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How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 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

  • Good fit with slow journalism philosophy

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nice idea, in line with the Slow Journalism movement [1]. I subscribe to Delayed Gratification [2] since I find the slower, more considered reflection and summarisation…
      c-oreills on HN

Objections

  • Wikipedia alone is not useful; wants timelier sources

    From 1 comment
    • This service isn't really for me (I have no interest in tracking any famous people), so my opinion is likely not useful. But regardless of the topic, just tracking wikipedia…
      JohnFen on HN
  • Not interested in tracking famous people

    From 1 comment
    • This service isn't really for me (I have no interest in tracking any famous people), so my opinion is likely not useful. But regardless of the topic, just tracking wikipedia…
      JohnFen on HN

Requests

  • Add more sources beyond Wikipedia

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for taking a look. Wikipedia pages are really just the core, and they're a good signal for "notability" given https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability I am…
      wodow on HN
  • Suggestions for topics or categories to add next

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • How to give back to Wikipedia volunteer editors

    From 1 comment
    • OP here. One thing I don't have a good answer for yet: this mostly uses Wikipedia as a source. How can I pay back to volunteer editors ("Wikipedians") if this is at all…
      wodow on HN

Alternatives named

  • Delayed Gratification (slow journalism magazine)

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nice idea, in line with the Slow Journalism movement [1]. I subscribe to Delayed Gratification [2] since I find the slower, more considered reflection and summarisation…
      c-oreills on HN

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