The ‘Digg’ model, however, is a no go, right from the word go. I remember some Digg-type sites that ended up promoting porn sites to the top; while there may be work-arounds, it’s more work than it’s worth. Particularly since Patrix’s stated reason is that he’s getting more and more strapped for time!

Neha I think you should take over! ;)

Neo: It makes me really sad too. I read a lot of blogs anyway, and for me DP was the place I could post stuff that I couldn’t quite post at GV. Let’s see how things go..

Nilu: Coming from you..

Ravages: Face it – it’s easier to nitpick on something that is actually DOING something. If it was completely irrelevant or too tiny for your consideration why would it bother you at all.

Bombay Addict: We’re all still around. Who knows – in sometime from now if we all that the Linker’s Itch – DP will be back.

Ash: Surprisingly enough we’ve never had any fights in the team! Which is really cool given the number of people and how different we all are. Loved linked with you at DP – but at the same time I am glad – you no longer have any excuses not to blog frequently enough.

sepoy: Yes, this is – harsh in its own way I suppose. But there are enough Digg-like sites doing the rounds. However, I suppose the challenge as always is not in finding the space, but in building a community. Given that DP already has a community – it wouldn’t be tough to implement it – but since DP was never democratic from day one – I wonder how far that reflects the community’s willingness to indulge in that either.

Anyhow, DP is just another website. others will spring up to fill the vacuum. What made DP unique was also the contributors. Though I am pretty much in favour of handing over the domain name etc to some folks who are interested enough to keep it going. God knows I might want to get back to it in a week’s time.