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10points
8comments
#800of 1,097 in 2011
Top 73%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 2 for, 0 against

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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 for scientific communication

    From 2 comments
    • This is such an awesome idea. You should seed the site with lots of papers. Look at the Mendeley API to see if you can leverage it in some way.
      revorad on HN
    • Hey I am a grad student in theoretical physics and love both your concept and realization. I would love a little bit more elaborated tag system. Please go on!
      knowledgesale on HN

Requests

  • Seed the site with many papers

    From 1 comment
    • This is such an awesome idea. You should seed the site with lots of papers. Look at the Mendeley API to see if you can leverage it in some way.
      revorad on HN
  • Follow functionality for tags

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks Knowledgesale! I realize the tagging system needs a bit of work, I think especially a follow functionality for tags would be nice. So for example you could follow…
      juretriglav on HN
  • Integrate Mendeley API

    From 1 comment
    • This is such an awesome idea. You should seed the site with lots of papers. Look at the Mendeley API to see if you can leverage it in some way.
      revorad on HN
  • Voting system for best reviews by field

    From 1 comment
    • Hey, while the subscription feature for new papers sounds like a nice thing, I thought that it can have another useful function. For example, let us assume that you are starting…
      knowledgesale on HN

Alternatives named

  • Jeff Huang's best paper awards page

    From 1 comment
    • I can see how that would be useful, but I fear it is outside of the context of the site and I'm not sure how it would fit. Comments on Science is supposed to be about comments,…
      juretriglav on HN

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