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A social network for musicians

How HN reacted

Fandalism

Debated

Real support and real criticism

5 positive, 7 neutral or mixed, 8 critical. Score -0.13

LikedGood idea and well put together

ObjectedRequiring Facebook Connect for login and sharing is a turn-off and too many permissions

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Shown by pud on Feb 6, 2012. Click the card to turn it over.

33points

31comments

#678of 1,677 in 2012

Top 41%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Privacy: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 against

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

Good idea and well put together
From 2 comments
- I think it's a great idea and looks like it's well put together. You may have seen my criticism above about how to "login", this is more a criticism of FB, not fandalism (but…
  thenewgreen on HN
- pud, I'm impressed with your product-shipping record. This looks really cool too, I'll be sure to pass it on to all my musician friends.
  revorad on HN
Bootstrap-based design looks good
From 1 comment
- Love the use and customizations of the Twitter Bootstrap, pud.
  joshmanders on HN

Requiring Facebook Connect for login and sharing is a turn-off and too many permissions
From 3 comments
- It looked good until I needed to agree to all this before I could actually see how it worked: * Access my basic information: Includes name, Profile picture, gender, networks,…
  sambeau on HN
- Is there no way to do it with less? I just get very twitchy when I see that level of permission. We're getting to the stage where a FB profile is important to life, work, family……
  sambeau on HN
- You should re-consider making Facebook your only option for logging in and signing up. http://bijansabet.com/post/16980728547/why-facebook-connect-shouldnt-be-your-only-sign-in…
  randomdrake on HN
Unclear what problem it solves; musicians use YouTube, Facebook, SoundCloud, Bandcamp instead
From 2 comments
- I'm sorry but I think this is a failure of strategy. Musicians use social networks to reach existing fans and acquire new ones. Speaking as a musician, ten years ago we were all…
  iamgilesbowkett on HN
- I'm also kind of lost on what problem this is trying to solve. Connecting bands to fans? Connecting bands to bands? Personally, I've seen a lot more musicians switching from…
  rgbrgb on HN
Apply button leads to Facebook login
From 1 comment
- The 'Apply' takes me to facebook login?
  killnine on HN

Make Facebook login optional
From 3 comments
- You should re-consider making Facebook your only option for logging in and signing up. http://bijansabet.com/post/16980728547/why-facebook-connect-shouldnt-be-your-only-sign-in…
  randomdrake on HN
- 1. Please let people prop even if they're not logged. I'm not saying to let every feature for no-member, but saying +1 to an artist is important in a new social network. 2. I…
  phzbOx on HN
- I think it's a great idea and looks like it's well put together. You may have seen my criticism above about how to "login", this is more a criticism of FB, not fandalism (but…
  thenewgreen on HN
Allow prop/upvote without logging in
From 1 comment
- 1. Please let people prop even if they're not logged. I'm not saying to let every feature for no-member, but saying +1 to an artist is important in a new social network. 2. I…
  phzbOx on HN
Limit sample length to 10 seconds, growing with upvotes
From 1 comment
- pud great work. May I come with one suggestion. The main problem in comparing with sites like dribbble and devian art is that you are dealing with two very different senses. One…
  ThomPete on HN

How did you get people to engage with the site?
From 1 comment
- Wow. Just 12 days ago? How did you get people to engage with the site? Tried looking for inspiration at your Fandalism blog (http://blog.fandalism.com/) but it seems to be…
  freshlog on HN
What problem does it solve?
From 1 comment
- I'm also kind of lost on what problem this is trying to solve. Connecting bands to fans? Connecting bands to bands? Personally, I've seen a lot more musicians switching from…
  rgbrgb on HN