Pick'em Zone
Consumer and social
sports pick'em
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Site looks nice
From 2 comments
This looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when…
callmeed on HNLooks great! I'd tweak the UI a bit to show more photos of the product prior to signing up.
jasonwilk on HN
Objections
Front page does not explain what the product does without signing up
From 3 comments
I can't tell what you do from the first page without signing up. There is no chance I'm going to give you my email address, Facebook account, etc, without having an iota of…
steve8918 on HNEdited: I didn't realize at first this is just pickem and doesn't really compete with the bigger fantasy leagues. I completely agree that there needs to be more information on…
ktsmith on HNDon't you need some sort of licensing to use NFL team names and logos? A lot of places just refer to the "Chicago" team or the "San Francisco" team, and I assume this is for…
mbreese on HN
Possible NFL trademark or licensing risk with team names and logos
From 1 comment
Don't you need some sort of licensing to use NFL team names and logos? A lot of places just refer to the "Chicago" team or the "San Francisco" team, and I assume this is for…
mbreese on HN
Pink highlight color is odd for a football site
From 1 comment
A minor nit, changing the highlighting background color to pink is inappropriate for a football-themed site. Certainly a small design decision, but obviously intentional and…
hnal943 on HN
Requests
Show more screenshots, video, or product tour before sign-up
From 3 comments
Looks great! I'd tweak the UI a bit to show more photos of the product prior to signing up.
jasonwilk on HNEdited: I didn't realize at first this is just pickem and doesn't really compete with the bigger fantasy leagues. I completely agree that there needs to be more information on…
ktsmith on HNThis looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when…
callmeed on HN
Explain premium feature differences versus free alternatives
From 1 comment
This looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when…
callmeed on HN
Questions
Does the site use NFL team names and logos under license?
From 1 comment
Don't you need some sort of licensing to use NFL team names and logos? A lot of places just refer to the "Chicago" team or the "San Francisco" team, and I assume this is for…
mbreese on HN
Alternatives named
Yahoo! pick'em
From 1 comment
This looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when…
callmeed on HN
Bigger fantasy football leagues
From 1 comment
Edited: I didn't realize at first this is just pickem and doesn't really compete with the bigger fantasy leagues. I completely agree that there needs to be more information on…
ktsmith on HN