Your Digg Friend: Not Only An "Eye"-con

You know them by their icons, your Digg friends...

Did you ever wonder what they're like outside of Digg?
Their surrounding? Their job? Their hobbies?

I'm really curious to see my fellow Diggers at work...
Digg may be trying, but it's still not personal. How well do you really know your "friends?"

I am compiling an expose on myself within this blog post. This is your friend, Digger Roy Shechter, at work, and at play.

I would like to see all of you in the action. If I get enough response, I will post a blog of "Diggers at Work."

I'm asking for pics of Diggers at the computer or in 'real' life - outside of the web. You don't have to show your face, just something that gives us an idea of who you really are. Your Digg surroundings: The computer, the coffee, the cigarettes, the tension... Whatever represents the real you best.

Send all your stuff to:
RoyShechter@hotmail.com (also MSN Messenger)

Here's me: In life, in art.

Trippy Pug [Acrylic on Canvas]

Genesis [Acrylic on Canvas]

Heart In Space [Acrylic on Canvas]

Umbilical Cord on Red Sky [Acrylic on Canvas]

Mrs. Fish [Acrylic on Canvas]

Three Bullets [Acrylic on Canvas]:
This is my reaction to the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin in 1994.

A Day In Ink: What's Inside a Spill

Yours Truly

Thank's for the Comments+Homage to Neil Young

I actually took Is The Bury Finger Too Quick? Post and put it into Digg. I got the results/comments that I wanted... and, yes, it was buried. How funny is that ;)

Anyway, I will start the new day with a little homage to my favorite musician.

Keep On Rocking!

Buried!

I am completely astonished right now. I don't even know how to word this, but I will try because this is an important issue.

Five hours ago, I posted, onto Digg, a link to a great article that I found, called "10 Things You Didn't Know About Mahmoud Ahmadenijad." I thought people would really enjoy this list of facts about the famous Iranian President. Even if people will not like it, I thought to myself, I figured it's at least interesting enough to be worthy of a comment and, perhaps, a dialog.

Never in my dreams could I imagine that someone would actually bury the post.
This leads me to the "bury" issue.
It's Unbearable.

How is it possible that a person would take so much time, so much effort, to spread a great piece of interesting, relevant news... and that with a simple left mouse click of another, it's gone.

After 47 Diggs, my article disappeared from being the top in both the Political News category and also the World and Business category. This was 5 hours after I had first placed it onto Digg.

You can imagine the heartbreak I felt when learning of this bury.

Is the "Bury" Feature On Digg Too Easy?

I would like to suggest that Digg should make it harder for any random, jealous, maliciously-intended person to click a button and make a beautiful piece of content disappear into thin air. I have a few ideas that might work more efficiently:

1. Be Fair. There should be a percentage used based upon the amount of Diggs in comparison to the amount of buries. In other words, ONE LOUSY BURY SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO ERASE THE ARTICLE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIEW.
2. Be Democratic. A voting system is in order! Say, the Diggers need to be able to vote on a post. If one doesn't like it, let them express such feelings! But, if people do like it, they need their say as well! It is not nice that a popular article/photo/video is removed by ONE MEASLY PERSON, when so many others LOVE IT.
3. Show Us! Not for our revenge, of course. But it would be nice to know who buried it and why. Or maybe, make it required to explain WHY they buried it. Required!
4. An Afterlife? If you see that people, many people, are still DIGGING it after it has been buried, bring it back to life!

I hope this article will not be buried. I hope to see that the real, authentic Diggers do care, because it affects each one of us that are serious on Digg.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who did vote positively for this article. You are appreciated much for your sincerity. I will see you soon back in Digg!

- RoyShecheter

770... And Counting!

This is an interesting lunch box I found on the web... Posted it on Digg. I knew that people would like it, but I didn't realize it would go to the Homepage so fast. Can you believe it?

What Would Jesus Say???