Isn't there Something Better than an Algorithmic Arms Race?
Since I don't know the first thing about search algorithms, I realize my next comment will drip with naivete. Nonetheless, I can't help thinking that the algorithmic arms race between Digg and the anonymous horde of Digg scammers is an exercise in futility. Shouldn't there be a simpler way to manage a ranking site? Maybe those thousands of programming hours could be aimed at a streamlined voting process, or maybe those same resources could be put toward an editorial filter (GASP! Yeah, I said it. ed-it-torial fil-ter).I know, I know ... I'm missing the whole point of Digg and its super-complicated brethren. But I can't shake the sense that a Gordian Knot paradigm shift is what will really solve these types of problems.
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