Radiopaper
Consumer and social
discussion forum
SHOW HN2022
346points
323comments
#108of 2,570 in 2022
Top 5%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
45 positive, 57 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 55 critical, out of 167 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 30 for, 34 againstDesign: 9 for, 8 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Reply-before-publish mechanism is simple and clever
From 3 comments
> The key mechanism that makes Radiopaper different from other social networks, and more resistant to trolling and abuse, is that messages are not published until the…
linkdd on HN> is that messages are not published until the counterparty replies or accepts your comment Ok, this is a really smart idea. Can you just please add a link to your about page on…
Apreche on HNHi Evan! Wonderful idea, and a beautiful implementation. I conceived this idea independently some years ago (just the core of it: that all replies must be approved by their…
zestyping on HN
Clean design and UX
From 3 comments
Just wanted to comment and say that the design is a breath of fresh air. It feels in some ways similar to the startups of 10 years ago while still feeling modern and readable. I…
Klonoar on HNI enjoy the design; clean and simple! Somehow, the initials in red reminds me of liturgical texts Also, I love the approach with close integration with mails - I think it is…
karencarits on HNThis idea is good, design is awesome. Here is a little feedback 1. It needs categories. I don't feel motivated to read most of the conversations but if those were related to my…
Crazyontap on HN
Email interaction is a distinctive feature
From 2 comments
> It's possible to interact with Radiopaper entirely by email, and never log-in interactively. You guys are gods.
civilized on HNI enjoy the design; clean and simple! Somehow, the initials in red reminds me of liturgical texts Also, I love the approach with close integration with mails - I think it is…
karencarits on HN
Objections
Counterparty can censor replies by never publishing them
From 3 comments
Doesn’t this also allow conversation censorship? - don’t like someone’s response - simple accept it and no one will ever see the potential counter argument?
edf13 on HN> more resistant to trolling and abuse, is that messages are not published until the counterparty replies or accepts your comment. So this platform proposes that you must make…
gitgud on HN> * The key mechanism that makes Radiopaper different from other social networks, and more resistant to trolling and abuse, is that messages are not published until the…
alimov on HN
Hard to discover conversations or people to talk to
From 3 comments
I found it quiet unapproachable to find people i might want to interact with. Can you describe how one is supposed to discover who one wants to interact with?
freemint on HNI just signed up. It looks really nice. I would request some sort of topic subdivision like subreddits or hastags or something similar. It is hard to know what a conversation is…
roomey on HNThis looks very cool; I've signed up. You can tell from both the visual and mechanism design that the founders really care about their product. Also, if the Radiopaper team is…
YossarianFrPrez on HN
Unclear who the use case is for
From 2 comments
I've been browsing the site a little bit and I've got a question. Who is this or what is this for? I couldn't think of a personal use case for it so I'm asking out of curiosity.
leakbang on HNI hope I'm not missing something, but am I understanding it correctly: Messages between two people are publicly viewable, and then it's possible for other people to comment on…
V__ on HN
Vulnerable to sock puppets and bots
From 3 comments
Cool idea... But how do you deal with sock puppets?
ilc on HNDo you have plans for bots / bot networks that can simulate a conversation between two or more people? I do think the overall premise is interesting though and can see how it…
tksmith151 on HNI always liked the "pay a penny a post, in advance." In advance means you buy 1000 posts in advance for $10 or so. This would make armies of spambots uneconomic.
WalterBright on HN
Requests
Topics, categories or tags for conversations
From 3 comments
I just signed up. It looks really nice. I would request some sort of topic subdivision like subreddits or hastags or something similar. It is hard to know what a conversation is…
roomey on HNThis idea is good, design is awesome. Here is a little feedback 1. It needs categories. I don't feel motivated to read most of the conversations but if those were related to my…
Crazyontap on HNThis looks very cool; I've signed up. You can tell from both the visual and mechanism design that the founders really care about their product. Also, if the Radiopaper team is…
YossarianFrPrez on HN
Group discussions
From 1 comment
This looks like an interesting idea. A twist on mailing lists with a web facing interface. One thing I couldn't figure out, are all threads one-on-one? Or is it possible to have…
Etheryte on HN
RSS and notifications for conversations
From 1 comment
This looks pretty cool! It feels like a new take on the idea of mailing lists. One suggestion that came to my mind, is to have the ability for viewers to subscribe to…
leakbang on HN
Mobile experience improvements
From 1 comment
A few obvious gaps to highlight that we're actively working on: * The OAuth scopes for login with Twitter are overly broad. This appears to be a limitation of Firebase Auth's…
evnp on HN
Questions
How does it handle abuse from a persistent bad actor?
From 1 comment
Radiopaper is both empowering and requiring every user to be a content moderator. Let's say Alice and Bob sign up and start holding interesting conversations. Then Nasty…
icosa on HN
How will you stop competitors copying the idea?
From 1 comment
How will you stop competitors from stealing your "secret sauce"? It seems fairly straightforward to program this into another more well-entrenched forum stack. You could, for…
julianlam on HN
Can you start threads with more than two people?
From 1 comment
This looks like an interesting idea. A twist on mailing lists with a web facing interface. One thing I couldn't figure out, are all threads one-on-one? Or is it possible to have…
Etheryte on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit blocking after last reply
From 1 comment
A common discussion "technique" on reddit is to block the person you're arguing with right after your last message, when you feel you're done with the conversation. That way they…
Kiro on HN
Forums like NodeBB and Discourse with reply-by-email
From 1 comment
How will you stop competitors from stealing your "secret sauce"? It seems fairly straightforward to program this into another more well-entrenched forum stack. You could, for…
julianlam on HN
letter.wiki
From 1 comment
The project reminds me a lot of https://letter.wiki
mariusor on HN
Protected tweets
From 1 comment
> The key mechanism that makes Radiopaper different from other social networks, and more resistant to trolling and abuse, is that messages are not published until the…
_aavaa_ on HN