[ertian]

None of that was all that original... Slashdot had the links & stories with votes and a thriving, nested comment section (although it was curated), and link aggregators were a dime a dozen. And I mean, there was Digg. They put it all together in an effective way, though.

[nerdbert]

Slashdot didn't have democratic voting, though. You'd only get five votes once in a blue moon. It kept people from feeling as involved in the process.

[denimnerd42]

i still think it's better system than reddit.