Secret + Quora = Quibbles

by hoag • 12 years ago

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vicngtor• 12 years ago

Seriously? Quora has an ask anonymous function

NhanH2• 12 years ago

I really don't want to be the first to comment, and being unnecessary critical... but: Quora is Quora because of the whole real name aspect. Quality answers and everything else comes after that BECAUSE of the real name, not despite of it: readers can judge the credential of the one answering the question, and additionally, users seems to be much more hesitant in putting up crap with their name attached to it.

I guess I'm just pointing out that an "Anonymous Quora" sounds (to me) similar to a "Google without a search engine" (in the early day of Google, at least), or an "Antisocial Facebook".

wudf• 12 years ago

Perhaps a Quora app that hid identity but showed some kind of "reputation score" could preserve quality while allowing anonymity.

click170• 12 years ago

StackExchange has a network of question-answer sites that are, in my opinion at least, quite good and very useful. And they don't require real names.

I don't use Quora so I can't compare, but I disagree with the idea that real names are required for quality responses and comments.

NhanH2• 12 years ago

I didn't mean to say that real name is the only way to have good answer. There are definitely other ways of enforcing good content for your site. I'm just saying that the defining feature of Quora is the "real name" - at least that's the feeling I get from it.

verticalflight• 12 years ago

Secret + Quora = Reddit

memonkey• 12 years ago

Yeah, novelty throwaways are the first thing that come to mind.

vivekbernard• 12 years ago

<sarcasm> The questions are nothing what I expected. </sarcasm>

jeffchuber• 12 years ago

I don't have any problem with the idea - I think that it's interesting and worth trying - and yea, might not be a "company" but more of an "art project" - but that's kinda what all great social media companies started out as.

I'm interested to ask you gals and guys what you think about things being "overdesigned". Is this a thing? We see the massive success of simple and maybe not the sexiest products all the time. I think part of that is the crappier it looks, the more likely it's someone just doing something in their garage for fun versus trying to juice user engagement to raise $1M. I like supporting individuals trying new things honestly. I'm conflicted with the latter.

Thoughts?

bluthru• 12 years ago

http://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit

edwhitesell• 12 years ago

It's anonymous, but have to login with a facebook account to post? Useless.

Secret + Quora = Quibbles

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