Quetree
Web and SaaS
q&a community site
SHOW HN2018
91points
41comments
#481of 2,155 in 2018
Top 23%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 5 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea for structured problem solving and community knowledge
From 3 comments
I think we need something like this, but I'm not sure if this is the answer. This type of tree-like Q&A would be good for problem solving, e.g. "How to save the oceans?" -> "How…
vfinn on HNCommunity building is the most noble project on the Internet, and this is a unique attempt to organize it further. Communities, not software or commerce or entertainment, is what…
vortico on HNWell done. I have been thinking about commenting and debate platforms lately, mainly two aspects a) How to map comments/arguments in a way that the system by design encourages…
pythonik on HN
Congrats on launch
From 2 comments
Very cool - congrats on getting it in shape to present to the world. Similar comment to others, but the visitor is left to wonder what a really excellent use of the site might…
raleighm on HNCongrats on the launch. But could you please darken the text, I am finding it difficult to read.
unlimit on HN
Objections
Hard to use on mobile
From 3 comments
Interesting project, so each question can spawn sub questions, is that the tree? Also looks good, but it's very hard to use on mobile.
gitgud on HNMobile version in 2018 should be a priority. I'm reading HN on mobile and even though I like your idea I may forget what's all about by the time I switch to desktop later today.
kyriakos on HNI think you should be careful of “perfect is the enemy of the good”. I’m sure a mobile app would be the perfect solution. Nevertheless, until that materializes, it would be worth…
adrianmsmith on HN
Demo video too simplistic and confusing
From 3 comments
Awesome idea, however the example video is too simplistic and abstract.
samirm on HNVery cool - congrats on getting it in shape to present to the world. Similar comment to others, but the visitor is left to wonder what a really excellent use of the site might…
raleighm on HNI'm struggling to understand what you're going for and how this hierarchical Q&A format is supposed to work. 1) Your example in the video is too contrived. 2) I haven't seen one…
macspoofing on HN
Text too light to read
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch. But could you please darken the text, I am finding it difficult to read.
unlimit on HN
Looks like a regular threaded forum apart from Q/A labels
From 1 comment
Looking at https://www.quetree.com/branchview/v67n, the only difference from a typical, threaded forum appears to be the "Q" or "A" label on each post. Am I missing something?
explainplease on HN
Site tries to serve too many topics without a niche
From 1 comment
1) Well done for shipping! That is a huge achievement! 2) (For future projects) IMHO It's not advisable to work for "years" on a project without showing it to end users. It's…
jv22222 on HN
Requests
Build a mobile-friendly version or app
From 3 comments
Mobile version in 2018 should be a priority. I'm reading HN on mobile and even though I like your idea I may forget what's all about by the time I switch to desktop later today.
kyriakos on HNInteresting project, so each question can spawn sub questions, is that the tree? Also looks good, but it's very hard to use on mobile.
gitgud on HNI think you should be careful of “perfect is the enemy of the good”. I’m sure a mobile app would be the perfect solution. Nevertheless, until that materializes, it would be worth…
adrianmsmith on HN
Show an interactive demo instead of a video
From 1 comment
Why not have an immediate, interactive, browsable demo on home page rather than a video demo? Or why require sign up to view at all?
chrisco255 on HN
Populate the site with seed questions
From 1 comment
I think you should focus on populating this with questions yourself. Building a community is a chicken-and-egg problem and you need to have content to get people to start to…
CGamesPlay on HN
Darken the text
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch. But could you please darken the text, I am finding it difficult to read.
unlimit on HN
Questions
How does the tree concept work with long or short answers?
From 1 comment
Nice work. A few thoughts came to mind after reading other comments. I wonder how the tree concept works when responses are long or short. It seems to me that short would…
joebo on HN
Why require sign-up to view content?
From 1 comment
Why not have an immediate, interactive, browsable demo on home page rather than a video demo? Or why require sign up to view at all?
chrisco255 on HN
Why use voting and hierarchy as core features?
From 1 comment
Community building is the most noble project on the Internet, and this is a unique attempt to organize it further. Communities, not software or commerce or entertainment, is what…
vortico on HN
Alternatives named
Quora
From 1 comment
Thank you very much mirimir for your profound comment. There are some differences with Quora - more emphasis on knowledge rather than celebrities to follow, less noise, discover…
schwanray on HN
Stack Overflow
From 1 comment
1) Well done for shipping! That is a huge achievement! 2) (For future projects) IMHO It's not advisable to work for "years" on a project without showing it to end users. It's…
jv22222 on HN
Kialo
From 1 comment
Well done. I have been thinking about commenting and debate platforms lately, mainly two aspects a) How to map comments/arguments in a way that the system by design encourages…
pythonik on HN
Arguman
From 1 comment
Well done. I have been thinking about commenting and debate platforms lately, mainly two aspects a) How to map comments/arguments in a way that the system by design encourages…
pythonik on HN