Dr. Whelan Speaks Out - Washington Times

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Two-A-T

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I split it into 2 parts and got it onto youtube. Please everyone: Click on the LINKS at the top to go to youtube's site, rate the videos, click on "share" and then "digg."
Great work! I know putting it on YouTube will increase the exposure but having it in two different places (PitTube and YouTube) will split the "Diggs" and not give us the desired high numbers on ONE video to increase overall exposure in the media. Wouldn't it be best to Digg just one location which we have already started in another thread that is already up to 24 diggs?? Not to mention all of the other pro-ecig videos on PitTube that would gain exposure when people go to view it??

Or am I wrong?
 

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Great work! I know putting it on YouTube will increase the exposure but having it in two different places (PitTube and YouTube) will split the "Diggs" and not give us the desired high numbers on ONE video to increase overall exposure in the media. Wouldn't it be best to Digg just one location which we have already started in another thread that is already up to 24 diggs?? Not to mention all of the other pro-ecig videos on PitTube that would gain exposure when people go to view it??

Or am I wrong?

I agree here. Splitting the diggs is counter productive, which is what is happening to the washington article. Pit_Tube would be the best place because all the related videos of electronic cigarettes are to the right, and not bull**** "related" videos screwtube sometimes plants there.
 

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I agree here. Splitting the diggs is counter productive, which is what is happening to the washington article. Pit_Tube would be the best place because all the related videos of electronic cigarettes are to the right, and not bull**** "related" videos screwtube sometimes plants there.

I think the more exposure the better, and more people will see it on youtube. Also, maybe it'll help balance some of the negative videos you mention.

No need to split diggs. If you want to help, click on the links and digg both of them like I did.

Personally I'd like to see this video on a hundred sites.
 
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Not to dash cold water... it is a good article, but my heart sank when I saw who wrote it. We can hope most people won't notice, though.

ACSH is all about funding, via petrochemicals and Big Pharma. Whelan has lobbied extensively on behalf of chemical companies. And the Washington Times, aka the Moonie Times, has a lousy reputation and leans so far to the right it's falling over. The tobacco industry is no fan of hers; this is because she has insisted that many cancers probably caused by environmental chemical exposure are, in her view, caused by tobacco use.

This begins to look like a left/right fight, when it should not be, when in fact there are many "nanny state" righties (think Orrin Hatch). I'm about as lefty as it gets and ACSH's and Whelan's reputation will likely be brought up in any discussions of this. Sorry... flame on. I'm glad to see the article, just not the byline and its considerable baggage.

My heart sank when I saw it was the Times also. SJ originally said the Post, which gave me more hope until I followed the link. I agree on Whelan's lobbyist history, but I will take any harm-reduction cry from any camp at this point.

Your fellow leftie,
 

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Ok... I'm confused.. it's moving DOWN.. has gone from 3rd to 9th in the past hour but ours has the most diggs out of those 9 .... why?

After going critical, it has to sustain digg rate #/time. If it does not, it'll slip out to page 2, 3 and so on...

It doesn't matter much now, it cracked the list, sites will pick it up.
 

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Ok... I'm confused.. it's moving DOWN.. has gone from 3rd to 9th in the past hour but ours has the most diggs out of those 9 .... why?

The "secret formula" they use is based on diggs over time with the most recent hour counting the most heavily and then each previous hour counting less...

Note that the most popular digg in the last 24 hours had 4,343 diggs. We have 353. It's very hard to stay at the top on digg.
 

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312 and front page!! Keep 'em comin people!! Let's keep it on the front page as long as we can!! :)

And, we need to get the other Digg threads on the front page with it!! So, be sure to digg the other ones!!

Wouldn't it be something if the ecig cause had the majority of the front page??

Could happen. We just need to keep the steam going in those engines.

Pit-Tube is getting slammed right now with visitors. LOL
 

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Ok... I'm confused.. it's moving DOWN.. has gone from 3rd to 9th in the past hour but ours has the most diggs out of those 9 .... why?

Look at every news headline, it has "made popular X min ago" and 10 minute intervals. All front page headlines come in batches and move down.
 
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