On My Daily Kos we have a problem . . .
And it is called Space and Time. Not enough space on the FP for all the worthwhile stuff posted here, not enough time to read it all. Someone may work hard, spending a lot of time in research to write a work of substance that would benefit us all to read, only to see it scroll off the Recent Diaries list in an hour so two. This is discouraging.
To solve this problem, Kos in his godly wisdom has instituted the Recommended Diaries list. But I have noticed that the same authors tend to appear day after day on this list, leaving most of the rest to languish in obscurity and scroll rapidly away into the Darkness. There is still a problem. But today I realize how I, at least, could help solve it.
UPDATE: So this Highly Unscientific Survey has produced some interesting ideas, but the concensus clearly seems to favor the status quo. I will maintain my resolution about my own recs, but no one seems overwhelmingly enthusiastic for any of the other solutions discussed.
My own resolution is a simple one: I will not recommend any diary that already appears on the Recommended Diaries list. Those diaries have earned their place in the sun. The attention of Kogs has been drawn to them once they are on the list, and I want to give other diaries a chance to move up and take their place, so those are the only ones I will recommend, instead.
My other suggestions would be for DKos Management to implement if possible - if it is technically feasible. I propose that Kogs have only a limited number of recs to bestow in any given day. If this were the case, they might be more selective in the diaries they choose to recommend.
Alternatively, perhaps TUs might be given a second recommending vote.
Or another alternative similar to one that I have seen some people suggest: the site could make it possible to rate diaries rather than just rec them or not. Since people here tend not to use intermediate ratings, they might be two: A positive rec and a negative rec. One negative rec would be subtracted from one positive rec for a net zero. Of course readers could still choose not to make any rec at all.