RING RING RINGILING, DIGG DIGG DIGGILING !@#$@!$#!!!@@@#$@!!

I'm calling YOU out.

A few months back I remember a discussion on a different webmaster community where a select few were upset that another had asked others to review an article and "Digg" it. The concern held by those complaining was that it was in essence cheating or unethical or an abuse of the social bookmarking tool....

I don't agree.

What's the difference? "Digg this story" or "Review my story on Digg", when we know the purpose is to Digg or not to Digg but it's you that decides. The article itself is the emphasis and Digg.com is only the tool for sharing and evaluating the article. The user in question may have been hoping that viewers of the request would Digg the article as in a positive review or literal "Digg" but it's not much different then an acquaintance of yours mentioning a book and suggesting you buy it.... you're not going to just go out and buy the book now are you? Probably not, I would guess you are going to take a look at the book, its topic, author and discover whether or not it is of interest to YOU before buying it. When you are requested to "Digg" an article, I'm sure you would mirror the same process, taking a look at the article, do you like its presentation, the author, the content, is it interesting??   Yes? No?

"Digg is all about user powered content. Every article on Digg is submitted and voted on by the Digg community. Share, discover, bookmark, and promote the news that's important to you! "

The article was submitted, now it is being voted on and he who requested the Digg,,, is sharing his article as it is important to him.

I just don't understand anyone complaining about that. Promoting articles on Digg, through Digg or externally on other sites while directing them to Digg... does not seem to make a difference.

What is Digg? What can you do as a Digg user? Lots. Every Digg user can Digg (help promote), bury (help remove spam or collectively discard uninteresting stories into the digital twilight zone), and comment on stories and more... you can even Digg and bury comments you like or dislike. Digg also allows you to track your friends' activity throughout the site — want to share a video or news story with a friend? Digg it!

To "Digg" or to request a "Digg" is more of a set of choices or a summons to review an article, it's not a solicitation or anything to get upset about. When the article is summarized and collected on to Digg, you can then vote for it or bury it or comment on it, critically or otherwise. That's how I see it,, and asking someone else to "Digg" your articles is nothing more then networking, encouraging another to review the article on a wonderfully useful social bookmarking site, Digg.com ... I see no problems with that. (I see no problem promoting content of any kind through any other service either... so long as the rules of the site are followed, which can be a subjective topic, then no worries.) Share, discover, bookmark, and promote the news, personalities, websites, any content that's important to you! Digg it.

Now, "Digg" my articles please. ;)