Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
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Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#2Here's something I've always wanted to build, much better than I thought it.
Here are some thoughts:
- Flagging can be good. Some things just don't fit, so they must be put out.
- Maybe you could make it easier to give negative feedback. Some buttons (customizable?) to just click: "I don't see this as a real problem" or "This is more a dream of yours than a problem". Could also help with flagging.
- For ideas, there could be an option to quickly point the potential common problems an idea can suffer of (and also count the "votes" to these), such as: insufficient market; network effect; solution looking for a problem; this already exists; this has been tried.
- Pull requests. Let people at least try to modify others' ideas, add information etc. Maybe this will help people feel like their feedback is valuable.
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#3Here's something I've always wanted to build, much better than I thought it. Here are some thoughts: - Flagging can be good. Some things just don't fit, so they must be put out. - Maybe you could make it easier to give negative feedback. Some buttons (customizable?) to just click: "I don't see this as a real problem" or "This is more a dream of yours than a problem". Could also help with flagging. - For ideas, there…
Thanks! We'll definitely look into 1-click feedback and flagging.
Regarding Pull Requests - we're in the process of adding a "team" functionality, but maybe an intermediate level of involvement (between joining the team and just commenting) would be useful. Thanks again!
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#4Getting a 504 Gateway Time-out over here
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#5The first comment in your previous submission is accurate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6077395
Ideas are just ideas. Actually solving problems requires a different skillset that can't be accomplished with the "magic" of crowdsourcing. Calling this a "problem solving website" is incredibly misleading.
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#6The first comment in your previous submission is accurate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6077395 Ideas are just ideas. Actually solving problems requires a different skillset that can't be accomplished with the "magic" of crowdsourcing. Calling this a "problem solving website" is incredibly misleading.
The entire point of the site is that solving issues comes first. That's why our algorithms rank ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve. This way the ideas that solve the most important problems will rise to the top of the list that is what makes Thinkerous different from other "idea list" websites: we target problems directly while idea lists don't.
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#7At a glance many of the submissions seem to be problem statements, or simply maxims. Is that the idea? To list and rank problems? Or is the idea to have some sort of solution in mind as well?
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#8At a glance many of the submissions seem to be problem statements, or simply maxims. Is that the idea? To list and rank problems? Or is the idea to have some sort of solution in mind as well?
We differentiate issues and ideas with icons (an umbrella and light bulb respectively). Issues are typically statements of facts regarding problems that people have seen or experienced themselves. These issues are meant to be tied to an idea which solves them and are separated on purpose (problems and solutions don't follow have one-to-one relationships).
Ideas play an important role on the site - to provide a call to action to actually solve a problem.
For this reason if a user submits an issue they have a solution for we encourage them to submit the problem and solution separately so other people can contribute other related submissions.
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#9The first comment in your previous submission is accurate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6077395 Ideas are just ideas. Actually solving problems requires a different skillset that can't be accomplished with the "magic" of crowdsourcing. Calling this a "problem solving website" is incredibly misleading.
The entire point of the site is that solving issues comes first. That's why our algorithms rank ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve. This way the ideas that solve the most important problems will rise to the top of the list that is what makes Thinkerous different from other "idea list" websites: we target problems directly while idea lists don't.
> That's why our algorithms rank ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve.
What? Ranking by the number of likes/upvotes (which is the method I see when looking at the Hot view) is not "ranking ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve."
I know CMU teaches actual algorithms for this type of ranking, because I went there. :P
Re: Show HN: No more “idea websites” – here's a problem solving website
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The entire point of the site is that solving issues comes first. That's why our algorithms rank ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve. This way the ideas that solve the most important problems will rise to the top of the list that is what makes Thinkerous different from other "idea list" websites: we target problems directly while idea lists don't.
> That's why our algorithms rank ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve. What? Ranking by the number of likes/upvotes (which is the method I see when looking at the Hot view) is not "ranking ideas based on the importance of the issues they solve." I know CMU teaches actual algorithms for this type of ranking, because I went there. :P
Perhaps you're underestimating the complexity of the algorithm. The linking between ideas and issues is not superficial, the ranking of an idea is based directly upon the ranking of the issues it is linked to.
Issues are a bit simpler in that they mostly are based on activity related to them. However doesn't it make sense that an issue that's popular would reflect the magnitude of it's importance?