Are They Champs

Consumer and social

sports fan site

SHOW HN2011

Are They Champs

Simple/fun site made specifically for Super Bowl

aretheychamps.com

#super bowl#nfl#sports#fan site

6points
10comments
#941of 1,097 in 2011
Top 86%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

4 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 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

  • Simple and fun site

    From 1 comment
  • Helpful feedback on design

    From 2 comments
    • Quick tip: increase the line-height on the 2nd page header (e.g. "Are the steelers the Super Bowl Champs?") On latest Chrome on OS X, the text looks too cramped.…
      _pius on HN
    • Thanks so much for the tip! I think we fixed it now... This is why Hacker News is so cool.
      ajaymehta on HN

Objections

  • Appeals mainly to HN crowd, not NFL fans

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry if I sound overly negative, but: Am I missing something, or does this pretty much only appeal to the HN crowd who can think "well it doesn't interest me, but nice hacking!"…
      corin_ on HN
  • Use of NFL logos may be restricted

    From 1 comment
    • Doesn't the NFL pretty tightly regulate the use of the logos?
      JshWright on HN

Alternatives named

  • isitraining.in

    From 1 comment
    • You're not missing anything! It's just a simple little page, in the vein of isitraining.in and such sites. We started as the Super Bowl started, and worked while watching. That's…
      ajaymehta on HN

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