The Problem With Reddit/Digg/Social News Sites
December 18th, 2007
I’ve been thinking about a post like this for a while, but what finally pushed me over the edge is this: There Is A Reddit Bot War Going On Right Now. Here’s Proof. The link goes to a reddit comment about a bot war over Ron Paul happening on reddit. Apparently, some people have set up bots to up-vote anything with Ron Paul in the title. Others have retaliated by setting up bots that down vote on the same criteria. I’m sorry, but what the fuck?!?