An unofficial analysis of Digg's popularity algorithm ...

While there's no chance of Pligg reaching this level of complexity anytime soon, the article has some interesting insights that could help shape the evolution of pligg. Some of the more simple ideas (some of which may already be in the works here):

- Different vote thresholds for different categories
- Ranking of users who vote (karma) affects weight of vote
- Bury (negative vote) - buries are more powerful when a story is in the upcoming section than if it's already reached the front page