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O'Reilly using our new contest software to giveaway full JS bookshelf

Shown by nate on Jul 13, 2011. Click the card to turn it over.

39points

18comments

#314of 1,097 in 2011

Top 29%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.50.

Design: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against

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Works well and looks great
From 1 comment
- I can't complain about this not working, because it clearly does. And I can't complain about the technology being used to do it, because it looks great. The types of companies…
  petercooper on HN
Maker responsive to feedback
From 1 comment
- ...and I was feeling reasonably good about reaching #18 efficiently. But don't really have the time to burn to claw my way up another 15 places. I was hoping that the raffle…
  Tiomaidh on HN

Social capital used to buy entry, similar to old sweepstakes
From 2 comments
- I can't complain about this not working, because it clearly does. And I can't complain about the technology being used to do it, because it looks great. The types of companies…
  petercooper on HN
- Good points. Having extra options through the games is a great addition here that I don't recall seeing before (but I'm not exactly researching this topic ;-)). The problem is,…
  petercooper on HN
Prize rules and top-3 vs raffle structure unclear
From 2 comments
- Thanks. Also: I take it that you have to be in the top 10 to get something? Or is it that the top 3 get something, and 10 others are randomly selected to win a book? The award…
  Tiomaidh on HN
- So basically it makes no difference how much effort I put in, if I don't get in the top 3?
  cabalamat on HN
Browser insecure script warning on Chrome
From 1 comment
- Going to that page in my browser (Chrome 14) gives me a warning about an insecure script that has been disabled - the learn more link points here:…
  ZoFreX on HN
Sloggle textbox bug drops letters
From 1 comment
- Typing words into the "sloggle" challenge, oftimes the textbox won't clear after hitting enter (but are accepted after a short delay), so the first few letters of the next word…
  alttag on HN

Fix SSL/insecure script loading
From 1 comment
- Ah, thanks for letting us know. Will work on better ssl support.
  nate on HN
Include print version of the books
From 1 comment
- It's too bad they don't also give away the dead-tree version. Some things are nice to actually have on your shelf...
  Tiomaidh on HN
Weighted raffle by points
From 1 comment
- ...and I was feeling reasonably good about reaching #18 efficiently. But don't really have the time to burn to claw my way up another 15 places. I was hoping that the raffle…
  Tiomaidh on HN

Why the no-purchase-necessary clause matters if games are free
From 1 comment
- > The whole no purchase necessary clause. But none of the games/tasks cost anything anyway... so no purchase is necessary. (What am I missing?)
  cabalamat on HN

Safari Books Online for accessing the same ebooks
From 1 comment
- Note to college students and other professionals, you might have access to all of these ebooks via Safari Books Online. Stop playing the game and get back to coding in JS.
  badhairday on HN