Bumping Over Artilces on PAL News Section

[pokerprop]

This isn't personally directed at Lenny just at everyone general. I'm wondering what you guys think about this or maybe PAL mode. I've seen this happen a few times where it wasn't my post. Someone post something and a short while later (couple hours, next or whatever) someone bumps it with a very similar post.

For example just now I posted this:
BLR Technologies Rigged Casino | Legends-Wager.dm

In two hours it already had 6 thumbs up - so don't think any issues with it.

A couple hours later Lenny posted this - as the very next post.
BLR Technologies Craps Is Rigged

Again not personal not too worried about it at all, but this seems this poor etiquette. If its a different related topic fine - but I don't think that's the case here. Was no need to jumped my spot.

What would happen if 10 people all waited seen what got thumbs up quickly and then all posted there articles there. We'd have an old style Digg.

Yes the intent of that section is to inform people of industry events not to benefit personally. However, I rushed to do that story the second it was confirmed by Michael, was already aware of it and following it but had a busy day. I dug up as much info as I could and even went to sportsbook.com and betonline.com to check if maybe their tables matched legends (they didn't but I wanted to report the story well). There is a benefit to my site getting a link, but there's also a benefit to the community they are now aware of the story, what's happening - some might want to write their own article about it, some might be interested in the knowledge, some might not care. In any case I don't think articles should be bumped with the same news. and not just saying this entirely because its me. I've seen it a couple other times where it was a different affiliate getting bumped and was like man that's not ideal that it's allowed. The news section gets cluttered and the site breaking the story to PAL first (as long as well written and dosen't have thumbs downs) should keep the spot. Honestly if it interests someone beyond what first article says - that person is going to Google.

[parttimepoker]

I find it annoying. Once another article on the same subject is already there, you're too late imo.

[Jeremy]

You guys name it, and we'll make it happen. We can even redo the news somehow if you'd like. I've always liked the digg style myself.

[Josh]

Perhaps posters wishing to post a story already covered could start the title with "Update" or something like that if they have new or exclusive information coupled with a general rule about duplicate stories. I don't really use the news section but I do really love jumping on a story so I know how it is. I don't think an "early bird gets the worm" type rule for an overview of a specific news story would be a problem. It may get kind of tricky if two articles look at a story from two very different angles/perspectives though.

[parttimepoker]

You guys name it, and we'll make it happen. We can even redo the news somehow if you'd like. I've always liked the digg style myself.

I think people need to just not do what prop is talking about. People stopped posting non-news stories (more or less) once that was brought up and it was made clear that doing so was unpopular.

[pokerworx]

It has actually become the Lenny story and some friends links, I had it as a way to get a link, id post a unique news post and get a link to it, much like what Lenny does. Have it for industry news or nothing. Make a section for your members news posts, spam ok - have mods look it over, dont have the whole of India bomb it, but its a link to a member that is active in the community, not spamming just working.

[pokerworx]

the gpwa always do this active members thing and you get links back to your site, not to make this place like it, but just saying.

[Lenny]

Cool what you guys are saying, really if you dont like whats there dont read it.

Anyway I wont be posting anymore.

Have Fun

[pokerworx]

Man relax. Nothing at all against you, its just how I see it. You do cool stuff and it shows, I was talking about the set up with the news posts.

[pokerprop]

I'm confused with what's being said in some of the posts. My issue was only with duplicate news. If someone has posted an article that's well received or even just fresh, bumping it with another version of the same exact story was my issue. The other post stayed there with negative thumb count on it for over 24 hours and not many members commented in this thread so guess its fine, no big deal here then.