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SHOW HN2012

88points
64comments
#255of 1,677 in 2012
Top 16%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

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 HN
    • Finally!
      drp4929 on HN
    • Guys, 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 HN
    • I agree 100%. I was going to give it a shot but I won't use anything that requires a facebook login either.
      Urgo on HN
    • It sounds interesting, however the dependency on Facebook makes me not want to even try it. What about it requires Facebook integration?
      elliottcarlson on HN
    • I 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 HN
    • Try 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

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