Show HN: I've created a third place. (for getting to know HNers)

by jsmoov • 15 years ago

20 33 15 years ago

jsmoov5• 15 years ago

Backstory: This concept spawned from feedback received on HN for a previously failed idea. I look forward to your feedback and to getting to know some of you!

Skywing• 15 years ago

First thing I noticed was the lack of capitalization just about everywhere. The font-size is a little small, too. Other than that, it looks pretty good.

dangrossman• 15 years ago

The text is so small I have to zoom in 3 times to get it the same size as Google with no zoom. I was too distracted by that to attempt to read anything. The only button on the page is a Facebook login that requires access to every bit of data in my account. I passed on that.

kolektiv• 15 years ago

Echoing the Facebook thing. Sounds like a neat idea but until you remove the FB requirement, I won't be trying it. Sorry, I just viscerally don't like tying things like this to things which are at best unrelated, possibly even the opposite in ethos.

eru• 15 years ago

I don't even have a facebook account in the first place.

jsmoov5• 15 years ago

Sorry to hear that. We went with the smaller font to fit everything on one page. Working on it now. As far as FB, we only ask for your email.

prawn• 15 years ago

Increase the width of the page if you want to fit more in there. Your line length wasn't too long.

metachris3• 15 years ago

As far as FB, we only ask for your email.

"thirdplace is requesting permission to do the following:

* Access my basic information - Includes name, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, and any other information I've shared with everyone.

* Send me email - thirdplace may email me directly at <email>

* Access my data any time - thirdplace may access my data when I'm not using the application "

kaffeinecoma• 15 years ago

What do you need FB for? Is it just for authentication? I have a certain level of paranoia when a site wants my FB info to connect; I almost always say "no". As much as I hate the proliferation of accounts, I'd rather create a local account to try out some new web site than associate my FB info.

For my own projects, I try to offer users the best of both worlds: create a local account if you want, or login with FB (example login screen: http://armhold.com/resources/com.armhold.QuickstartPage/comb...). It's certainly more work for you as a programmer, but you'll have fewer drive-bys that way.

Good luck.

anonymoushn• 15 years ago

Why not just let me enter my email? I can't use this as-is because I don't have a facebook account.

fernandotakai• 15 years ago

I don't have a facebook account, so for now, cannot use it :(

slater• 15 years ago

Added myself, but thought twice about giving you access to my Facebook stuff, so revoked the FB app stuff again. You don't need to access my FB account, period.

getsat• 15 years ago

Especially since it's requesting offline_access. That's shady status for sure.

olliesaunders• 15 years ago

Damn, I was hoping this was going to be a real third place; you know, not on the Internet but in the real world.

zhemao• 15 years ago

I hate to sound like a grammar nazi, but is there a reason there is no capitalization on the front page? And I second everybody else. If anonymity is one of the features, having Facebook as the only login option kind of defeats that purpose. OpenID would be better.

SoftwareMaven• 15 years ago

Please repost when/if you drop the FB requirement. I don't use my FB account anywhere but FB, and it really seems at odds with the "anonymous" aspects discussed.

I would love to see it, thou, so here's hoping you don't stop here.

jsmoov5• 15 years ago

It's anonymous in that you don't have to give your name to anyone at any point. We keep it confidential. The FB requirement is a way of ensuring a few things, but primarily that you are acting as yourself (with your own photo).

masnick• 15 years ago

Require a twitter or google acct. Use gravitar for the photo.

hakanderyal• 15 years ago

Nice concept, terrible implementation design-wise.

neutronicus• 15 years ago

Passed because of the Facebook requirement.

arkitaip• 15 years ago

Sorry, but I don't use Facebook so I'll pass on this.

chegra84• 15 years ago

hmm...

You seem to fail to take your audience into consideration. It is common for HN to resist facebook login.

geuis• 15 years ago

I was resistant to the FB login, but clicked it anyway. I balked when I saw your app requesting access to my information any time. Nope, not gonna happen.

jfoucher• 15 years ago

Yeah, what this needs is just a regular openid login...

TuxPirate• 15 years ago

_"everyone provides a brief, anonymous introduction to their life"_

It still can track your identify since it uses facebook connect. Please make this anonymous for people who wish to be anonymous.

swiecki• 15 years ago

Saw the font size, closed the window. You have a column that is 330px wide? Make it twice that width, and increase the font size.

shellab• 15 years ago

When editing my profile, I click on "twitter username" or "blog or website url" and it immediately replaces the form with "entering a third place..." and it just sits there.

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