How to Become A Digg Power User (With A 75% Popular Ratio)

by Brett Borders on December 24, 2008

Digg banned several power users this week, including the popular users: Insaincain02 and TheDataWhore.

Some users have complained that the Digg management is trying to control the politics of the site by banning power accounts without warning: somewhat arbitrarily deleting users’ profiles if they become “too good” at sharing content and social networking.

Some power users feel that Digg is becoming a police state. image: Leo Roubos

bryantTheDataWhore (a.k.a. Bryant Smith) wrote an excellent, extremely revealing piece on how to become a power digger with a 75% ratio. He shares his personal story and lets some heavy-hitting tips and tactics out of the bag… perhaps the most detailed insights into the Digg algorithm and subculture that have ever been published.

If you’re interested in what happens behind the scenes on Digg or other popular social news sites… and you only read one article this holiday season… read this!

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  • In addition to having a strange policy of banning Diggers who have figured out a way to game their ago, most social sites are incredibly far left wing. I have noticed that anyone who disagrees with the far left agenda, supports traditional family values, etc., is typically targeted and deleted as well.

    It appears the First Amendment only applies to far left wing thoughts.
  • Brett Borders
    @Nick Stamoulis,

    I think it's a fine balance... like running a casino. Gotta let the coins trickle out (allow people to have ego gratification and have popular stories) but don't let them mess the place up or bleed ya dry.

    Dave Dugdale,
    Follow this guy's instructions and you are sure to get at least a %7.5 popular ratio in no time ;)
  • 75% success rate just blows me away, I have a 0% success rate, but then I have only submitted my own stuff. :)
  • Some websites seem to always amaze me, why on earth you would want to ban someone who good too good at your website is amazing.
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