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Ask HN: Is there a masterbation-free site where I can have random conversations?

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Re: Ask HN: Is there a masterbation-free site where I can have random conversations?

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Post by nailer »

smt88 wrote: post #2

> I might build it myself Build it if you think it'd be fun or something worthwhile for your CV. Don't build it because you want it to be a useful, nudity-free chat service. People have tried that (including Chat Roulette itself). It's hard to get people to use things with their real identities. Unfortunately, anonymity also enables trolling. I think it's impossible to have a random chat site without masturbation. It…

Leverage FB's graph and require a long held account with a few hundred followers. Datch (now Her), one of the YC companies did this.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a masterbation-free site where I can have random conversations?

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Post by cweagans »

notetoself wrote: post #4
smt88 wrote: post #2

> I might build it myself Build it if you think it'd be fun or something worthwhile for your CV. Don't build it because you want it to be a useful, nudity-free chat service. People have tried that (including Chat Roulette itself). It's hard to get people to use things with their real identities. Unfortunately, anonymity also enables trolling. I think it's impossible to have a random chat site without masturbation. It…

I think it's possible to more or less exclude nudity. If you kick out anonymity and build out profiles around user's social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc), which something like this would do, there are some good ways to 1) be pretty sure of identity and 2) make sure people can't create duplicate accounts. With those parameters I think out of the gate people are less likely to whip out their junk, and, if…

You mean I can't create another account on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn? Weird. I was under the impression that it was easy.

Social network linking != nudity filter.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a masterbation-free site where I can have random conversations?

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Post by smt88 »

notetoself wrote: post #4
smt88 wrote: post #2

> I might build it myself Build it if you think it'd be fun or something worthwhile for your CV. Don't build it because you want it to be a useful, nudity-free chat service. People have tried that (including Chat Roulette itself). It's hard to get people to use things with their real identities. Unfortunately, anonymity also enables trolling. I think it's impossible to have a random chat site without masturbation. It…

I think it's possible to more or less exclude nudity. If you kick out anonymity and build out profiles around user's social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc), which something like this would do, there are some good ways to 1) be pretty sure of identity and 2) make sure people can't create duplicate accounts. With those parameters I think out of the gate people are less likely to whip out their junk, and, if…

"Real identity" is a barrier to nudity/trolling, but it's also a barrier to user acquisition. I'm personally very selective about linking FB or LinkedIn to a site, even if it's only for login credentials. I think AngelList is my only link right now.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a masterbation-free site where I can have random conversations?

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Post by wvenable »

notetoself wrote: post #8
xena wrote: post #7

Why not talk to people on IRC? irc.ponychat.net #geek is my usual haunt.

Typing on IRC is still pretty "in-your-head". The idea is to replicate online, as much as possible, the experience of having a face-to-face conversation.

I like face-to-face conversations but I'm not a fan of video conversations. In fact, I prefer audio-only if I have to conference in. Maybe if you made it audio only that might make for better conversations and a reduction in "masterbaters".
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