Any plans for Firefox (and does this need to be an extension at all - there are some rather powerful website extensions that load via JS scripts)?
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#32Any plans for Firefox (and does this need to be an extension at all - there are some rather powerful website extensions that load via JS scripts)?
Yup. The code was written with portability in mind. As soon as I get time to test it on Firefox I'll do it.
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#33this looks super cool and I would love to try it! any hope for Firefox one day?
Yup, there most definitely will be. Hoping to do it within the next few months.
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#34How do you handle new releases of the documenation? A bunch of now irrelevant comments, or are they all summarily deleted (or at least restricted to the previous version)?
So this is not a problem I've solved yet. But I think the solution would involve a mix of community voting and good sorting algorithms.
But I'll only know the correct solution once I start tackling it.
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#35There was a cool link curator service called StumbleUpon. You click a button, and it takes you to a random interesting web page. One of my favorite things about this is you can comment on these pages as well. It was fun to see other peoples reactions to random pages, flash videos, memes, art, essay, etc. Eventually I realized that you can click the 'discussion' button even on pages that StumbleUpon didn't bring me to…
> One of my favorite things about this is you can comment on these pages as well.[...] Anyways, I've always wanted to find something like this again.
(The public stream is here: https://hypothes.is/search>. Also supports parameterized RSS https://web.hypothes.is/help/atom-rss-feeds-for-annotations/> and has a developer API—info available on the Developer tab in your account settings.)
Re: Show HN: Metadocs, kinda like Reddit, but built into every documentation
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, cold start and moderation are two problems I need to solve. I'm focusing on documentation pages at first hoping to build a commpunity that is helpful. Like pointing out pitfalls and better solutions to existing problems. Also I used to be a stumbleupon user too. I don't remember the discuss feature, but I remember using it to find hidden gems of the web.
I'm not an expert of any kind, but I'm going to give my unasked-for advice anyways. 1. Paid moderation as the main solution probably isn't feasible. Even if you can find a way to monetize your project without annihilating your userbase, the amount of text will outpace the manpower you can afford. 2. Moderating is a crap job and there are never enough volunteers. Because there are never enough volunteers, you will fee…
Thanks for the comment. It was quite insightful.
I don't have any prior moderation experience, so I plan on taking up the task myself initially to get a good grasp of the challenge. That way I can build good tools to make the task easier.
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#37Any plans for Firefox (and does this need to be an extension at all - there are some rather powerful website extensions that load via JS scripts)?
Yup. The code was written with portability in mind. As soon as I get time to test it on Firefox I'll do it.
And have you thought about whether or not it could be loaded with javascript?
That could eliminate the need for platform specific extensions.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yup. The code was written with portability in mind. As soon as I get time to test it on Firefox I'll do it.
And have you thought about whether or not it could be loaded with javascript? That could eliminate the need for platform specific extensions.
There's a service worker in the background that does quite a bit of the heavy lifting. So, it can't be a pure JS script.
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#39Didn't gab do this exact thing years ago and it caused a major uproar?
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#40This reminds me of the old shadow run rpg books. They had in character comments throughout the books. There were whole subplots and narrative arcs just in the comments. It was great.