Botlist
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SHOW HN2016
128points
44comments
#279of 2,264 in 2016
Top 13%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
6 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Performance: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for an aggregator of bots.
From 3 comments
I've seen this on Product Hunt but couldn't comment so now that I have the chance to, Here's what I want to say: - first, awesome idea. This would make things way easier. -…
karimdag on HNThis is a pretty neat idea. I know it's probably an MVP but a description of what the bot does instead of forcing the user to click through to the bot website.
an4rchy on HNVery cool site! I can see this fleshing out to be a very useful aggregator. I just submitted my bot StatusGator (https://statusgator.com) and I'm wondering more about what that…
colinbartlett on HN
Clever business model with paid fast listing.
From 1 comment
Interesting business model. It's free to submit, but if you want to show up "quickly" you have to pay $50. Even though it hurts me as a bot owner, I think that's really clever!
jedberg on HN
Objections
Site is down or returns 502 errors.
From 4 comments
502 bad gateway. It's dead, Jim.
toyg on HNGetting this now: 502 Bad Gateway nginx/1.8.0
strictnein on HNnow i'm getting 502s :-(
findjashua on HNyikes - link doesn't work!
studentrunnr on HN
No explanation of what the site does or an about page.
From 3 comments
Visited the site on mobile and could not find a little explanation about what the goal of the site is. Maybe a short introduction might work. This seems interesting but it's not…
asimuvPR on HNMy #1 question is where is the About Page? Even if it's just a small synopsis, I'd like to know what this is, and what it is meant to do.
amflare on HNThere are some very short descriptions of what each bot does but it's not enough to help me decide if it is what I need. I searched for a JIRA bot to connect to slack but…
ajpgrealish on HN
Registration errors and PHP error output exposed.
From 3 comments
I'm getting "Whoops, looks like something went wrong." when trying to register.
drewry on HNSaw an error and a PHP call stack and relative directories, should disable that from being visible on a production webpage.
joshbaptiste on HNgetting the following error: http://imgur.com/Duxzl6W
findjashua on HN
Term 'bot' is overloaded; chatbot is more accurate.
From 1 comment
Also can we call these something else? Bot is too overloaded a term. "Chatbot" is more accurate.
tomc1985 on HN
Requests
Add descriptions of each bot on listing pages.
From 3 comments
This is a pretty neat idea. I know it's probably an MVP but a description of what the bot does instead of forcing the user to click through to the bot website.
an4rchy on HNImprovement: If I navigate to https://botlist.co/bots/filter?platform=5, then I should be able to see what each bot claims to do, without needing to click in to the #show page
arcameron on HNyeah we want to add more info on each bot detail page, then give the option for direct 'install' or landing page.
bentossell on HN
Mobile responsive layout.
From 1 comment
Hey! I'm one of the makers here Appreciate any thoughts anyone else. WE are all ears :) Mobile responsive isnt in place yet so apologies for that. Trying to get bots/AI from…
bentossell on HN
Support for other platforms such as IRC, XMPP and Mattermost.
From 3 comments
I'd be interested in an aggregation that indicates support for other platforms such as Mattermost, or plugins that adapt existing bots to other similar ecosystems (including IRC,…
sailfast on HNApologies for the brief comment since I only had a moment to glance at it between work, but what stood out to me is that there is no XMPP section for "platform". (I ask selfishly…
existencebox on HNAny plans for an IRC category?
woodruffw on HN
Login through Google or other providers instead of passwords.
From 1 comment
My first foremost suggestion: try not to ask for password as a new site. I am not saying I'd only trust the big players (they were once a startup or a little project to begin…
yeukhon on HN
Questions
What counts as a bot?
From 2 comments
Are these bots just for slack? What do you consider to be a "bot"?
chillydawg on HNHopefully the author can weigh in a bit on what they consider a bot. I have a SaaS app that posts to Hipchat/Flowdock/Slack and includes a Slack slash command for interacting…
colinbartlett on HN
How will bot submission and security validation work?
From 2 comments
My first foremost suggestion: try not to ask for password as a new site. I am not saying I'd only trust the big players (they were once a startup or a little project to begin…
yeukhon on HNI've seen this on Product Hunt but couldn't comment so now that I have the chance to, Here's what I want to say: - first, awesome idea. This would make things way easier. -…
karimdag on HN
How does the bot owner sell or list a paid bot?
From 1 comment
I want to sell my bot which currently people are using for free, where can I do if not in an App Store?
fiatjaf on HN
Alternatives named
botpages.com
From 2 comments
Nice design & +1 for the groundwork. How will you protect your hard work from someone who just wants to scrape and clone it ? There's also botpages.com discussed 3 days ago here…
sourcd on HNSaw botpages.com on Product Hunt last week. It looks like they're free to submit.
harry_botter on HN