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15points
13comments
#1,525of 2,565 in 2015
Top 60%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.49.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 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.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for low-stakes shared pages like watching videos together

    From 1 comment
    • Some feedback from someone who's running a customer support SaaS with some thousands of users. Tickets is our core feature. And we indeed have the requirement to show that…
      felixding on HN

Objections

  • Knowing someone is viewing is not useful for ticketing; needs live sync of changes

    From 1 comment
    • Some feedback from someone who's running a customer support SaaS with some thousands of users. Tickets is our core feature. And we indeed have the requirement to show that…
      felixding on HN
  • Price too high for a small feature

    From 1 comment
    • Some feedback. The first thing I though "oh again someone trying to solve the same problem". I remember from CVS locks up to CRM messages saying "the user X is editing this…
      nudpiedo on HN
  • Terminology: editing matters more than viewing

    From 2 comments
    • My first reaction was 'huh? Why would I care if Sally is also viewing this page?' Looking at what it says on your website, it's clearer: what you really care about is if Sally is…
      rwallace on HN
    • Sure you can change the text, but from sales perspective you'd better put more emphasis on "editing" rather than "viewing".
      kozak on HN
  • SSL certificate reported as untrusted

    From 2 comments
    • Trying to connect to your website, my browser tells me your certificate has been signed by an unknown authority. Weird, comodo seems legit to me ... but happens with chrome and…
      hrbrtglm on HN
    • Chrome 43.0.2357.81 Safari 8.0.6 http://imgur.com/s4yQqLk
      hrbrtglm on HN

Requests

  • One-time payment option instead of subscription

    From 1 comment
    • Some feedback. The first thing I though "oh again someone trying to solve the same problem". I remember from CVS locks up to CRM messages saying "the user X is editing this…
      nudpiedo on HN

Questions

  • Should small features like this be productized as a service?

    From 1 comment
    • I upvoted this specifically to see a discussion of whether such small features can/should be productized.
      kozak on HN

Alternatives named

  • Building the feature in-house or using version control

    From 2 comments
    • Some feedback. The first thing I though "oh again someone trying to solve the same problem". I remember from CVS locks up to CRM messages saying "the user X is editing this…
      nudpiedo on HN
    • My first reaction was 'huh? Why would I care if Sally is also viewing this page?' Looking at what it says on your website, it's clearer: what you really care about is if Sally is…
      rwallace on HN

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