[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":348},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-17848846":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":43,"post_text":44,"what":45,"said":68,"maker_in_thread":196,"shape":208,"grid":212,"attempts":309,"same_week":310,"maker_shows":37,"maker_hidden":340,"reader_version":341,"card":342},"17848846","Quetree","A Q&A site that is tree-based and hierarchical","title","Show HN: Quetree – A Q&A site that is tree-based and hierarchical","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.quetree.com","quetree.com","schwanray",1535332619,2018,91,41,481,2155,23,"notable","web_saas","q&a community site","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"q&a","hierarchical discussion","threaded questions","community knowledge","mixed",-0.143,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":33},2,8,5,20,{"idea":36,"design":38,"execution":41,"docs":42},{"positive":31,"critical":37},1,{"positive":39,"critical":40},0,3,{"positive":39,"critical":39},{"positive":39,"critical":37},[40,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,37,39,33,39,39,40,39,39,40,40,39,40,39,40,40,39,37,39,37,33,39,40,40,39,40,39,40,40,37,39,40,37],null,{"problem":46,"audience":44,"pricing":44,"motivation":44,"time_to_build":58,"stack":65,"openness":66,"stage":67,"team_size":66},{"value":47,"source":48,"evidence":49},"Q&A threads are flat; structured branching could help solve problems step by step","commenter",[50,54],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},"17850938","vfinn","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…",{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},"17850887","joebo","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…",{"value":59,"source":60,"evidence":61},"Maker says they worked on it for years","maker",[62],{"id":63,"by":11,"text":64},"17848916","Thank you for checking out our new site. We have worked really hard on this for a very long time (years) to bring you something very new and exciting. Included a video tour…",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":69,"objections":93,"requests":139,"questions":164,"alternatives":177},[70,82],{"value":71,"source":48,"evidence":72},"Interesting idea for structured problem solving and community knowledge",[73,74,78],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"17850006","vortico","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…",{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"17849592","pythonik","Well done. I have been thinking about commenting and debate platforms lately, mainly two aspects a) How to map comments\u002Farguments in a way that the system by design encourages…",{"value":83,"source":48,"evidence":84},"Congrats on launch",[85,89],{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},"17849261","raleighm","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…",{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"17849620","unlimit","Congrats on the launch. But could you please darken the text, I am finding it difficult to read.",[94,109,121,125,132],{"value":95,"source":48,"evidence":96},"Hard to use on mobile",[97,101,105],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"17849049","gitgud","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.",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"17849155","kyriakos","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.",{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},"17850862","adrianmsmith","I 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…",{"value":110,"source":48,"evidence":111},"Demo video too simplistic and confusing",[112,116,117],{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"17852167","samirm","Awesome idea, however the example video is too simplistic and abstract.",{"id":86,"by":87,"text":88},{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"17849500","macspoofing","I'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…",{"value":122,"source":48,"evidence":123},"Text too light to read",[124],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},{"value":126,"source":48,"evidence":127},"Looks like a regular threaded forum apart from Q\u002FA labels",[128],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"17849427","explainplease","Looking at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.quetree.com\u002Fbranchview\u002Fv67n, the only difference from a typical, threaded forum appears to be the \"Q\" or \"A\" label on each post. Am I missing something?",{"value":133,"source":48,"evidence":134},"Site tries to serve too many topics without a niche",[135],{"id":136,"by":137,"text":138},"17849142","jv22222","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…",[140,146,153,160],{"value":141,"source":48,"evidence":142},"Build a mobile-friendly version or app",[143,144,145],{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},{"value":147,"source":48,"evidence":148},"Show an interactive demo instead of a video",[149],{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"17849051","chrisco255","Why not have an immediate, interactive, browsable demo on home page rather than a video demo? 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