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SHOW HN2014

472points
135comments
#13of 2,272 in 2014
Top 1%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

13 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 27 critical, out of 73 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.

Idea: 7 for, 12 againstExecution: 2 for, 9 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful way to spread the protest

    From 2 comments
    • Looks to be a great way to spread the word for this day of protest. I cloned the github repo into a runnable; should make it easier to go through and try out changes to the…
      sundip on HN
    • You've got MediaCrush's support, with ~10k average daily uniques. https://mediacru.sh http://git.io/foPs6w
      Sir_Cmpwn on HN
  • Generous idea for physical mail feature

    From 1 comment
    • this is really generous and should definitely be followed up on. tons of email is easier to ignore than a cascade of real letters.
      fibbery on HN

Objections

  • Debug mode left on, causing errors

    From 4 comments
    • The Django Debug Toolbar is on, seems like you forgot to remove it from production servers.
      xr09 on HN
    • Hey, just a heads up: I went and poked around the site a bit and after submitting a blank form within the "Order Summary" modal, I got the following traceback page:…
      wallawe on HN
    • Your Django debug is showing! D: ``` DoesNotExist at /letter/new Address matching query does not exist. Lookup parameters were {'name': u''} ```
      timmclean on HN
    • Always got "DoesNotExist" error whichever valid address I put in
      bib971 on HN
  • Call and widget did not display on examples

    From 1 comment
    • Hey, I tried to check out the examples, but neither one displays the header for me. (FF-28a) There's only a black bar at the bottom of the page and this in the console: ```…
      viraptor on HN
  • AGPL license deters adoption

    From 2 comments
    • I was actually about to look at putting this up until I saw the license, GPL-family licenses (aside from the LGPL) are viral and affect the project as a whole, the AGPL on this…
      snuxoll on HN
    • I doubt many people really want to copy/paste a piece of AGPL 3 licensed code into their website. Is people "stealing" this code really that much of a concern?
      tveita on HN
  • Banner unlikely to change legislation

    From 2 comments
    • Cool concept and idea, although I'm not sure whether this will make anything change up on Capitol Hill. Wikipedia's SOPA blackout sure didn't (they just waited 6 months after the…
      whitef0x on HN
    • The bill this campaign supports is a joke. It doesn't stop the NSA from mass surveillance. It just legalizes it.
      dreamdu5t on HN
  • Running untrusted JavaScript on production sites is risky

    From 1 comment
    • So, letting arbitrary javascript from an untrusted source run on our production website? No thanks.
      inglor on HN

Requests

  • Change license to MIT, Apache or BSD

    From 3 comments
    • use Apache or BSD or MIT. simple
      cinch on HN
    • I was actually about to look at putting this up until I saw the license, GPL-family licenses (aside from the LGPL) are viral and affect the project as a whole, the AGPL on this…
      snuxoll on HN
    • This is the right answer. These licenses are all heavily vetted and can be safely used in almost any kind of project. The attribution requirements (when present) are…
      awj on HN
  • Add WordPress plugin directory listing

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks--zipping the subdirectory, then uploading it, worked to install the plug-in. (If it's not too much trouble for you, putting it in the WordPress Plugin Directory,…
      whitegloveapps on HN
  • Add physical mail option to send letters to representatives

    From 2 comments
    • I'm working on a startup called postdot [1] that allows you to send physical mail the same way you'd send email. Would it be possible for us to help you add a feature to send a…
      techwizrd on HN
    • Indeed, I hope they add the mail option, and get rid of the email option. Too many people will default to it (sending an email is much easier than placing a call) and as far as I…
      derefr on HN
  • Clarify pricing and whether calls are free

    From 2 comments
    • It's not obvious from the call-to-action button or on the call info page whether the call costs the end user anything, and if so, how much. Judicious use of the word 'free' might…
      scoot on HN
    • Sweet, I was hoping someone would make something like this! The thing that inhibits me from using your site is that I don't understand 100% what it does / how it does it, and how…
      Noxchi on HN

Questions

  • Does the banner work for representatives who already co-sponsor the bill

    From 2 comments
    • What if my representative is already a co-sponsor of the USA Freedom Act? Seems like it would not be very helpful to direct people to call/email her office and demand she support…
      eli on HN
    • Are there already representatives co-sponsoring the act the script asks them to co-sponsor? Would it helpful/possible to customize the script for those users to say "I very much…
      joshuahedlund on HN
  • What license applies and whether AGPL affects embedding sites

    From 2 comments
    • I doubt many people really want to copy/paste a piece of AGPL 3 licensed code into their website. Is people "stealing" this code really that much of a concern?
      tveita on HN
    • What counts as "linking against a library" for JavaScript code?
      herokusaki on HN
  • Is there an RSS feed for the campaign blog

    From 1 comment
    • Slightly off-topic, but since the developers are listening: Is there a RSS feed for The Day's blog (https://thedaywefightback.org/blog/)? I want to keep up with the news.
      lucastx on HN

Alternatives named

  • Outcry-style centralized campaign system

    From 1 comment
    • This trend suggests to me that a centralized, trusted "outcry" system would be useful. It'd be great if I could just add outcry.js, then on outcry.io enable this campaign instead…
      thatthatis on HN
  • Lob mailing service

    From 1 comment
    • The YCombinator startup whose product you may be able to use to build the service you want is Lob.
      mherdeg on HN

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