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14comments
#1,694of 2,242 in 2017
Top 76%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.60.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 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
Objections
Twitter signup permissions are excessive
From 2 comments
The permissions needed for Twitter signup are somewhat off-putting. These are okay: > This application will be able to: > Read Tweets from your timeline. > See who you follow,…
DanBC on HNI agree with the above comment. I think you should allow your users to submit their startup via email or a form on the site. Quite a few people including myself would be…
tag2 on HN
Front page feels unfinished and content is sparse
From 1 comment
If you're looking for feedback: The front page feels a little unfinished, and my eyes don't really know where to land when the page loads. The next thing I see is a 'Drift' chat…
iDemonix on HN
Chat widget pop-up is intrusive
From 2 comments
If you're looking for feedback: The front page feels a little unfinished, and my eyes don't really know where to land when the page loads. The next thing I see is a 'Drift' chat…
iDemonix on HNSide note: I hate the little chat bubbles that pop up on sites nowadays. They are fine if they just sit there until you need them, but often they make noises, expand…
meagher on HN
Accused of copying a competitor's design and content
From 2 comments
Wow you completely copied my site including, design text and everything :/ https://betalist.com Please take down the site immediately. Filing DMCA requests now.
keesj on HNYep, looks like they completely ripped of our design, including some content. They possibly scraped much of our content too which I'm looking into right now. (we incurred very…
keesj on HN
Requests
Allow startup submission by email or form
From 1 comment
I agree with the above comment. I think you should allow your users to submit their startup via email or a form on the site. Quite a few people including myself would be…
tag2 on HN
Fix typo on submit page
From 1 comment
I agree with the above comment. I think you should allow your users to submit their startup via email or a form on the site. Quite a few people including myself would be…
tag2 on HN
Questions
Is this the same model as BetaList?
From 1 comment
Is this the same exact model as https://betalist.com/ ?
Rmilb on HN
Alternatives named
BetaList
From 2 comments
Is this the same exact model as https://betalist.com/ ?
Rmilb on HNWow you completely copied my site including, design text and everything :/ https://betalist.com Please take down the site immediately. Filing DMCA requests now.
keesj on HN
Product Hunt
From 2 comments
If you're looking for feedback: The front page feels a little unfinished, and my eyes don't really know where to land when the page loads. The next thing I see is a 'Drift' chat…
iDemonix on HNThank you for pointing out the typo. Unlike Facebook, it is not possible to grant individual permission to Twitter App in application console. There are very few options…
attacomsian on HN