TrollBlock
Web and SaaS
social network
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
4 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 4 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 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
Novel, funny concept
From 3 comments
I think it's hilarious and I'm proud to link it to FB :)
jvrossb on HNFinally!
drp4929 on HNGuys, don't listent to wrong feedback coming out of... whatever. Trollblock is an awesome resource for trolling and you should stick to that idea. Comments should be hella funny…
codingstaff on HN
Dislike button idea is useful for separating trolls from content
From 1 comment
I actually think this solves some serious problems. I think most non-trolls don't realize how powerful the 'dislike' button is. With a like or upvote button, you don't do…
irollboozers on HN
Objections
Facebook login is a barrier for privacy reasons
From 4 comments
I don't know about others, but anything that requires me to log in with Facebook ends up stopping me from using it because I don't want all my contacts to see that I signed up…
fragsworth on HNI agree 100%. I was going to give it a shot but I won't use anything that requires a facebook login either.
Urgo on HNIt sounds interesting, however the dependency on Facebook makes me not want to even try it. What about it requires Facebook integration?
elliottcarlson on HNI don't want Facebook knowing I used this, or anyone else, or anything. Just no.
plasma on HN
Site design looks unprofessional
From 1 comment
This is a case where using Bootstrap didn't help them with having a clean design out of the gate. I like the idea, but there is pretty much no way I'm going to authenticate with…
cwilson on HN
Blocking creates a competition to be blocked and encourages trolling
From 1 comment
I see a list of "Most disliked users" and "Most blocked users" once I'm logged in. That seems like this is going to be a competition to be blocked with people intentionally…
MichaelApproved on HN
Unclear what the use case is
From 1 comment
After reading the front page, it's not obvious to me why anyone would use this. What is the use case you had in mind?
Alex3917 on HN
Requests
Support logins other than Facebook
From 2 comments
fragsworth. We will implement other logins soon. This was just an MVP and we wanted to have something "in the real world" to avoid people posting racist items.
bretthardin on HNTry BrowserID, it has the fastest integration I've ever used (this is with django).
StavrosK on HN
Anonymous posting option
From 1 comment
not sure if they implemented this in this mv?p but there is a trivial and at the same time incredibly unused solution: just add a checkbox "post anonimously" next to every…
riffraff on HN
Reward good message-to-block ratio instead of blocking
From 1 comment
Yes, don't get me wrong, I like the idea of blocking people and understand the stage of development. I created an account and would like to participate. My feedback is not to…
MichaelApproved on HN
Questions
How secure is BrowserID verified email login?
From 1 comment
This seems to be the theory https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Identity/VerifiedEmailProtocol Can any HN folk comment on the quality of security this provides?
JulianMorrison on HN
How will user growth affect the model?
From 1 comment
I think it would be funny if you started out blocked by everyone since you are the owner, sort of a joke at Tom from Myspace. And that's an interested idea, how do you think user…
Forrest7778 on HN
Alternatives named
Facebook Like button and social sharing
From 1 comment
Statistics* show that conversions go up when users are offered a social alternative. * I don't know where these stats are, or what the figures actually are. People just keep…
bradhe on HN
BrowserID
From 1 comment
Try BrowserID, it has the fastest integration I've ever used (this is with django).
StavrosK on HN
Usenet killfiles
From 1 comment
someday I hope the progress of technology will bring us back up to the level of 1980s killfiles ;-)
_delirium on HN