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Also, related question - is asking your friends to flag a 'flaggable' article ok.

• jacquesm 17y ago
  I've seen that happen too but it is much much harder to prove. And if it were only the real flaggables that got flagged I'd not have a problem with it but it is also used to bury stuff actively that is in principle as good or better than things that are left untouched.
  • axod 17y ago
    Harder to prove? :/ This is a community. Seems like you're taking this all a little seriously. The bigger threat IMHO is things like the "OMG! This is a funny picture about how programmers see each other ROTFL!". That got something like 80 upvotes (Think it got killed evertually, but still). That's a far bigger worry than people asking friends to lend a vote or 2 to their submissions. IMHO
    • jacquesm 17y ago
      People ganging up on other people is a serious issue, and yes, it does happen. The other item is also a big problem, but don't underestimate the pressure that comes from having your comments systematically downvoted and/or your submissions killed.
      • swombat 17y ago
        People ganging up on other people is a serious issue, and yes, it does happen. I have not seen this happen. As far as I can tell it's a non-problem.
      • axod 17y ago
        Point to some examples of this 'ganging up'. I've not seen it happen here.
• Perceval 17y ago
  Digg has the phenomenon as well, which they termed the 'bury brigades.' Organized groups of users would bury stories from certain sources/submitters or on certain topics. It ended up engendering a great deal of ill-will.