Women Make
Consumer and social
online community forum
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
22 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 8 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 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
Clean, sleek, welcoming design
From 2 comments
Fantastic Marie! The website is very sleek + nice, and the community itself looks awesome.
jhow15 on HNNice idea OP, and the design seems very friendly and welcoming. I would only say one thing (and IDK how this is going to go down): but IMO, it makes more sense to me to…
Uptrenda on HN
Valuable need for a women-focused community
From 2 comments
Take a look at the level of conversation that's being had in this thread; most of the posts read to me as good-natured curiosity at the level of "please explain to me why there…
theptip on HNVery nice project, I hope you can drive up engagement some more. It will be great to see more discussions and projects on there.
pell on HN
Objections
Women-only community seems contrary to inclusivity; gender segregation questioned
From 2 comments
Gender-segregated communities seem like a mixed bag. On one hand, like the single-sex schools of yore, they may provide an opportunity for disadvantaged who can’t access…
goblin89 on HNNice idea OP, and the design seems very friendly and welcoming. I would only say one thing (and IDK how this is going to go down): but IMO, it makes more sense to me to…
Uptrenda on HN
Subscribe popup appears too early
From 2 comments
Honestly, some of the comments here (if you show dead ones) just prove the need for a community like this. @mariedm - congrats! Love the design. Edit: One suggestion - a personal…
frereubu on HNI wish people would stop with throwing up dialogs/alerts/signups when I start to scroll. I can't believe people think this is a good idea.
towndrunk on HN
Requests
Clarify wording of guidelines about men and mansplaining
From 1 comment
From the site guidelines, > Don’t mansplain, be respectful and remember to give the floor to women. That being said, all members are welcome to participate in all discussions...…
cocochanel on HN
Be prepared for spam and ban evasion, add moderation
From 1 comment
General advice for mariedm - be prepared to ban quite a lot of accounts at their first offense, think about IP bans, email verification, banning proxies, etc. If some of the…
jellicle on HN
Questions
Why build own site instead of existing platforms
From 1 comment
This looks great! I’m not a woman but my daughter will be eventually and she already likes to make. Any reason why you chose to build your own vs use existing infrastructure (ie…
matt_the_bass on HN
Is the community inclusive of trans women
From 1 comment
Thank you for making this, what you’re doing is so important. I was wondering if your site is inclusive toward trans women? I didn’t see any mention of it on your About page so I…
supernintendo on HN
What is the difference from Hacker News or StackOverflow
From 1 comment
What do you not get from, say, Hacker News or StackOverflow that you're trying to fill with WomenMake? Genuine question, not a snark.
blowski on HN
Alternatives named
Female Entrepreneur Association
From 1 comment
In case you or anyone else is not aware, there's the FEA (Female Entrepreneur Association). https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/
celticmusic on HN
Elpha
From 1 comment
Like Elpha but better?
sansnomme on HN
dev.to
From 1 comment
Thank you, but I think dev.to is built with ruby.
mariedm on HN