Should the site ever grow large enough, I predict you will experience large groups of people looking to game the system ala reddit's despicable /r/TheoryofReddit.
/r/TheoryofReddit isn't that bad. Sure, there are a few people just trying to game the system, but I love going there and seeing the interesting takes on how reddit functions. It really makes you understand the underlying culture of reddit from a numerical perspective rather than just the perspective of a user.
I read it and it was a good comment, but I think it's a mistake to assume that this can be sustained in the event that the site really does take off. Such a stable environment is possible in a small online community but less so in a larger one. I'm not suggesting you should penalize users for behavior they haven't yet engaged in but I do think it's important to be aware of the danger that there are always going to be people who derive enjoyment from gaming the mechanism of any website they join.
Should the site ever grow large enough, I predict you will experience large groups of people looking to game the system ala reddit's despicable /r/TheoryofReddit.
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/r/TheoryofReddit isn't that bad. Sure, there are a few people just trying to game the system, but I love going there and seeing the interesting takes on how reddit functions. It really makes you understand the underlying culture of reddit from a numerical perspective rather than just the perspective of a user.
I read it and it was a good comment, but I think it's a mistake to assume that this can be sustained in the event that the site really does take off. Such a stable environment is possible in a small online community but less so in a larger one. I'm not suggesting you should penalize users for behavior they haven't yet engaged in but I do think it's important to be aware of the danger that there are always going to be people who derive enjoyment from gaming the mechanism of any website they join.
Yeah, I just saw people plan what to do if they got control of various default subs, and they did when they got it.
Just check out some of the top content. Very insightful:
http://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/commen...d4/did_digg_make_us_the_dumb_how_have_reddit/
http://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/commen...ddit_is_no_longer_a_link_aggregator_it_is_an/
http://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/commen...e_cult_of_reason_on_the_fetishization_of_the/
http://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/commen...than_half_4848_of_reddits_most_popular_links/