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Totally bent at the stupidity of Digg

Sat, 08/09/2008 - 14:54 — jlmeredith

[img_assist|nid=84|title=Stupid Digg Error Message on Password reset!|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=425|height=159]So I have a story that I wanted to Digg today and when I went to sign-in I apparently have forgotten my password. Not unusual since I regularly change my passwords like a good geek should. I happily look for the “Reset/ Retrieve your password here” link. Enter my email, wait 5 minutes and then check my mail. Link received as expected! Cool!

Click the link and I am greeted with the message on the right! WTH! I try resetting it again. Same message. This is the kind of thing that ultimately will keep a user from returning to a site and for me is something I will not waste any more time on today.

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by TMG Studio Guest (not verified) on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 13:34

I also tried signing up at

I also tried signing up at digg, several times. It never worked. It was a recursive thing that continued over and over.

by jlmeredith on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 19:35

I have finally given up and

I have finally given up and just dropped my old account. After multiple emails and a crap load of auto responses, still no resolution.

by Peter (not verified) on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 21:47

Your RT about this got my

Your RT about this got my attention again. Have you seen this, by Guy Kawasaki:

“Many people think that Digg is a good place to find stuff that approximately 100 forty-year old men living with their parents find interesting. I don’t use it very often because that’s not who I’m trying to pick up, but you can find many few gems there.” - Guy Kawasaki

by jlmeredith on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 22:28

LOL - That is great! I will

LOL - That is great! I will have to use that in the near future with a friend of mine who is a digger. Thx!

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