Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have been noticing some systematic modding down of all my comments by:
>
> http://digg.com/users/rodtrent/naio21
>
> I also noticed submissions that are favourable to Microsoft technology (as
> well as modding down of my comments) coming from:
>
> http://digg.com/users/rodtrent/dugg
>
> Guess what? He's a Microsoft MVP.
>
> True. Microsoft may still be using its shills (or 'compensated' associates)
> to hide facts which reveal how vulnerable it is. If it involves community
> sites, then so be it. They should at least be disclosure.
>
Its worse than that. It's very much a fact that the marketing departments
of many dozens of companies include shills that post and mod on sites like
digg and slashdot...and that Microsoft is only one of many.
I know that this is a fact because I know people who do it. Now, I have
no desire to cost anyone their jobs, despite who they work for (shit man,
I used to work for a major telecom--and there are no bigger thieves on
this planet than major telecoms)...but I'll also point out that shilling
is rarely if ever in their job description as such, and furthermore its
rarely if ever even more than a minority of their duties.
Its generally just safe to assume that if there's any website that has
discussion forums which have any meaningful traffic, they're tainted by
shills from at least a few companies, probably many. And don't forget
that Microsoft isn't the only one.
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