam

adam — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:16:04 +0000

When I started on Digg I didn't have a clue of how to use it. I was shouting and re-shouting my submissions up to 20 times and nobody wanted me as a friend. Once I sent a question to DiggBoss and he took time to chat with me about how to start on Digg and much more. I was impressed that he took time for me, because I sent many emails to Digg Power Users, which haven't been replied, ever. He even helped me by checking my submission, if they were appropriate for Digg (if he gave me the green light I knew submission is not spammy or against Digg TOS…).
I am sad and I'll miss them. I hope, they'll be back soon.