
Four days ago, Stacy Doss, AKA 3monkeys, a top30 digger, had his account obliterated at Digg. For no apparent reason. Although Stacy has been trying to contact them, it appears Digg’s administration is refusing to answer his emails; for more details, hit up theMuLife.com where it details the emails that Mr. Doss has been sending to Digg and company.
What’s the alleged crime? (according to Stacy that is, as there has still been no reply) He submitted a post from an individual who had already been banned — although there are no obvious details in the TOS or FAQ which describe this as a violation. I thought it would be interesting to get Stacy’s thoughts on the matter, how Digg has responded to him in the past, what he thinks of Digg’s recent spate of negative blogospheric press, some advice for aspiring diggers, and where a top digger goes after all of this.
Tony Hung: So, Stacy — how are you feeling after all of this?
Stacy Doss: Hummmm… Fine I guess, at first I was really ticked off, but this has become *almost* comical (read a little sarcasm there). I’ll move on, even if digg reinstates my account, I doubt I will go back. I don’t have to be treated like this and will simply go somewhere where I’m a little more appreciated. So, in short, fine, unappreciated, ready to move on.
TH: Have you ever had any problems with the Digg administration in the past? Any reason for them to ignore your emails at this point?
SD: No, they have generally be quick to respond, I think the longest it has every taken them to respond was 3-4 hours, even on weekends they are quick to respond
TH: Why do you suppose you’ve been given the snub this time — after 4 days of emails and no response?
SD: I honestly couldn’t begin to guess. There has been a lot of friction between the top users at digg and the average user at digg. I believe that the digg staff has a thorny issue with that friction. Trying to play the full democracy card, they can’t play favorites. But I think that they are, deliberately or not, putting the top users out to dry in an attempt to placate the average user. In other words, they are pushing out the old, bringing in the new. The problem will persist, however, whether or not it’s me in the top 30 or some other John Doe.
TH: What’s your opinion of the spate of negative opinion of late? (more…)

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