Sqwok
Consumer and social
live chat community
SHOW HN2022
218points
126comments
#249of 2,570 in 2022
Top 10%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 22 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 3 for, 13 againstIdea: 5 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fresh, fast live chat next to links feels novel
From 3 comments
I really appreciate the ability to have live chat next to the links. Threaded comments like HN are nice but a single flowing chat room has it's own perks.
HypnoDrone on HNI think this a really interesting take on social chat/collaboration! The main reason I closed it was I felt disoriented when I opened the threads. Since it brought me to the end…
reflect on HNI love this! It's such a novel concept. I hope that in the future the source code will be released.
DoItToMe81 on HN
Good chat concept and execution
From 2 comments
I like the approach! Since this is HN would you be willing to talk about the tech stack at all?
brightball on HNI like the idea and execution, I also think the branding could be better.
derac on HN
Objections
Hard to find the good messages; no voting or highlighting
From 2 comments
Needs some sort of sorting or highlighting of 'upvoted/liked' messages. Afaict this is just a bunch of ad-hoc chatrooms built off user generated topics. I am not interested in…
cwkoss on HNThis lacks part of what makes Twitter and Reddit usable - the context of a conversation is clear. Here, you just see the latest comments on a thread, but you have to scroll way…
presentation on HN
Lacks conversation context and threading
From 3 comments
This lacks part of what makes Twitter and Reddit usable - the context of a conversation is clear. Here, you just see the latest comments on a thread, but you have to scroll way…
presentation on HNIMO, you took the only good thing about Reddit — being able to have multiple independent conversations on the same topic while clearly seeing the context — and removed it.
xigoi on HNThis is very nice, it reminds me a bit of aether.app which I think has been abandoned (though it's open source so anyone could fork it). I think it would be very valuable if you…
jerojero on HN
Missing back button and scroll-to-top navigation
From 2 comments
I think this a really interesting take on social chat/collaboration! The main reason I closed it was I felt disoriented when I opened the threads. Since it brought me to the end…
reflect on HNPretty interesting platform. Really digging it so far. It would nice to have a button that scrolls to the top of each thread though. I found myself scrolling and scrolling and…
princeali_ on HN
Moderation and spam plans unclear
From 2 comments
Pretty cool, but without some clear plan for moderation, the site will be overrun with bots and misinformation very quickly as it catches on. There's already a post spreading…
cowvin on HNSupposing this becomes popular, isn't it likely that it'll be overrun by spammers and their ilk? Do you have plans to prevent that somehow?
jfk13 on HN
Weak design and branding
From 2 comments
Please pay a designer. Pretty please.
MarcelOlsz on HNI like the idea and execution, I also think the branding could be better.
derac on HN
Requests
Scroll-to-top button or pinned opening post
From 2 comments
I think this a really interesting take on social chat/collaboration! The main reason I closed it was I felt disoriented when I opened the threads. Since it brought me to the end…
reflect on HNPretty interesting platform. Really digging it so far. It would nice to have a button that scrolls to the top of each thread though. I found myself scrolling and scrolling and…
princeali_ on HN
Highlight or upvote top messages
From 1 comment
Needs some sort of sorting or highlighting of 'upvoted/liked' messages. Afaict this is just a bunch of ad-hoc chatrooms built off user generated topics. I am not interested in…
cwkoss on HN
Subthreads or threaded conversations
From 2 comments
This is very nice, it reminds me a bit of aether.app which I think has been abandoned (though it's open source so anyone could fork it). I think it would be very valuable if you…
jerojero on HNIMO, you took the only good thing about Reddit — being able to have multiple independent conversations on the same topic while clearly seeing the context — and removed it.
xigoi on HN
Option to turn off typing indicator
From 1 comment
It's obnoxious to show who is typing. Like, give me a minute to compose my thoughts and type a response without feeling in a rush because everyone can see I am typing.
joseph on HN
Source code release
From 2 comments
This is very nice, it reminds me a bit of aether.app which I think has been abandoned (though it's open source so anyone could fork it). I think it would be very valuable if you…
jerojero on HNI love this! It's such a novel concept. I hope that in the future the source code will be released.
DoItToMe81 on HN
Questions
Support for fediverse or ActivityPub federation
From 2 comments
I've got two questions: 1. Why don't you have a pirate parrot as a logo? Sqwoooook 2. Are you planning to support the fediverse protocols? Most newer social networks always aim…
cookiengineer on HNIs this built on existing standards for messaging like XMPP or ActivityPub?
zaik on HN
Can it be indexed by search engines
From 1 comment
Can it be indexed by search engines? I feel that this is extremely important to differentiate this platform from something like discord, and more towards reddit/twitter/forums
LightHugger on HN
Paid tier or custom domain option
From 1 comment
ok but can i use this for my niche site for the EV community? I want to run it on my site / custom domain. Do you have a paid tier ? Thank you
adamqureshi on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit
From 2 comments
Honest feedback, not from someone who has stopped to analyze your website with proper care, but instead from a tired guy after a long day, with very limited patience and only 5…
gverrilla on HNIMO, you took the only good thing about Reddit — being able to have multiple independent conversations on the same topic while clearly seeing the context — and removed it.
xigoi on HN
Mastodon
From 2 comments
I've got two questions: 1. Why don't you have a pirate parrot as a logo? Sqwoooook 2. Are you planning to support the fediverse protocols? Most newer social networks always aim…
cookiengineer on HNI keep thinking "oh this time people will realize why federation is important." This will probably be the fourth major event like this where I thought people would be moving to…
usrn on HN
Discord
From 1 comment
Can it be indexed by search engines? I feel that this is extremely important to differentiate this platform from something like discord, and more towards reddit/twitter/forums
LightHugger on HN
aether.app
From 1 comment
This is very nice, it reminds me a bit of aether.app which I think has been abandoned (though it's open source so anyone could fork it). I think it would be very valuable if you…
jerojero on HN