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Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#12
I think this is great. As you wrote, you have the luxury of comfort in the midst of all this and are offering what skills you have to those who might need them. My tiny non-profit is applying! Thanks for doing this, it's lovely.

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#13

Hi! Sorry, OP here who loves text-only sites! A couple of us designers wanted to find a way to help LA, the city we love. If anyone needs some help or wants to help, please click! AMA

You might want to throw in some sort of assurance that the collected data will only be used to connect people and (eventually) tossed so your project isn't easily confused for some data-harvesting thing.

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#14

Seems exploitative - Angelinos aren't hurting for work right now, they're hurting for a paycheck. I'd like to see some kind of compensation model.

How is it exploitative? The creators of the website are volunteering their time because they have adequate resources (which you would know if you read the website). Or is all volunteering exploitative?

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#15
post #13

Hi! Sorry, OP here who loves text-only sites! A couple of us designers wanted to find a way to help LA, the city we love. If anyone needs some help or wants to help, please click! AMA

You might want to throw in some sort of assurance that the collected data will only be used to connect people and (eventually) tossed so your project isn't easily confused for some data-harvesting thing.

yup! noted in the form!

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#16

Hurts my eyes. You should make copy smaller and use better margins.

What a way to show a lack of respect and kudos to a group doing good for everyone. Your copy hurts many things JohnWheeler...

hahaha, feedback comes in all flavors. no worrries

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#17
post #7

you've listed some skills that you can bring to bear to a problem, but what are example problems you're trying to solve? i'd think that with most small businesses closed, they'd be hard to help right now for instance. it'd probably help to list some of the kinds of projects you imagine so that folks who need help/want to give help can decide to do so (or not). for instance, could you use product, project, or general…

Yeah, an earlier draft had something like that but it's so hard to capture all the kinds of projects people need. After more people sign up we will have data informing us what overarching problems people are seeking, and we can feed it back.

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#19

Hurts my eyes. You should make copy smaller and use better margins.

What a way to show a lack of respect and kudos to a group doing good for everyone. Your copy hurts many things JohnWheeler...

Not trying to be a jerk. On my iMac, it’s like looking up close at a billboard. so much so that I didn’t even know the page was for good. I just bounced. Welcome to the internet.

Re: Show HN: Get a Hand LA

#20
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might want to throw in some sort of assurance that the collected data will only be used to connect people and (eventually) tossed so your project isn't easily confused for some data-harvesting thing.

yup! noted in the form!

You have two forms.
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