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Re: Show HN: Early version of a Speed Dating Community

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Post by amelius »

Trufa wrote: post #10
amelius wrote: post #7

Sounds a bit like chat-roulette.

Yeah, the real effort is this site not changing into that.

The problem is that it can become insincere very quickly.

Like when a group of people decides to have some fun by laughing at other people who are hoping for a date. This could happen even on a "genuine" account, because intentions of people can change. And people don't act the same when alone versus with friends.

Re: Show HN: Early version of a Speed Dating Community

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Post by johnnyb00y »

amelius wrote: post #12
Trufa wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the real effort is this site not changing into that.

The problem is that it can become insincere very quickly. Like when a group of people decides to have some fun by laughing at other people who are hoping for a date. This could happen even on a "genuine" account, because intentions of people can change. And people don't act the same when alone versus with friends.

I agree, but I doubt they would pay a fee just to laugh at others looking for a date...

Re: Show HN: Early version of a Speed Dating Community

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Post by johnnyb00y »

osrec wrote: post #4

Interesting concept. How do you aim to verify people?

Currently, * unless someone has a better idea * it would be through manually checking any social profiles including git profiles. The aim is not to turn it into a 'club' but just be selective enough that there are alot of like-minded individuals.

Re: Show HN: Early version of a Speed Dating Community

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Post by johnnyb00y »

klez wrote: post #8
mxwsn wrote: post #5

A comment on design: I'd recommend removing the large buttons for "How it Works" and "Queue up" on the landing image and instead using some visual indicator to scroll down. Scrolling down vs. clicking buttons (that just automatically scroll you down) seems redundant to me.

I saw this trend recently on various websites. Maybe it's born out of (unjustified?) fear that people don't scroll below the fold?

Possibly unjustified fear, that is why the current website has it at the moment...

Re: Show HN: Early version of a Speed Dating Community

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Post by johnnyb00y »

dido2k wrote: post #13

I want to login with my own email and pass. Login with FB and/or Linked In is not an option for me.

I dislike social profiles like the next person and would like a better way of verifying...

I just had an idea whilst thinking about how I was going to respond to this -- perhaps I could do e-mail signup but instead verify the user through the clearbit/fullcontact api. Need to look into that

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