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An anonymous sharing site built with 1 page js

Shown by Charuru on Dec 8, 2010. Click the card to turn it over.

9points

10comments

#140of 370 in 2010

Top 38%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.

Idea: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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

Not clear why anonymous sites like this appeal
From 1 comment
- i never understood the appeal of these sites.
  Skywing on HN
Site was not safe for work
From 1 comment
- Found out the hard way: This is not safe for work.
  bricestacey on HN

Advice on target niche and direction
From 1 comment
- I'm not sure, my first thoughts just were, I want to build this, and then I wrote a bunch of javascript. Currently the site domain makes a reference to hipsters, but I don't know…
  Charuru on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
- It would be a great open source project. What is your plan for the site? What "niche" are you targeting and what is your goal with the site?
  zackfern on HN

What niche is targeted and what is the goal
From 1 comment
- It would be a great open source project. What is your plan for the site? What "niche" are you targeting and what is your goal with the site?
  zackfern on HN
What will hosting cost if it replaces 4chan
From 1 comment
- What's it going to cost you to host this thing if it replaces 4chan?
  signal on HN

4chan
From 2 comments
- Huh, I had a somewhat similar idea with: Shoble.com. Big emphasis on the ability to file your post under an arbitrary number of subforums via tagging, though. Threw it up a few…
  blacksheep on HN
- What's it going to cost you to host this thing if it replaces 4chan?
  signal on HN
Shoble.com
From 1 comment
- Huh, I had a somewhat similar idea with: Shoble.com. Big emphasis on the ability to file your post under an arbitrary number of subforums via tagging, though. Threw it up a few…
  blacksheep on HN