Ieddit
Consumer and social
anonymous forum
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
10 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 32 critical, out of 73 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Idea: 3 for, 14 againstExecution: 1 for, 8 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nice concept and clean UI, less bloat than Reddit
From 2 comments
I like the idea of having a website like reddit, similar functionality without the bloat. The new reddit design is horrible. The design on the site could be a little closer to…
Mirrorforce on HNNice work! I really like the UI and the concept. I got excited by your post because I'm building a reddit-clone too. It's called Dinomia and it's a just-for-fun concept with a…
fyskij on HN
Objections
Anonymity leads to trolling and toxic content
From 3 comments
How will you avoid- > John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory was proposed in the Penny Arcade (web comic) on March 19, 2004 by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. It says…
JohnJamesRambo on HNHasn't the past 20 years shown that anonymous posts and comments are a perfect breeding ground for trolls?
jonathankoren on HNI haven't used Reddit in a very long time, but does it not allow anonymous posts and comments any more? My account, at least, isn't tied to my real name or identity in any way,…
jlarocco on HN
Site hit with NSFW and offensive content after resubmission
From 3 comments
Three clicks in and I see a picture of a dog fucking a woman.
burnout41 on HN> Anonymous /r/beastiality 6h > Dogs knotting women (www.com) Really, who expected anything else?
iikoolpp on HNAlmost every single action signs me out. Creating a sub gives back an 'invalid' error message', which then signs me out. Have clicked on less than 10 links and have already been…
Rotdhizon on HN
Name is too close to Reddit or confusable with leddit or idiot
From 3 comments
The name 'ieddit' is way too close to 'reddit' and should be changed to avoid trademark issues.
Figs on HNieddit sounds quite close to idiot. You might want to change that (unless it was intended)
topmonk on HNI think this "reddit-with-4chan-features" approach is more viable than 8chan's "4chan-with-reddit-features" approach, since I don't think the imageboard model is very compatible…
Smithalicious on HN
Requests
Add CAPTCHA or spam protection
From 1 comment
Be careful if you're at work. There's already porn on this thing in some of the Imgur links. I miss the late 90s when you had a lot of small, independent websites. Sure there was…
djsumdog on HN
Remove Cloudflare dependency for privacy
From 1 comment
For a site focused on transparency and privacy, it's parked behind CloudFlare. I can't view the site past the about page without JS enabled and allowing CloudFlare to probe and…
bArray on HN
Questions
How is anonymity abuse prevented and moderation handled
From 2 comments
How do you make sure that anonymity is not abused?
known on HNHow are you going to prevent your reddit clone website being overrun with lowest-common-denominator content? i.e. how you will maintain quality long-term, after the initial rush…
FrozenVoid on HN
Alternatives named
Lemmy
From 2 comments
The name is very similar to lemmy with this font. Lemmy being the federated alternative to Reddit/HN: https://dev.lemmy.ml
StudentStuff on HNNow if only Ieddit, Tildes, Lobsters, Hacker News, Voat, and NotABug would all federate with each other like Lemmy[1] and Prismo[2]. [1]: https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy [2]:…
olah_1 on HN
Voat
From 1 comment
See: Voat
TylerE on HN
Notabug
From 1 comment
How do you avoid becoming like other Rediit clones like Notabug http://notabug.io/ where you get toxic posts and comments? You give people anonymous access and they show their…
orionblastar on HN
Postmill
From 1 comment
Why not use an existing (well-tested) code base like Postmill https://gitlab.com/postmill/Postmill ?
jhasse on HN