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Consumer and social
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SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Privacy: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 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
Fixing issues quickly after reports
From 1 comment
Thanks for fixing. Didn't think you would've done anything with it, but I prefer to boycott apps that ask for more than they need just in case. :-)
caiusdurling on HN
Objections
Requested GitHub permissions were broader than needed
From 1 comment
Didn't vote because it asks for permission to update my profile info and repository's as well as reading my public data. Can't see why it would need anything but read-access to…
caiusdurling on HN
Page lacks explanation of nomination criteria
From 1 comment
This page could benefit greatly from any sort of explanation. What should my criteria be? Also consider either changing the "Nominate" form to an actual <form> or adding a…
Hovertruck on HN
Works only for GitHub users, popularity voting is redundant with following
From 2 comments
Github is convenient and all, but for a popularity contest like that couldn't you accept just any email/account url? Or Ohloh committers, which are looked up in a number of forges?
obtu on HNinstead of voting for someone why would you not just follow them on github. that is essentially a vote.
danecjensen on HN
Requests
Submit form with the Enter key
From 1 comment
This page could benefit greatly from any sort of explanation. What should my criteria be? Also consider either changing the "Nominate" form to an actual <form> or adding a…
Hovertruck on HN
Accept other identities such as email or Ohloh committers
From 1 comment
Github is convenient and all, but for a popularity contest like that couldn't you accept just any email/account url? Or Ohloh committers, which are looked up in a number of forges?
obtu on HN
Questions
What should nomination criteria be?
From 1 comment
This page could benefit greatly from any sort of explanation. What should my criteria be? Also consider either changing the "Nominate" form to an actual <form> or adding a…
Hovertruck on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub following
From 1 comment
instead of voting for someone why would you not just follow them on github. that is essentially a vote.
danecjensen on HN
Ohloh
From 1 comment
Github is convenient and all, but for a popularity contest like that couldn't you accept just any email/account url? Or Ohloh committers, which are looked up in a number of forges?
obtu on HN