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SHOW HN2011
41points
48comments
#298of 1,097 in 2011
Top 28%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Execution: 0 for, 8 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and promising
From 3 comments
i like it. you guys are definitely one to watch out for on #StartupBus.
dorkitude on HNThis is a little similar to my new app/startup: http://www.mightycv.com Mighty CV is a little more free form and geared towards producing a hacker centric traditional style…
robeastham on HNCongrats guys! Was awesome watching you build it.
shiftb on HN
Objections
Too similar to flavors.me
From 3 comments
How exactly is this different from flavors.me? forrst.me also has more traction, and they are both formidable competitors, so I'd love some great selling points. What would make…
kmfrk on HNI don't see the niche argument applying to a service that basically isn't a community; there is no in-service exchange between the users. flavors.me has a better design and…
kmfrk on HNThat was my first impression as well, having recently set up a flavors.me page (which includes github, and visually looks identical to their site). I'm all for competitors in the…
m0nastic on HN
Serious XSS security holes
From 3 comments
Escape < and > (and everything else), and check the site for XSS. I don't mean to be rude, and I realize you two coded this up in a really short amount of time -- but before this…
Xk on HNUsernames aren't sanitized yet. (As is visible with the '<asdf' in the 'foobar' link above.) EG: http://profile.io/xss2
Xk on HNAlso, you missed the login form (both in the header and on http://profile.io/login). Its echoing the username directly, e.g., "Username <script>alert(1)</script> was not found"
qeorge on HN
Tracebacks publicly visible
From 1 comment
I think the bigger issue is that your tracebacks are publicly visible.
jessedhillon on HN
Requests
Fix form validation and registration bugs
From 3 comments
Anybody else getting anything besides "Email is not valid or empty." when they put emails in? I tried a few test ones, and nothing's getting through.
akkartik on HNTried to register but got this http://pastie.org/1661494.
hroman on HNI got a weird validation error from your form. Apparently the text field isn't supposed to accept multi-line fields? I'm curious about the site and if it will offer any benefits…
agentultra on HN
Clarify username versus URL input
From 1 comment
Neat idea. Minor nits: - Would be nice if custom background images tiled - Not clear whether to enter usernames or URLs for accounts - "Add an Technology" typo - No cancel…
jkkramer on HN
Questions
How is it different from flavors.me
From 1 comment
How exactly is this different from flavors.me? forrst.me also has more traction, and they are both formidable competitors, so I'd love some great selling points. What would make…
kmfrk on HN
Alternatives named
flavors.me
From 2 comments
How exactly is this different from flavors.me? forrst.me also has more traction, and they are both formidable competitors, so I'd love some great selling points. What would make…
kmfrk on HNThat was my first impression as well, having recently set up a flavors.me page (which includes github, and visually looks identical to their site). I'm all for competitors in the…
m0nastic on HN
forrst.me
From 1 comment
How exactly is this different from flavors.me? forrst.me also has more traction, and they are both formidable competitors, so I'd love some great selling points. What would make…
kmfrk on HN
about.me
From 1 comment
I don't see the niche argument applying to a service that basically isn't a community; there is no in-service exchange between the users. flavors.me has a better design and…
kmfrk on HN
mightycv.com
From 1 comment
This is a little similar to my new app/startup: http://www.mightycv.com Mighty CV is a little more free form and geared towards producing a hacker centric traditional style…
robeastham on HN