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By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:14:17 +0000

I have to say Kim, I’m not getting a whole lot of Sphinn love these days. But for me it’s really because yourself and Dave Harry exited the community. Aside from the two of you, few others ever submitted my work consistently. Whether that’s due to selfishness or just general lack of awareness of my work I’m not sure…

I still find Sphinn a great place to learn, and that’s my primary objective. Sure, I loved it when most of my work went hot, but those days are gone for now.

By: Kimberly Bock

Kimberly Bock — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:28:36 +0000

James, while I agree with your Digg analogy in comparison to karma, I hope you can see that there is very little assistance from the prominent ones in Sphinn. As you can see, there are not many times that the submit YOUR posts unless it includes them. The majority of Sphinners are concerned with getting ahead at any cost..the high rollers are deceitful, cruel, unethical..and others who may differ with their opinions have to discuss their opinions in private, as they know they will receive poor treatment from the herd if they are speak out against their behaviors.

The admins of Sphinn do not allow free speech and threaten termination if not compliant with their unethical demands. I’m sorely disappointed that so many people are blinded by them. Check out conversions. Are they going anywhere that they wouldn’t have gone without them?

They are great for education, NOT for social change or ethics.

You’re a terrific writer and seem to be a warm person. I hate watching them use people like you. It’s not required.