Comments on: The dark side of the community http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2007/05/02/the-dark-side-of-the-community/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chad http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2007/05/02/the-dark-side-of-the-community/comment-page-1/#comment-56236 Chad Wed, 02 May 2007 15:16:18 +0000 http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2007/05/02/the-dark-side-of-the-community/#comment-56236 Ok, maybe I did overstate things a bit - I get overly dramatic late at night :) Mostly I am just disappointed that the level of conversation between users and admins sunk so low, so fast. I had higher hopes for such a community. Ok, maybe I did overstate things a bit – I get overly dramatic late at night :)

Mostly I am just disappointed that the level of conversation between users and admins sunk so low, so fast. I had higher hopes for such a community.

]]> By: Michael http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2007/05/02/the-dark-side-of-the-community/comment-page-1/#comment-56235 Michael Wed, 02 May 2007 15:09:25 +0000 http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2007/05/02/the-dark-side-of-the-community/#comment-56235 You can't build a community-driven site, turn control over to the community for that long and then attempt to impose heavy-handed top-down control. Digg is back up, with the top story containing the code and 17k diggs. "rioted", "mob rule", "tore the site apart" are somewhat hyperbolic term :) This isn't exactly open looting, raping, and burning. You can’t build a community-driven site, turn control over to the community for that long and then attempt to impose heavy-handed top-down control. Digg is back up, with the top story containing the code and 17k diggs.

“rioted”, “mob rule”, “tore the site apart” are somewhat hyperbolic term :) This isn’t exactly open looting, raping, and burning.

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