Well, the only reason I placed them is that so Diggers would have an easier way to digg the article. The buttons were placed so that regardless of position on the page, the visitor would have a chance to use it without scrolling.

I don't seek attention, granted the Digg traffic isn't very targeted (I admit, I've got a couple of good readers from there). This article wasn't aimed at Digg (and other social sites) in any way. The only purpose of this post is to educate people about building websites.

Judging by the attention it got on social sites, however, it seems that social site people seemed to like the article, too.

Thank you for visiting.