John Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 10/11/05, John Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> joshua schachter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I'm not sure that's counter to my desired del.icio.us experience. I have a >> hard time coming up with a reason to exclude them or frown on them. >> > > Where there is reason is when they are using a normal tag for posting. > IE: there was a chat bot that was posting the php tag which completely ruins > the browsing experience from my perspective. > > Another issue that you might face is one of multiple bots posting for specific > entry into the popular category. That is what I fear and why I would stop > browsing del.icio.us. Although I am sure the popular showings are manipulated > by some, it isn't as wide spread as it could be without a reasonable strategy > to combat the problem. >
Yeah, those things are annoying. I just think that any rule(s) should focus on behaviors, and not on whether it's a bot or not. Often bots represent and serve communities. There are people behind the programs. As you point out, they also spam and dilute. But so do people. I'm very appreciative that del.icio.us provides the API that it does, and that we can automate things in the service of our interests. Wouldn't want to see that restricted too much just because there was a program at work. -- -johnsu01 -http://www.wjsullivan.net _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@del.icio.us http://lists.del.icio.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
