Show HN: JuryNow – Get an anonymous instant verdict from 12 real people

Post by reverendsteveii » Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 5:56 PM UTC

p_ing wrote: post #105

raffraffraff wrote: post #101

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Leads me to the conclusion that I don't know what JuryNow is for. The post says it's a game but it's not really. I think that people will use it 'fo real'. But think about a real jury. Typically you will be excused from a jury if you are an expert in a specific field that is important to the case, or if you have a conflict of interest. The jury must be a bit of a blank slate so that both prosecution and defence can g…

This is an alternate form of hotornot.com, more or less. And you're right, typically an expert would be excused, but you would also have the opportunity to learn what the issue is about to make an 'informed' choice, which in one particular case I could not.

Post by collingreen » Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 8:13 PM UTC

reverendsteveii wrote: post #111

p_ing wrote: post #105

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This is an alternate form of hotornot.com, more or less. And you're right, typically an expert would be excused, but you would also have the opportunity to learn what the issue is about to make an 'informed' choice, which in one particular case I could not.

I immediately saw a use case as a more randomized r/amITheAsshole

Post by Nevermark » Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 1:32 PM UTC

thaumasiotes wrote: post #93

Nevermark wrote: post #35

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Skipping unanswerable questions would be good for everyone. Any answer would be misleading. But answer choices should not be qualified by anything, because that systematically creates unanswerable regions. There should be Context and Question, narrowed down any way the questioner wants. Then just “Yes” or “No” without qualification. That is what a jury does. Or: allow answer qualifications, followed by an automatic “…

> Skipping unanswerable questions would be good for everyone. Any answer would be misleading. I disagree with this. The purpose of the website is to provide answers. If you let people skip questions, you can't guarantee that any given question will ever be answered. The whole concept here is that you aren't asking people who hold particular credentials. You, Nevermark, should provide your take, regardless of whether…

Post by nagonago » Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 7:34 AM UTC

Post by sarah-brussels » Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC

primitivesuave wrote: post #60

I actually saw this in your previous HN post and tried it out - it's a great improvement to replace the email/password with a captcha, since I anyways filled out a fake email and I'm sure most people would do the same. Super cool concept, congratulations on launching it!