AC Content Producer's Work Attacked During Superbowl

Associated Content has a rating system of one to five stars to offer viewers a simple indicator of an article's popularity. While this rating system is far from perfect, it does offer both viewers and content producers a method of giving and receiving opinions on the quality of content.

Content producers take great pride in their work. For many content producers the only way their articles can be showcased is through the top rated category on the Associated Content home page. When the random de-rater strikes, it is like a dull knife stabbed through the heart of the aspiring authors with a slow twist.

The random de-rater strikes on Sundays with regularity. The most recent strike on Superbowl Sunday borders on blasphemy. Is nothing sacred to this cyber terrorist?

This investigative reporter is diligently tracking the actions of this Internet assassin and compiling a profile. During on the most recent attack more valuable information has been gathered.

1. The de-rater is also an up-rater. While most of the top rated articles where targeted for de-rating the vile cyber fiend up-rated some articles in an attempt to spread suspicion on honest hard working content producers.

2. Humor articles were targeted. The Zen of Fishing, a humorous yet informative article was gaining in popularity only to be crushed.

3. The de-rater may have the soul of a poet. A haiku was spared in this latest literary masacre.

4. One of the articles up-rated was on the subject of adoption and another had a hint of liberal bias.

Based on this latest information the villain is an adopted radical Buddhist fundamentalist with the soul of a poet and secular progressive lack of humor.

Any information that may lead to the arrest and castration of this cyber terrorist should be sent to www.gettheahole.gov. A reward fund drive is beginning; send your donations to myblog.com. Counseling for affected content producers will be available in the AC forum general discussions thread.