JournalJerk
Consumer and social
journaling service
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 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
Creative, funny concept and marketing
From 3 comments
I laughed out loud when I saw this and thought "Genius!" I love the negative reinforcement and I love the cheat day upgrade. Being a huge type snob / nerd / jerk, I, too, would…
mark212 on HNI love it. So far the negative feedback is privacy but for a project that isn't at a full serious company point yet why is everyone else taking it so serious? Write some funny…
cdevs on HNNice work! Fun service, Keep it up!
ortuna on HN
Cheat day upgrade and negative reinforcement idea liked
From 2 comments
I laughed out loud when I saw this and thought "Genius!" I love the negative reinforcement and I love the cheat day upgrade. Being a huge type snob / nerd / jerk, I, too, would…
mark212 on HNI love it. So far the negative feedback is privacy but for a project that isn't at a full serious company point yet why is everyone else taking it so serious? Write some funny…
cdevs on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about storing personal journal content
From 4 comments
So you want someone to pay you 27 bucks to take their deepest darkest secretes, all of their lifes troubles, and store them on your servers of unknown levels of security then you…
gravypod on HNThe word privacy does not appear anywhere on the site. Nope.
fluxsauce on HNThis seems similar to DayOne. I left day one when they went to their second version where they wanted to keep my journal on their servers. For similar reasons, I won't be signing…
mcgrath_sh on HNI probably won't use this because a) privacy (not your end, but mine! I use gmail for this sort of thing and they don't need to know my secrets) b) I don't struggle to journal…
benoliver999 on HN
No print samples or visible view of the final book
From 1 comment
You don't display any details at all about the final product. Always refer to it as a "beautiful journal" but fail to picture anywhere. If anyone was even interested in the…
CaveTech on HN
Possible scam risk collecting subscriptions and relying on forgotten renewals
From 1 comment
I don't see anything at the site about who is "really" doing this, and am more than a bit concerned someone could spend January collecting $29+ subscriptions from folks with New…
EwanG on HN
Tone of the site comes across as rude
From 2 comments
Read the first two words of the page. Thought "fuck you". Closed the page. Try and make something actually useful.
znpy on HNPlease don't be a jerk on HN, especially when responding to another user's work. Asking a polite question would have more than sufficed.…
dang on HN
Requests
Show sample of the printed book or its format
From 2 comments
You don't display any details at all about the final product. Always refer to it as a "beautiful journal" but fail to picture anywhere. If anyone was even interested in the…
CaveTech on HNI laughed out loud when I saw this and thought "Genius!" I love the negative reinforcement and I love the cheat day upgrade. Being a huge type snob / nerd / jerk, I, too, would…
mark212 on HN
Support for formatting like Markdown
From 1 comment
Hey Colin, I really like the idea of this! I have a couple questions: * Do you support any sort of formatting for the contents of the book? e.g. Markdown, LateX, ? Or is it all…
jamesmunns on HN
Cheaper per-day absolutions for missed days
From 1 comment
Hey Colin, I really like the idea of this! I have a couple questions: * Do you support any sort of formatting for the contents of the book? e.g. Markdown, LateX, ? Or is it all…
jamesmunns on HN
Questions
How much text fits in the book and does page count vary?
From 1 comment
Hey Colin, I really like the idea of this! I have a couple questions: * Do you support any sort of formatting for the contents of the book? e.g. Markdown, LateX, ? Or is it all…
jamesmunns on HN
Can missed days be auto-filled by a script?
From 1 comment
Can this be automated as a script such that if I forget a day, the computer will automatically write something like "walked the dog, was nice"?
j7ake on HN
Is content copied or sold to third parties?
From 1 comment
Thanks, and apologies for the strongly worded response. However, the FAQ does not describe the privacy of content entered in the system itself, like restrictions on copying or…
fluxsauce on HN
Alternatives named
Day One
From 1 comment
This seems similar to DayOne. I left day one when they went to their second version where they wanted to keep my journal on their servers. For similar reasons, I won't be signing…
mcgrath_sh on HN
StoryWorth
From 1 comment
Hi Ewan, I definitely understand your concerns. Here's some answers: I'm doing this. My name is Colin McDonnell, my email is colinmcd94@gmail.com. I'm not a scammer. The service…
colinmcd on HN