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Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by _cbsz »

yesimahuman wrote: post #45
jayliew wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a side effect, if you're legit, not a spammer but are new to HN (0 karma), then maybe one of the paths to getting an RMS is to be able to convince at least 1 non-new HN member with enough karma to stake their reputation and post an RMS on your behalf. Therefore the RMS is already vetted by someone real that's been around HN for a bit. Crowdsourcing RMS spam control sounds like it could work well. Like how investor…

Cue the PPARMSFM (please post a Rate My Startup for me) posts :)

This is actually a case where "Cue", not "Queue," is correct.

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by gwil »

subbu wrote: post #41
markkat wrote: post #2

I don't think it is unreasonable to ask people to invest time in the community before they can request the community to invest time evaluating their product.

Agree. I commented on a recently killed "Rate My Startup" submission asking the reasons behind killing it. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1861551 . Now I know.

That was my RMS - honestly have just been a reader and less of a participator. It was highly suggested that I seek HN for feedback on my newly launched site, thought little of posting it from my newly created account. Tons of great feedback in the time it was alive though. (Thanks everyone.) Lesson learned.

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by bambax »

Many answers to this new policy proposals mention some version of the argument that if you don't participate, you shoudn't be able to solicit the help of others.

While this is true to some extent, it undervalues the fact that RMS posts create value for everyone, since the comments are then available for everyone (not just the poster).

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by yesimahuman »

_cbsz wrote: post #51
yesimahuman wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cue the PPARMSFM (please post a Rate My Startup for me) posts :)

This is actually a case where "Cue", not "Queue," is correct.

Thanks...I guess queue is such an integral part of my career I forgot about alternatives!

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by joebo »

danvoell wrote: post #40

Perhaps in addition to the user's credentials you could analyze the url they are submitting. Has it been submitted before?

crazy idea: maybe also check to see when the domain was registered? more than a year old doesn't sound like a 'startup'. it could be another metric in the decision engine.

in fact.... i sense a new startup/weekend project. 'spam link analyzer service' which incorporates user defined metrics (e.g. HN metrics)

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by mixmax »

tptacek wrote: post #31

Jiminy! People: he's just saying I'm too busy to fix this the right way today, so you'll all have to make do with this band-aid . Can we stop with the star-crossed imaginings of startup questions lost to the ages because of karma thresholds? If you have a real product you want to rate, and you can't post it, just find someone who posts regularly and who has their contact info in their profile. Then: send them an emai…

If you do have a startup and are new to the site you're welcome to send me an e-mail (it's in my profile). I don't mind spending a few minutes looking through your site and posting an RMS on your behalf if everything is legit.

Be aware that I'll look on archive.org to see whether your site has been up for five years :-)

Re: "Rate My Startup" Post Policy

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Post by handrake »

andre3k1 wrote: post #21
jakestein wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no first hand knowledge, but I would be surprised if a 2.5 year old account with 250 of karma (like you do) is not considered established enough for this purpose.

What about a 2.5 year old account with no karma? You'd be surprised at how many lurkers there are. I know quite a few (and was one myself up until a short while ago). EDIT: added emphasis

Like myself. Been around for a couple of months now and this is my second comment!
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