Trying to avoid Digg downfalls

More Gleamd testing, more feedback, more bug fixes, more features. It can be exhausting, but I love that Gleamd is picking up. Of course one thing I’m using as a reference is Digg. I don’t think anyone can talk about user submitted content without thinking of the site. Reading an article on TechCrunch today though reminded me of some of the flaws I’d like to avoid. Editing is something I’m going to be looking into. I already am allowing users to edit their own posts. I’m thinking of allowing top users to edit any post site wide as well. I think this could make for better content all around. I am also however thinking of the abuse that could come from editing. Hopefully I can avoid this by knocking out spammers quickly, either by deleting their entries, or simple blocking the account of repeat offenders.
Another thing I’d like to do differently than Digg is the lifespan of posts. For news stories, you may only want to see them for a day, then drop off the site, but for people, I think they should have some more staying power. For this reason, I’m going to let people that keep getting votes stay on the popular list, not based on overall votes, but based on vote they’ve received that day or week. This also could have it’s downfall, but I think it could be avoided by reserving the right to unpublish a post for a short period of time if it dominates for too long.
Anyway, these are just some thoughts I’ve having as I watch the community grow. I’m added a few things to the site today and made some UI tweaks. I’ll post more about that later. Until then, you can keep requesting invites, or look for a friend already in on the private beta.