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Re: Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create

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Post by lukan »

squigz wrote: post #27
lukan wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is evil to not allow lies? That does not seem to be so evil .. but I did not found the legal terms on a first glance, so maybe there is more?

I think it's evil - by a small stretch of the word - to think that it's appropriate to forbid lying in general on a social chat platform, particularly as a bannable offence. It's also foolish to think that such terms could be reasonably enforced.

"It's also foolish to think that such terms could be reasonably enforced."

It would be a good legal base though, to be able to enforce it if needed.

Re: Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create

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Post by emilburzo »

edent wrote: post #9

I've been looking for something like this for a while![1] How do you deal with spam? For example, Telegram has a "people near me" option which is full of drugs and sex-workers. Great if you like that sort of thing, but not exactly welcoming if you just want to chat to other people in the park / conference / stadium etc. [1] https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/07/why-is-it-so-hard-to-chat-t...

For anyone else trying to find the Telegram feature:

> Telegram Announces Removal of "People Nearby" Feature

Re: Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create

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Post by aatd86 »

lukan wrote: post #24
bragr wrote: post #15

The legal terms seem pretty evil for what this is. I'll allow that evil may not be the intent. Perhaps you just asked a lawyer for the most bulletproof terms possible, but what you've end up with is a very one sided set of terms. Honestly the more I read, the weirder they get. If I tell a lie to another user, them I'm liable to be banned? I see what you are going for in that section, but as written, any normal, day t…

It is evil to not allow lies? That does not seem to be so evil .. but I did not found the legal terms on a first glance, so maybe there is more?

What is your credit card info? Don't lie.

Re: Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create

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Post by clarencehoward »

bragr wrote: post #15

The legal terms seem pretty evil for what this is. I'll allow that evil may not be the intent. Perhaps you just asked a lawyer for the most bulletproof terms possible, but what you've end up with is a very one sided set of terms. Honestly the more I read, the weirder they get. If I tell a lie to another user, them I'm liable to be banned? I see what you are going for in that section, but as written, any normal, day t…

Yeah, that is a good point. I might need to tone it down a bit. Not trying to be evil, the intent was to protect myself and the users. I worried about what could go wrong like chatrooms turning into toxic places or the service being used for nefarious purposes. I wanted set some rules. I am a student though and I don't have money for lawyers so I just copied a boilerplate legal contract from a service and didn't change much.

Re: Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create

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Post by clarencehoward »

You should be able to accept the TOS on mobile now - although if your screen is really small it may be hard to actually read it, still working on that. Honestly I'm pretty embarrassed that I missed that. The TOS was the last thing I added late last night before making the post and I didn't check how it worked on mobile.

Thanks for all the feedback so far! It has been very helpful.

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