Comments on: Digg Duplicates, A Fundamental Flaw Exposed http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/ They say if you have a 1000 monkeys at a 1000 keyboards, eventually they will produce the works of Shakespeare. This is what happens when you put 3Monkeys at one keyboard... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sony ht-ct150 3d http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/comment-page-1/#comment-4123 sony ht-ct150 3d Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:53:53 +0000 http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/#comment-4123 Thank you, I have recently been hunting for info about this subject for ages and yours is the best I have located so far. Thank you, I have recently been hunting for info about this subject for ages and yours is the best I have located so far.

]]> By: Jacob Wyke http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jacob Wyke Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:05:07 +0000 http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/#comment-24 Yeah I feel this feature is sorely needed as I always digg and read about 4-5 articles on the same story, but each offers a unique take on the story and everybody just diggs down any duplicates. If Digg are serious about being a social NEWS site rather than a social "look what random old articles ive found on the web" site then they need to do something about it. Yeah I feel this feature is sorely needed as I always digg and read about 4-5 articles on the same story, but each offers a unique take on the story and everybody just diggs down any duplicates. If Digg are serious about being a social NEWS site rather than a social “look what random old articles ive found on the web” site then they need to do something about it.

]]> By: 3Monkeys http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/comment-page-1/#comment-22 3Monkeys Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:10:55 +0000 http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/#comment-22 Don, Thank you for your comments , I feel as you do that this issue should be addressed by digg. I and others have offered up the solution you suggest in the past as well. Hopefully the digg staff will make this type of functionallity a reality. But I doubt they will. Don,

Thank you for your comments , I feel as you do that this issue should be addressed by digg. I and others have offered up the solution you suggest in the past as well. Hopefully the digg staff will make this type of functionallity a reality. But I doubt they will.

]]> By: donwilson http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/comment-page-1/#comment-21 donwilson Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:37:00 +0000 http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/09/digg-duplicates-a-fundamental-flaw/#comment-21 This is quickly fixed by allowing users to merge similar articles together, not exactly a "fundamental flaw". Once the articles are merged together, all of the links that are merged are directed to the main article. This is an idea I had a long time ago (and surprised that digg hasn't even implemented something like this) for a social news site I was creating. This is quickly fixed by allowing users to merge similar articles together, not exactly a “fundamental flaw”. Once the articles are merged together, all of the links that are merged are directed to the main article.

This is an idea I had a long time ago (and surprised that digg hasn’t even implemented something like this) for a social news site I was creating.

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