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193points
95comments
#39of 1,097 in 2011
Top 4%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

8 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Design: 4 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 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 design and interesting concept

    From 2 comments
    • Very nice, I like the clean design. One suggestion: auto-loading when you hit the bottom of the page.
      drats on HN
    • Thanks for doing this. Its great to put a face behind some of the people whose comments I have loved.
      sid6376 on HN

Objections

  • Privacy concerns about aggregating users' info

    From 2 comments
    • I'm a fairly private guy, and I find this a bit creepy. I've never been more glad that I don't have a Twitter profile. (Which is not to say that I think that the developer is…
      timr on HN
    • heh... I was wondering why I started getting a bunch of beta signups + twitter followers today. I like the highlight effect you have on mouseover, although it kind of feels like…
      icey on HN
  • Poor iPhone usability before fix

    From 2 comments
    • How do so many websites break the zoom feature on iPhone? So frustrating. Patio's massive face drowns out all the content. =)
      palish on HN
    • Just wanted to point out that the page is almost entirely unusable on iPhone 4, it freezes for 5-10 seconds at a time.
      dzlobin on HN

Requests

  • Link profiles to HN profiles on click

    From 1 comment
    • heh... I was wondering why I started getting a bunch of beta signups + twitter followers today. I like the highlight effect you have on mouseover, although it kind of feels like…
      icey on HN
  • Ability to opt out of listing

    From 2 comments
    • It's really interesting to see the people and their associated projects, companies, and institutions that contribute to the hn commentary. For a lot of the power users, I…
      morrow on HN
    • Not being very thorough also allows people to self-exlude from the listing. Which seems be in the interest of some. That's a great point. Can you post info on the site on how to…
      Mz on HN
  • Include users with GitHub or other profiles

    From 1 comment
    • You are right pyre. I am considering adding people with gihub/stackoverflow/facebook profiles as well.
      DanielRibeiro on HN

Questions

  • Why some leaderboard users are missing

    From 1 comment
    • Do the users get to submit updates to the descriptions? Do they get to delete their descriptions if they would rather not be listed? Is there are a particular reason why some…
      tokenadult on HN
  • What criteria the list uses

    From 1 comment
    • so, what are the criteria for the list? doesn't quite correlate with the leaders list. is it based on comment only score?
      noodle on HN

Alternatives named

  • Hacker News leaders page

    From 1 comment
    • Do the users get to submit updates to the descriptions? Do they get to delete their descriptions if they would rather not be listed? Is there are a particular reason why some…
      tokenadult on HN

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