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163points
23comments
#47of 1,097 in 2011
Top 5%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.44.

Execution: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interest in tracking support over time

    From 2 comments
    • Feature request: Any chance of getting a graph to show support over time? Might be able to scan through the edit history to get the stuff you've already missed.
      saulrh on HN
    • I was thinking of linking particular events (post made by Jimbo, major news story) with features in the data, something like what Google Trends does. I always find that…
      saulrh on HN

Objections

  • Straw poll is not how Wikipedia decisions are made

    From 2 comments
    • A fundamental misunderstanding of how decisions are made on the English Wikipedia.
      mukyu on HN
    • Yes, though I think this exposes some scaling problems with wiki consensus when there are a ton of people interested and huge outside media interest as well. Straw polls aren't…
      _delirium on HN
  • Scaling problems with wiki consensus at large numbers

    From 1 comment
    • Yes, though I think this exposes some scaling problems with wiki consensus when there are a ton of people interested and huge outside media interest as well. Straw polls aren't…
      _delirium on HN

Requests

  • Graph of support over time

    From 1 comment
    • Feature request: Any chance of getting a graph to show support over time? Might be able to scan through the edit history to get the stuff you've already missed.
      saulrh on HN
  • Link events to data trends

    From 1 comment
    • I was thinking of linking particular events (post made by Jimbo, major news story) with features in the data, something like what Google Trends does. I always find that…
      saulrh on HN

Questions

  • Should the blackout apply only to the United States?

    From 1 comment
    • I was curious so I was reading over the comments, and I noticed that most people seem to back this with the caveat that it only be done in the United States since it's not an…
      jmtame on HN

Alternatives named

  • Google Trends

    From 1 comment
    • I was thinking of linking particular events (post made by Jimbo, major news story) with features in the data, something like what Google Trends does. I always find that…
      saulrh on HN

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