Red Pen
Dev tools
design feedback tool
SHOW HN2013
139points
72comments
#151of 1,739 in 2013
Top 9%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
17 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 14 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Execution: 2 for, 8 againstIdea: 8 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 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, simple design and interface
From 4 comments
Here is a sample for people to go wild on. (I hope I don't regret this.) <edit> [Link removed] I have regrets. Careful, someone redirected the page to porn. Here is a pre-porn…
masonhensley on HNThis is awesome. Really intuitive UI. You've really boiled the workflow down to the bare minimum. Great work.
mikekij on HNI love the design. Great user experience.
hawkharris on HNbeautifully designed! I'd love to see some sort of retention limit, and the functionality to manually remove an uploaded design. An export function of all comments and a special…
ruxkor on HN
No account needed to upload or comment
From 3 comments
Best "signup" experience ever! No account needed to upload, only asks you your name once you try to leave a comment!
aaronpk on HNVery awesome concept and design. I completely agree with your sign up method... Have none!
FramesPerSushi on HNBookmarked. This is awesome. Love that no account is required.
nc on HN
Good usability, like Workflowy
From 2 comments
Wow, this is like the Workflowy of feedback apps. Nice work. One request: make it possible to edit a comment within a minute or 2 of posting it. Also, make it possible to…
a5seo on HNI find Workflowy aesthetically clunky. This is all the usability goodness of Workflowy and great visual design. One of the best things I've seen on the web in awhile. Really…
msutherl on HN
Objections
Security holes: script injection and XSS in comments
From 3 comments
Security issue! You can run arbitrary Javascript! Comments along the lines of: ``` <script>alert('Moo!');</script> ``` Be careful about staying on a page!
scott_karana on HNJust a heads up - there is a XSS vulnerability in comments.
glazskunrukitis on HNRedirection to porn? script alerts? No unsubscribe button? I suppose the OP doesn't have the slightest clue of web app security. Wouldn't use. Who knows where your email…
WA on HN
Uploads fail for several users
From 4 comments
Feedback for this feedback app: it does not like uploads. Upload fails with message 'Hello. We haven't been formally introduced yet but I'm Sir Red Pen. I'm sorry to say I've let…
skytalon on HNSame. Chrome Developer / OSX.
nwh on HNSame here. Firefox 20.0.1 / Windows. The following call returned a 406: GET…
Schweigi on HNI can't seem to upload anything. It always gives an error.
leviathan on HN
Unsubscribe missing from comment emails
From 1 comment
Ha ! There is an email notification every time someone comments, and no way to unsubscribe. I just got 6 emails and one minute, and Chrome re-focusing the tab automatically…
qpleple on HN
Informal or profane language
From 3 comments
Nice work and looks cool. But I don't like the "bullshit" and "douchebag" words. IMHO it looks unprofessional and a little bit immature to use those kind of words (if you're…
kperusko on HNI would never use a service like this with such terrible language. I understand trying to give the service a personality but this is just dumb.
pbreit on HNI don't think the language on the homepage is necessary either. Trying a bit too hard. Otherwise looks good!
prawn on HN
Requests
Copy-paste image upload
From 2 comments
Great design. One suggestion is that it would be great if I can copy and paste like on Trello. This would mean that I wont have to keep saving files locally first and then drop…
sudhanshua on HNAgree, Github Issues allows this as well and once you get used to it this upload process seems a bit complicated.
filip01 on HN
Edit comments and move markers
From 1 comment
Wow, this is like the Workflowy of feedback apps. Nice work. One request: make it possible to edit a comment within a minute or 2 of posting it. Also, make it possible to…
a5seo on HN
Zoom for large images
From 1 comment
Pretty cool. Just to try it out I uploaded a random picture from my desktop which happened to be somewhat large so navigating was somewhat awkward. It would be nice if you could…
gmu3 on HN
Delete uploads and retention limit
From 2 comments
beautifully designed! I'd love to see some sort of retention limit, and the functionality to manually remove an uploaded design. An export function of all comments and a special…
ruxkor on HNNice and simple, I like it. Potential security/privacy issue though: I can retrieve anyone's submission(s) with some simple cookie manipulation. I suppose this is a side-effect…
kayge on HN
Questions
Is it planned to be monetized?
From 1 comment
Super slick. Great application! Are you planning on monetizing it? You could do it 'per project' or by # of uploads. Definitely don't go crazy by adding features, but it'd be…
ihodes on HN
What was used to manage uploads?
From 1 comment
Wow....as someone that made a feedback app...compliments. This is awesome! Especially if this is your first web app? I have been thinking of doing a re-write, it's just not high…
marcamillion on HN
Alternatives named
Workflowy-style feedback tools and GitHub Issues style uploads
From 2 comments
Wow, this is like the Workflowy of feedback apps. Nice work. One request: make it possible to edit a comment within a minute or 2 of posting it. Also, make it possible to…
a5seo on HNAgree, Github Issues allows this as well and once you get used to it this upload process seems a bit complicated.
filip01 on HN
PointOut (GAE prototype)
From 1 comment
I've made similar prototype few years ago, if someone interested here is source code: https://github.com/buger/PointOut Realtime stuff build on top of GAE.
LeonidBugaev on HN
sket.sh (Meteor)
From 1 comment
Built one too, but with Meteor. I actually create a login for you automatically with auto-generated username and you can rename your username if you care. Also can copy paste…
matb33 on HN