HackerIdeas- A place to store all our startup ideas, submit and get inspiration.

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by tnigtbtnight • 14 years ago

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tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

Hi HN,

Any thoughts or suggestions let me know and I shall implement them to HI today if appropriate.

Ray

jaredsohn• 14 years ago

It would be nice if you could add comments. For example, I believe that "crowdsourced audio guide for tourists" already exists and was going to add a comment to indicate that (not to say one couldn't create a competitor), but I couldn't.

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

Working on it as we speak! Which would you prefer - Facebook comments, or a system where you need to login?

evilswan3• 14 years ago

Disqus?

NeutronBoy• 14 years ago

No FB or Disqus! A standalone system would be great.

ekianjo4• 14 years ago

No FB please... if you don't need to login/register to post an idea you shouldn't need a FB registration to post a comment either.

prawn2• 14 years ago

Needs more options than Awesome/Crap IMO. Maybe a five-point scale or a "done already" flag?

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

I'm not so sure on a scale. I think comments with why yes or no would be more useful (working on it).

An already done flag is an excellent idea though! OR could this just be a NO + comment with link?

TeMPOraL4• 14 years ago

I'd vote for Done Already that shows a link box. And, of course, comments.

piratelogic3• 14 years ago

I don't agree with having a five-point scale. The reason for the success of sites like FML is the simple yes/no voting system.

prawn2• 14 years ago

For those sites, I'd agree with that. They're pretty flippant. But this is different (I felt that people could make career decisions partly based on these votes) and I found it uncomfortable choosing "Awesome" for an idea that I thought could be OK, maybe.

huragok• 14 years ago

A way to find/chat with other hackers interested in a particular idea would be nice.

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

Comments system is on the way!

ekianjo4• 14 years ago

It would be awesome to rather have a wiki system for new ideas. Then it could be use as a collaborative tool, instead of having a chain of hundred of comments.

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

That is an excellent idea. Do you think random people would collaborate over the internet like this though on startups?

kahfei2• 14 years ago

like the idea, but perhaps the font type used could be a bit bigger :-) Also second for "done already" flag.

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

OK, anyone second the font size change and I'll update the CSS?

kahfei2• 14 years ago

maybe I am the only one with an old eyes here ;-)

TeMPOraL4• 14 years ago

Just curious, but what do you need gender information in registration for?

bliss• 14 years ago

Not the OP, but gender is great info for targeting advertising

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

It's part of the base script that I've modified. I'm keen to keep advertising off the site.

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

You don't :). It's a clone script that I've modified. I've tried to hide the sign up stuff. Where did you manage to find it?

TeMPOraL4• 14 years ago

There was a "Sign up for more" link hidden behind any + button next to any idea. I clicked it, and a registration form popped up, which asked me (among other things) for gender.

BTW. still didn't get a confirmation link :). Also, can't see any indication that I'm logged in, but the "Sign up for more" link got replaced by "Add to favourites". Did I break something? :D. I guess you're working on this site as we speak.

piratelogic3• 14 years ago

I noticed that 'Top Ideas' page ranks ideas by the number of 'Awesome idea' votes. The number of 'This sucks' votes aren't taken into account. You should change this to take downvotes into account as well. +4/-20 (0.167 approval rating) should not be ranked higher than +3/-1 (0.750 approval rating). [1]

Also, seeing as the site is titled 'HackerIdeas', you should target it specifically to hackers. I don't care about a company that prints advertisements on toilet paper. That's just annoying.

[1] Approval ratings calculate using this formula: up / (up + down)

tnigtbtnight18• 14 years ago

That's a very good point. I will work on that next after the comments are implemented.

As for the posts on there, they're not added/moderated by myself. They'll be downvoted over time if they're not appropriate and so it shouldn't be an issue.

piratelogic3• 14 years ago

You're probably right, but I would recommend keeping an eye on it and making sure it doesn't become an issue.

evilswan3• 14 years ago

Printing ads on toilet paper could still be a tech business needing many hackers.

Enrolment, ad bidding, printing, logistics, crm, etc etc

kba• 14 years ago

Disqus, please. No Facebook.

TeMPOraL4• 14 years ago

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HackerIdeas- A place to store all our startup ideas, submit and get inspiration.

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