My first website

Consumer and social

story sharing site

SHOW HN2010

4points
8comments
#197of 370 in 2010
Top 54%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Execution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 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

  • Good start; allowing anonymous story submission is a good call

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like a good start. Almost everyone I know who works in a cubicle enjoys talking about how much they hate it. Good call on allowing stories to be submitted without logging…
      warwick on HN
  • Design seems OK

    From 1 comment
    • Otherwise, the design seems OK. Maybe you could emulating the mechanics inside FML(www.fmylife.com), and yes, you really need to pre-populate the site.
      ismaelsow on HN

Objections

  • Site needs pre-populated content before launch

    From 2 comments
    • My cubicle is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KyhLSWlfNQ But anyway, if you are starting a site like this, pre-populate it before announcing it. The picture of your…
      jrockway on HN
    • Otherwise, the design seems OK. Maybe you could emulating the mechanics inside FML(www.fmylife.com), and yes, you really need to pre-populate the site.
      ismaelsow on HN
  • Unclear what benefit registering gives users

    From 2 comments
    • Looks like a good start. Almost everyone I know who works in a cubicle enjoys talking about how much they hate it. Good call on allowing stories to be submitted without logging…
      warwick on HN
    • Thanks for the feedback! Yup the image upload is next on the list. Yeah, right now there isn't much difference between a registered and anonymous user. One thing it does though…
      yotery on HN

Requests

  • Add image uploader

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like a good start. Almost everyone I know who works in a cubicle enjoys talking about how much they hate it. Good call on allowing stories to be submitted without logging…
      warwick on HN
  • Allow anonymous users to comment, with spam protection

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for the feedback! Yup the image upload is next on the list. Yeah, right now there isn't much difference between a registered and anonymous user. One thing it does though…
      yotery on HN

Questions

  • Why should someone register on the site

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like a good start. Almost everyone I know who works in a cubicle enjoys talking about how much they hate it. Good call on allowing stories to be submitted without logging…
      warwick on HN

Alternatives named

  • Disqus for comments

    From 1 comment
    • You can try out existing comments solutions like disqus, just an idea
      mailarchis on HN
  • FMyLife

    From 1 comment
    • Otherwise, the design seems OK. Maybe you could emulating the mechanics inside FML(www.fmylife.com), and yes, you really need to pre-populate the site.
      ismaelsow on HN

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