Show HN: Pravda for the People: We Rate Billionaires.club

#1

Post by namdas » Thu, May 24, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

Show HN: Pravda for the People: We Rate Billionaires.club
weratebillionaires.club

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Post by fortythirteen » Thu, May 24, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

> Pravda for the People

Is there a reason you're associating yourself with the propaganda arm of mass murderer, Joseph Stalin?

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#3

Post by ytNumbers » Thu, May 24, 2018, 2:56 PM UTC

A nice start. However, there seems to be plenty of room for improvement. You seem to have "Founded Own Company" set to "No" for everyone. Perhaps that field is not actually getting pulled from your database?

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Post by namdas » Thu, May 24, 2018, 2:57 PM UTC

fortythirteen wrote: post #2

> Pravda for the People Is there a reason you're associating yourself with the propaganda arm of mass murderer, Joseph Stalin?

It's a reference to Elon Musk wanting to rate journalists for 'credibility' on a site he's going to call Pravda. I agree, stupid choice of name..

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#5

Post by namdas » Thu, May 24, 2018, 3:00 PM UTC

ytNumbers wrote: post #3

A nice start. However, there seems to be plenty of room for improvement. You seem to have "Founded Own Company" set to "No" for everyone. Perhaps that field is not actually getting pulled from your database?

Thanks! I was supposed to be working today and it's just a piece of fun based on the news so thought I should draw a line under it rather than improving for ever! You're right tho, I misread the dataset - it's year company founded, not boolean yes/ no, will amend now.

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Post by hotpockets » Thu, May 24, 2018, 11:11 PM UTC

fortythirteen wrote: post #2

> Pravda for the People Is there a reason you're associating yourself with the propaganda arm of mass murderer, Joseph Stalin?

This seems a stretch. I think most people will view this as a 1 person, bootstrapped website. It would be hard to confuse it with a campaign of mass murder.

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Post by hotpockets » Thu, May 24, 2018, 11:12 PM UTC

This is pretty amusing. But where is Musk?

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Post by gitgud » Fri, May 25, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

I scrolled through the first 4 people and saw 2 Bill Gates' profiles... Maybe some moderation would help?

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Post by namdas » Fri, May 25, 2018, 9:24 AM UTC

gitgud wrote: post #8

I scrolled through the first 4 people and saw 2 Bill Gates' profiles... Maybe some moderation would help?

Thanks, all dupes have now been merged :)

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Post by namdas » Fri, May 25, 2018, 9:24 AM UTC

hotpockets wrote: post #7

This is pretty amusing. But where is Musk?

He was languishing near the bottom, looking young and unhealthy, so I've bumped up his net worth to the most current figure and stuck him to the top :)