WordsForThat.com
Languages and libraries
crowdsourced dictionary
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
9 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 7 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and entertaining, more like a game
From 2 comments
This is actually pretty fun. More like a game than a dictionary, though.
batiudrami on HNThis is so great. I submitted a ton of stuff despite having to type my username and email every time. Might be hard to scale, but there's definitely a lot of potential joy in…
hoverkraft on HN
Reverse dictionary concept is clever and scalable
From 2 comments
I like it. It's a scalable version of Wallraff's "word fugitives" column in the Atlantic.
qq66 on HNreverse dicts going more popular I like this: http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml and thank you for this site
dancecodes on HN
Anonymous voting without account is welcome
From 1 comment
thank you for letting me vote without creating an account. More websites should be as awesome as you.
tehwalrus on HN
Objections
Content may not scale; alliteration and rhymes get stale
From 1 comment
Neat site, but not sure how well the content scales. Pithy rhymes and alliteration get stale pretty quickly. Obviously, the beauty of Urban Dictionary is the ability to lookup…
acjohnson55 on HN
Reply process requires too many fields and sign-in
From 1 comment
Looks like a fun thing to do - especially when gamified. Execution is a bit off though. The reply process is way too complex: if you need my email and a username for no clear…
pearjuice on HN
Layout and design need work
From 3 comments
Looks like a fun thing to do - especially when gamified. Execution is a bit off though. The reply process is way too complex: if you need my email and a username for no clear…
pearjuice on HNcan I suggest a better layout? the title fonts are huge
usernew1817 on HNThis is actually a pretty good idea. Not sure about its longevity as Urban Dictionary tends to have a somewhat practical use, like a crowd-sourced dictionary. This is pretty fun…
DigitalSea on HN
Encourages forced hip-sounding slang
From 2 comments
I'm not sure enabling hipsters to sound like they're scripted by the writers of Juno is a good thing.
CrankyPants on HNThanks. Viciousness wasn't my intent. I'll rephrase it: the definitions on the site, or at least the few-dozen I looked at, seem like forced attempts at a particular strain of…
CrankyPants on HN
Requests
Hide vote counts until after voting
From 1 comment
Might be interesting to see what happens if you hide the vote count until after someone votes. I look at a word I like and if the vote count is already really low, I figure it…
whiddershins on HN
Fade out or hide replies with score of -3
From 1 comment
Listen to the feedback here (it's quite accurate). Also when a reply is -3, make it disappear or fade out.
someperson on HN
Ban the word 'totally' from definition examples
From 1 comment
Please ban the word "totally" from definition examples.
itsameta4 on HN
Version for naming things while programming
From 1 comment
Something like this but for naming things while programming would be awesome.
jacobr on HN
Questions
Could word2vec be used for the ranking algorithm?
From 1 comment
Could word2vec be used as part of the algorithm for this? Ever since I read about it I've been trying to think of applications for word2vec.
tocomment on HN
Alternatives named
Urban Dictionary
From 2 comments
Neat site, but not sure how well the content scales. Pithy rhymes and alliteration get stale pretty quickly. Obviously, the beauty of Urban Dictionary is the ability to lookup…
acjohnson55 on HNThis is actually a pretty good idea. Not sure about its longevity as Urban Dictionary tends to have a somewhat practical use, like a crowd-sourced dictionary. This is pretty fun…
DigitalSea on HN
Sniglets
From 1 comment
This was "a thing" back in the 80's in the US -- does anyone remember sniglets? There were several books published with compilations of them, sniglet-a-day calendars, etc.
jtheory on HN
The Meaning of Liff
From 1 comment
"In Life*, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. "On the other hand,…
6ren on HN
OneLook reverse dictionary
From 1 comment
reverse dicts going more popular I like this: http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml and thank you for this site
dancecodes on HN
Emotioneric
From 1 comment
This reminds me of emotioneric.com!
dools on HN