Readsure
Productivity
reading comprehension quiz
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 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
Cool idea that could help blogs with low-quality comments
From 2 comments
I disagree. I mean, yes, it won't spread, but for anyone who cares about not having a blog filed with hate spam / bs from people who didn't actually read the article this is a…
masukomi on HNFirst of all: This is cool! Can this be automated? That would be really sweet. There is an xkcd[1] comic where instead of captchas, users have to supply valuable insights, thus…
krylon on HN
Objections
Quiz is easy to game by guessing or retrying until correct
From 3 comments
I think this has a flaw. Considering that you will be presenting the end user with multiple options and the choice to only select one, the user can simply spend 4-5 seconds to…
callmekatootie on HNi tried until i got the right answer without reading anything :)
mrwnmonm on HNNo you didn't. Social engineering: some guy reads it and then posts the answer to your question in the comments.
oblio on HN
Answers can be shared in comments to bypass the quiz
From 2 comments
No you didn't. Social engineering: some guy reads it and then posts the answer to your question in the comments.
oblio on HNTo say nothing of: "I don't know how but I made it past the quiz - thank God! Could someone summarize the article?"
logicallee on HN
Correct answer is always the last option
From 1 comment
The correct answer is fixed on the last option. I don't see how this proves anything. if (ans == 4){ document.getElementById("question_right").style.display = "block"; } else {…
adium on HN
Could create echo chambers by filtering opposing views
From 1 comment
Cool idea, but I feel like people will use it to make their comment section an echo chamber. For example, if your article is pro-hilary, you are asking Trump fans to acknowledge…
jsnk on HN
Requests
Use labels for radio buttons
From 2 comments
For crying out loud, please use labels for radio buttons - it makes them SO much less painful to select. I wish browsers would start flagging errors for this sort of thing.
oneeyedpigeon on HNI actually assumed the site was broken and the radios didn't work at all before reading this comment.
lucideer on HN
Automate quiz generation
From 1 comment
First of all: This is cool! Can this be automated? That would be really sweet. There is an xkcd[1] comic where instead of captchas, users have to supply valuable insights, thus…
krylon on HN
Alternatives named
Browser fingerprinting to prevent retries
From 1 comment
i _was_ thinking about taking a browser fingerprint and using that to prevent people from reloading the article / trying a second time. So basically, either you read /grok it or…
nealrs on HN