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Digg CEO Jay Adelson's Take on the So-Called "Revolt" view story

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blog.wired.com — There are a few things Digg CEO Jay Adelson would like to get off his chest. First of all, the so-called "Digg revolt" that took place last night? It wasn't really a revolt, he says. For those who missed it, several of the top diggers -- including And

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  1. Okay, I call bullshit on this quote:

    "And another thing: Despite rumors that top diggers have been randomly banned from the site, Andelson swears that Digg only gives users the boot if they have repeatedly broken the terms of service contract (e.g. accepted money from a marketer, submitted porn sites, etc.). Adelson says for privacy reasons the company can't explain why specific individuals have been banned, but it's never arbitrary."

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  2. @cGt2099

    Wow....digg users just got marginalized. Jay's recap shows he knows people won't leave his site. It shows that he thinks he and digg are invincible.

    Just goes to show you, they should have done it. This quote is why.

    ""Let's be realistic about what happened yesterday," Adelson says. "It wasn't a revolt. To me, a revolt is when a statistically significant group of people cause a disruption. These guys are significant to me personally, but this wasn't a revolt."

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82314_24 spuds submitted this on January 26, 2008.