my weekend project
Web and SaaS
question and answer site
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How HN took it
3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple design
From 3 comments
I like that you kept the design clean.
wyclif on HNas in cree-uck? Nice looking site though, I'll be honest I've never really been into Q and A sites, but I like the clean look of yours. How many hours in total did it take you…
MattBearman on HNnice
mark7 on HN
Well executed for a weekend project
From 1 comment
Nice and well executed, but as the others pointed out => how is it different / more useful than the other guys ? Maybe you could differentiate by only asking (or allowing to…
lolizbak on HN
Objections
Too similar to Quora and StackOverflow
From 3 comments
Blatant Quora clone much?
yuvadam on HNWhy? What's different compared to Quora or StackOverflow?
josefrichter on HNNice and well executed, but as the others pointed out => how is it different / more useful than the other guys ? Maybe you could differentiate by only asking (or allowing to…
lolizbak on HN
Cannot see content before signing up
From 1 comment
Why I can't see anything before signing up?
zalew on HN
Facebook Connect permissions request to post to wall seemed unnecessary
From 1 comment
Facebook Connect "kriuq may post status messages, notes, photos, and videos to my Wall". Why is this necessary?
amccloud on HN
Requests
Show content to logged-out visitors
From 2 comments
will there be an option to make questions readable to non logged-in people? Also, I think you should add a way for people who signed up via email to also sign up with Facebook…
dotcoma on HNWhy I can't see anything before signing up?
zalew on HN
Allow sign-up via Facebook for email users
From 1 comment
will there be an option to make questions readable to non logged-in people? Also, I think you should add a way for people who signed up via email to also sign up with Facebook…
dotcoma on HN
Limit questions to direct social graph
From 1 comment
Nice and well executed, but as the others pointed out => how is it different / more useful than the other guys ? Maybe you could differentiate by only asking (or allowing to…
lolizbak on HN
Add a tour or fuller description
From 1 comment
Requires sign in - any plans to offer a tour or more comprehensive description?
RiderOfGiraffes on HN
Questions
How is it different from other Q&A sites
From 2 comments
Nice and well executed, but as the others pointed out => how is it different / more useful than the other guys ? Maybe you could differentiate by only asking (or allowing to…
lolizbak on HNWhy? What's different compared to Quora or StackOverflow?
josefrichter on HN
How is the name pronounced
From 1 comment
How do you pronounce it?
MattBearman on HN
Alternatives named
Quora
From 2 comments
Blatant Quora clone much?
yuvadam on HNWhy? What's different compared to Quora or StackOverflow?
josefrichter on HN
StackOverflow
From 1 comment
Why? What's different compared to Quora or StackOverflow?
josefrichter on HN