That's how you want to see it.

Don't know why you keep calling it a conspiracy, it's not. But for the sake of a quick example. Take the critique club. Everyone puts everyone in the club on thier favorites list, Now all of a sudden, they have control of the top favorite. Then they post an image and all those get emailed to look and comment and you now have the most viewed and comments taken over by these members. then people were joining because it was an easy way to get ratings.Complaining about how one group has control of the ranks and then implement a system that takes over said ranking.

Now for proof of that just read the critique thread on how it got going and read what the aftermath was in the las few pages, beware long thread. Sorry, you will have to search for the thread, I don't think it's a sticky anymore. Sometimes you  need to look if you want to really see.

Now that was a simple example. See, It was not a conspiracy, it was how it was implemented and how it ended up being used. Now there are other social groups you could say the same basic formula is in use with them too. Not a conspiracy, just the way it works.

I doubt we will see eye to eye on this topic, but that keeps things from getting boring.

Oh and just so you all know, I'm not complaining. I'm just giving my opinion on what I see. Don't give a flying F at a rolling donut, at what they do or not do with it. LOL