HackerForums.co
Consumer and social
online forum community
SHOW HN2018
175points
138comments
#217of 2,155 in 2018
Top 11%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 29 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score -0.37.
Idea: 9 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 11 againstDesign: 0 for, 9 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Welcome to a community of forum-style discussion
From 3 comments
I like this idea because HN mods (reasonably) discourage certain types of discussions as off-topic. But I'm actually interested to know what HNers think about various topics that…
gnicholas on HNNeat idea. I generally like HN, but it's definitely not a hangout spot. Discouraging idle chatter cuts both ways.
sevensor on HNI've already registered. I'm super hopeful that this grows into a real forum community for extended discussions. I, like many other posters in the inspiration thread, used to…
greggyb on HN
Nostalgia for forums and flat discussion format
From 3 comments
I've already registered. I'm super hopeful that this grows into a real forum community for extended discussions. I, like many other posters in the inspiration thread, used to…
greggyb on HNGod I miss forums.
zippoxer on HNNice job. I've actually been looking for more places to hang out with the HN crowd. I'm not sure about this approach though. Forums are too centralized and don't feel interactive…
maltalex on HN
Objections
Captcha on registration is annoying
From 2 comments
Well, I just signed up. Not sure if I'll be active here, but I always like to support forums over social media sites and other corporate silos. That said, if I can give you a bit…
CM30 on HNGreat! That captcha is bloody awful but I got in :)
tluyben2 on HN
Forum may split the HN community or become like Reddit
From 2 comments
I see a lot of the members are appreciative of this. This venture may or may not take off, but I have to ask this: Why do we need another forum that will potentially split the…
vinayms on HNNice idea, but I have a feeling that 'Hangout' will turn into 'brigade things we like/don't like' aka Reddit.
danmg on HN
Debug PHP warning shown after registering
From 2 comments
After registering, I'm seeing this: [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that…
jwong_ on HNAfter registering: [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements…
slater on HN
Forced complex password rules
From 1 comment
> must contain letters in mixed case, must contain numbers and must contain symbols Please don't do this. Have a minimum length, but don't force me to miss it up. My password…
jasonvorhe on HN
Requests
Fix the PHP debug warning and turn off PHP errors
From 2 comments
After registering, I'm seeing this: [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that…
jwong_ on HNTurn PHP errors off!
irunbackwards on HN
Add a night mode for the orange theme
From 1 comment
I hope this gets enough traction. That much orange (on all pages) is unbearable during night if you're using flux.
frasinet on HN
Shrink the banner height
From 2 comments
The banner should be about 10% of its current height.
psychometry on HNUX nitpick: The form entry links (lounge, etc) have hover states for the entire row, implying they're clickable, but in reality only the name within the row is clickable. Best to…
RickS on HN
Fix the broken FAQ link
From 2 comments
FAQ = 404 https://hackerforums.co/help/faq
justboxing on HNGood luck. I definitely think personal webpages and self-hosted forums need to make a comeback. However... Your FAQ link leads to a 404 page, and the "legalese" on the…
krapp on HN
Remove the requirement to provide email or register to view pages
From 3 comments
Good luck. I definitely think personal webpages and self-hosted forums need to make a comeback. However... Your FAQ link leads to a 404 page, and the "legalese" on the…
krapp on HNDon't make me provide my email address.
Mandatum on HNConsider making something without login (like on 4chan).
mabynogy on HN
Questions
How will the forum attract users and solve cold start?
From 2 comments
Nice idea. The biggest hurdle with starting a community site is getting the initial users and maintaining a level of activity that keeps bringing back users to the site. If…
ploggingdev on HNThe problem of a community like this is the future growth. How will you attract more HN'ers after this submission is buried?
ivm on HN
Is the site GDPR compliant?
From 1 comment
Are you compliant with GDPR?
merinowool on HN
Why not use Discourse instead of phpBB?
From 2 comments
I think its a great idea. Topics shouldn't be the same as those found on hackernews, those would be redundant though. I would suggest using discourse.org instead of rolling your…
Kagerjay on HNIt would have been nicer to just use discourse.
lokufda222 on HN
Alternatives named
Discourse
From 2 comments
I think its a great idea. Topics shouldn't be the same as those found on hackernews, those would be redundant though. I would suggest using discourse.org instead of rolling your…
Kagerjay on HNIt would have been nicer to just use discourse.
lokufda222 on HN
Discord
From 1 comment
Is it possible to do this in discord? I think it would be much more successful than phpbb.
happertiger on HN
NodeBB
From 1 comment
It's dead simple to setup, and very cheap to host. Plus I found some decent themes for it that were easy to tweak. Overall though, nodeBB looks really nice, so go for it!
dchuk on HN
Simple Machines Forum
From 1 comment
Excellent initiative. However, I wish you had adopted some more compact and minimalistic system like https://www.simplemachines.org/ (also FOSS). I think the compactness is a big…
devcpp on HN