Talk:The Digg Effect

Does anyone else find this page ridiculous? Isn't "The DIGG Effect" the same thing as "The Slashdot Effect"? Should we re-name "The Florence Nightingale Effect" every time a nurse comes along and falls in love with her patient? Eschatonik 02:02, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I believe that Slashdot and Digg aren't the only sites who can cause "Effects" like this - there's also Fark.com and surely others. With regard to this, I think it'd be better to merge this article and Slashdot effect under an umbrella term (perhaps "Unintentional DDOS attack") where more information about sites causing such effects can be added. SamSim 22:07, 24 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete or merge into the digg article. --Sleepyhead 21:03, 6 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Not only is this no different from Slashdot effect, but it's a poorly written article and should be moved to Digg Effect. (I'd move it, but I don't know how that would affect the merge proposal.) Starwiz 01:17, 21 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I agree, either merge it with Digg or delete it. Swarve 06:39, 22 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Slashdot effect and digg effect are different. Don't merge or move. If some one wants to link to digg effect they shouldnt have to link to the digg article and then say scroll. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.239.227 (talk • contribs)


 * I absolutely agree that this article should be merged or deleted. There don't appear to be any compelling arguments so far in favor of keeping it separate. Uh-oh, this talk page is getting full. Must be the "Wikipedia Effect". --Cziltang Brone 23:33, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Digg and the digg effect are as separate as Apple and Macintosh. Although the two are often associated together, one is a child of another. Eventually, it's entirely possible that the Digg effect definition may evolve to encompass much more than just the effects of digging. Don't merge.


 * Merge with Digg, move to Unintentional DDOS, or delete - Don't think that this should be its own entry.


 * Could the graph have a label on the axis?

ATN: Double Merge
I propose that we merge this with the Digg Article, but also merge it with the Slashdot Effect article.

The Digg effect and Slashdot effect are one in the same (except for the sites) and the article on the Slashdot effect correctly and accurately clarifies this synonymous names.

Therefore, this should be merged into (with some deletion) into both the Digg article and the Slashdot effect article, and then this article should be permanently deleted.

Siddharthagandhi 15:14, 17 December 2006 (UTC)