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dag (Member Profile)

joemawlma says...

jeez, you're awfully sensitive and hostile over the subject. I can't imagine why. I'm sure there's a good reason though.

I also like how you pick and choose the things you'd like to respond to me about and show zero humility the entire time.

last post.

In reply to this comment by dag:
What? Sorry, my decisions turned Choggie into a troll? Sorry, but I'm to blame for Choggie throwing a fit because we wouldn't give him a 4th channel?

You've really got it all worked out in your head. I wish on you a community, so you can try out all of your stellar notions.

It's easy to shout and judge from the sidelines - and you can do that at Digg or Reddit to your heart's content. Good luck on getting a response from their admins on bullshit accusations or poorly thought out screeds against authority.


In reply to this comment by joemawlma:
ok dag.

"Actually, you sound quite sure of your opinions all-around. As much as you malign Digg, I can't help but feel you would be more comfortable there."

i left digg for reddit a long time ago when the same stuff started happening there as is now starting to happen here. you wouldn't have had to ban those other members (for good reason) had this whole thing been more fair. yes, choggie was a troll, but your decisions turned him into that.

i realize you need to find a compromise for 'necro-spamming' as you've suggested but there are plenty of intelligent ways to do that which won't punish everyone. for example, only let members with 100 stars comment. or flag people who change massive numbers of comments all at once. or just delete the accounts all together of people who pull that crap. i find your excuse for this change to be "complete and utter bullshit." and i know for a fact there are better alternatives that could be programmed into siftbot.

finally, considering this site is successful because of the members and the whole concept is based on DEMOCRACY, why not do something FAIR like ask for valid suggestions from the community and then have them vote on the best ones? you could have posted it on the front page for a week or month and again even only let those with at least a gold star vote. but you didn't. gavel hits the desk, and if we don't like it, we can leave. because you're the owner and creator right? the "ruler" if you will. i've dealt with enough of that attitude for the past 8 years from evil bush supporters in my country.

i apologize for our disagreement and i appreciate your creation that is the sift. i've been around so long because you beat me to the idea of this site and i appreciated the ingenuity. but right now, that's about all i agree with. i admit my previous statements probably were a little extreme but everything i've said to you here is spot on.

i'm rarely logged in anymore anyway and the comment change gives me more than enough reason for it to decline even more. i know i won't be missed.


good day and good luck.


In reply to this comment by dag:
Sorry, but that is such complete and utter bullshit.

No one has been "banned for voicing their opinion" here.

Yes, we have grown a lot - and we have had to make adjustments. The bigger we are, the bigger target we make. And some individuals would like to hurt the Sift. Necro-spamming is an issue and we'll continue to make changes that we have to for the health of the community.


In reply to this comment by joemawlma:
this is what happens when a site gets too popular. creators abandon their most loyal early adopters because of a stupid disagreement. it's not like losing a few members will hurt your ad revenue bottom line. follow in digg's footsteps; that's what you've been trying to do since the beginning. and doing a fine job of it.

it's draconian to take away our ability to change or alter our own comments. and as far as the "breaking the comment flow" goes, people should be quoting the person they're speaking to when they respond in the first place. then it won't matter if a previous comment is taken away. reddit does it with the ">" symbol. pretty simple really.

oh well, time to move on for me anyway. i'll probably be banned for voicing my opinion too.

dag (Member Profile)

joemawlma says...

ok dag.

"Actually, you sound quite sure of your opinions all-around. As much as you malign Digg, I can't help but feel you would be more comfortable there."

i left digg for reddit a long time ago when the same stuff started happening there as is now starting to happen here. you wouldn't have had to ban those other members (for good reason) had this whole thing been more fair. yes, choggie was a troll, but your decisions turned him into that.

i realize you need to find a compromise for 'necro-spamming' as you've suggested but there are plenty of intelligent ways to do that which won't punish everyone. for example, only let members with 100 stars comment. or flag people who change massive numbers of comments all at once. or just delete the accounts all together of people who pull that crap. i find your excuse for this change to be "complete and utter bullshit." and i know for a fact there are better alternatives that could be programmed into siftbot.

finally, considering this site is successful because of the members and the whole concept is based on DEMOCRACY, why not do something FAIR like ask for valid suggestions from the community and then have them vote on the best ones? you could have posted it on the front page for a week or month and again even only let those with at least a gold star vote. but you didn't. gavel hits the desk, and if we don't like it, we can leave. because you're the owner and creator right? the "ruler" if you will. i've dealt with enough of that attitude for the past 8 years from evil bush supporters in my country.

i apologize for our disagreement and i appreciate your creation that is the sift. i've been around so long because you beat me to the idea of this site and i appreciated the ingenuity. but right now, that's about all i agree with. i admit my previous statements probably were a little extreme but everything i've said to you here is spot on.

i'm rarely logged in anymore anyway and the comment change gives me more than enough reason for it to decline even more. i know i won't be missed.


good day and good luck.


In reply to this comment by dag:
Sorry, but that is such complete and utter bullshit.

No one has been "banned for voicing their opinion" here.

Yes, we have grown a lot - and we have had to make adjustments. The bigger we are, the bigger target we make. And some individuals would like to hurt the Sift. Necro-spamming is an issue and we'll continue to make changes that we have to for the health of the community.


In reply to this comment by joemawlma:
this is what happens when a site gets too popular. creators abandon their most loyal early adopters because of a stupid disagreement. it's not like losing a few members will hurt your ad revenue bottom line. follow in digg's footsteps; that's what you've been trying to do since the beginning. and doing a fine job of it.

it's draconian to take away our ability to change or alter our own comments. and as far as the "breaking the comment flow" goes, people should be quoting the person they're speaking to when they respond in the first place. then it won't matter if a previous comment is taken away. reddit does it with the ">" symbol. pretty simple really.

oh well, time to move on for me anyway. i'll probably be banned for voicing my opinion too.

Delete or Edit Our Own Comments (Wtf Talk Post)

joemawlma says...

how exactly is it "abuse" to alter or take away my OWN comments? I didn't even have to make them in the first place if i didn't want to. they're my thoughts, they belong to me. so the sift is implying that everything I say is OWNED by them the minute i hit submit? ok then, i guess that's my cue to find a new site to join.

WE are the reason this site is successful. each and every one of us. we are making them plenty of money in ad revenue. i guess i was wrong to assume the sift wouldn't turn into digg and think they can do whatever they want now that they're popular enough.

Retroactive Comment Editing (Sift Talk Post)

joemawlma says...

this is what happens when a site gets too popular. creators abandon their most loyal early adopters because of a stupid disagreement. it's not like losing a few members will hurt your ad revenue bottom line. follow in digg's footsteps; that's what you've been trying to do since the beginning. and doing a fine job of it.

it's draconian to take away our ability to change or alter our own comments. and as far as the "breaking the comment flow" goes, people should be quoting the person they're speaking to when they respond in the first place. then it won't matter if a previous comment is taken away. reddit does it with the ">" symbol. pretty simple really.

oh well, time to move on for me anyway. i'll probably be banned for voicing my opinion too.

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yes, he/they ARE that manipulative.

his campaign injects all these lies about obama into the public's mind through propaganda like fox news and such for the past several months and then only a few days before much of the country will be receiving their mail in ballots in the mail, he tries to be "the bigger man" by implying that it's all false and that obama is a good man.

research some brainwashing tactics and you'll see that people will over all gain some respect for mccain while still having these thoughts about obama in the back of their heads. it's subliminal. it's a political ploy and i'm sure it's working beautifully. just look at the title of this video.

this seriously makes me feel ill. i just wish everyone could see this crap and not make emotional decisions when they choose. this is not a time for emotion, it's a time for logic and rational decision making with the use of cold hard facts.

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