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Anonymously Chat with Strangers in Facebook Messenger

Shown by zaytoun on Jun 29, 2016. Click the card to turn it over.

50points

20comments

#734of 2,264 in 2016

Top 33%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

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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Easy to set up, feels like an official Facebook service
From 1 comment
- I'm surprised how easy it is to set up, since I already have the Facebook Messenger app on my mobile device. I actually thought it was am official Facebook service for a minute.
  vortico on HN
Interest-based matching idea is interesting
From 1 comment
- It'd be interesting if you could connect humans who share an interest together. I feel like platform need to direct and steer the human conversations.
  ruler88 on HN

Open to spam and bot abuse; no anti-spam yet
From 2 comments
- Neat, though I fear you've created an easy way for spammers to "connect" with people anonymously. How do you plan on dealing with bots using your bot?
  overcast on HN
- Yeah, that's a reasonable concern. We haven't yet implemented anything to avoid spam, but that has been on our todo list. We have been thinking about giving users the ability to…
  zaytoun on HN
Random pairing may end quickly when languages differ
From 1 comment
- Thank you. My reasoning behind #4 is that if I were matched with someone who doesn't speak English, it would be a very short chat.
  andrewclunn on HN
Images on the home page are too large
From 1 comment
- There is an issue wth the images' size: they are very big, which makes the home page hard to read. https://i.imgur.com/wYLfxXI.png
  progval on HN

Match people who share interests
From 1 comment
- It'd be interesting if you could connect humans who share an interest together. I feel like platform need to direct and steer the human conversations.
  ruler88 on HN
Regional pairing by country
From 1 comment
- A couple quick questions: Does it require a Facebook account to use? If so are my chats stored for later reference? Is it text only? Is it regional for connections, so I won't be…
  andrewclunn on HN
Flagging accounts and automatic bans after several flags
From 1 comment
- It's somewhat difficult to create tons of new Facebook accounts, so you can ride off this perk of Facebook to handle spam yourself. Flagging conversations is a good idea, so…
  vortico on HN

Does it require a Facebook account?
From 1 comment
- A couple quick questions: Does it require a Facebook account to use? If so are my chats stored for later reference? Is it text only? Is it regional for connections, so I won't be…
  andrewclunn on HN
Are chats stored?
From 1 comment
- A couple quick questions: Does it require a Facebook account to use? If so are my chats stored for later reference? Is it text only? Is it regional for connections, so I won't be…
  andrewclunn on HN