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SHOW HN2013
39points
77comments
#638of 1,739 in 2013
Top 37%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
6 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 24 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.49.
Idea: 4 for, 11 againstDesign: 1 for, 8 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Skin-in-the-game karma cost for posting is a good idea
From 2 comments
I love the idea of putting some skin in the game when posting/voting/etc.
jmartens on HNCommenting on The List costs nothing. The List encourages discussion between members. Posting does cost karma, however, to force people to put 'skin in the game' when posting.…
colbyaley on HN
Objections
Karma cost to post discourages participation
From 3 comments
The problem with this system is it actively penalizes use. I see the point of wanting users to have skin in the game, but if I had to give up 2% of my HN "karma" to post this…
austenallred on HNI also see many problems with the karma system and the rules. Like many others have pointed out, if you punish people for postings, people are way less likely to post and a forum…
xijuan on HNYou don't always know how valuable your comment is when you post it. That's why being validated through voting is so great. Being penalized for posting an opinion that you don't…
fudged71 on HN
Invite-only gating lacks critical mass and attractors
From 2 comments
I see a few problems with this: * The website doesn't have critical mass or any special hooks (like pg's essays and pg himself, for instance) to help build it * I'm not…
pbateman on HN> The website doesn't have critical mass or any special hooks (like pg's essays and pg himself, for instance) to help build it I think this is the only real problem with the…
thaumaturgy on HN
Font renders badly on Windows
From 3 comments
Is it just me or have people stopped testing how the font renders on anything other than a Mac? Don't people believe in cross-platform readability anymore? The font being used…
desigooner on HNThe font used on that site is literally broken and unreadable in Chrome, on Windows. It cuts out parts of the letters. For an example of what I'm seeing, here's a screenshot:…
Skywing on HNI'm on Windows, when I have text zoomed at 100% in chrome, I can't read it, at all. 110% makes it readable. Firefox looks ok, but the looks a little strange. Some parts of…
RexM on HN
Applicant list exposes emails publicly
From 3 comments
A couple of things to note: - The applicants list features every person's email in plain text (in the 'send x an invite' href). - The list is orderly illogically. As the idea…
samwilliams on HNWARNING If you submit a request and allow it to be public, your email address becomes available for all to see and harvest! Nice idea overall but this is a horrible, horrible flaw.
kintamanimatt on HNApplied to get in? They're listing you publicly: http://thelist.io/applicants
businessleads on HN
Karma system encourages hive mind
From 2 comments
I see a few problems with this: * The website doesn't have critical mass or any special hooks (like pg's essays and pg himself, for instance) to help build it * I'm not…
pbateman on HN> This isn't an invite-only club where I was required to apply. "Club" does not imply those things though. It only implies membership, and everyone with a working account on HN…
thaumaturgy on HN
Requests
Fix mobile usability
From 1 comment
It makes me a bit sad that this is just as unusable on mobile as HN.
jakobe on HN
Require reasons for downvotes
From 1 comment
One feature that would make me apply right away: no down-voting a comment without commenting on why you down-voted it. In other words, everyone should be required to give a…
enraged_camel on HN
Questions
Why single-thread comments instead of nested
From 1 comment
Question: Why did you choose a single thread comment system over nested comments?
jswift on HN
How is spam fought if the algorithm is public
From 1 comment
How do you fight spam if you essentially gave out your algorithm?
lominming on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit
From 1 comment
> ...but if I had to give up 2% of my HN "karma" to post this comment, I probably wouldn't do so. But, is that necessarily undesirable? I don't think that a social network should…
thaumaturgy on HN
Slashdot
From 1 comment
> This isn't an invite-only club where I was required to apply. "Club" does not imply those things though. It only implies membership, and everyone with a working account on HN…
thaumaturgy on HN