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Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by benjamincanfly »

gruseom wrote: post #13

I like it too. I might even use it, if there are enough high quality participants. I read the whole Theory page and it struck me as blah blah blah blah blah, except for these two points: 1. Conversations on topics you want, going on right now; 2. Karma keeps the quality high. To me those are the core, and they're a pretty cool core. If I were you I'd strip everything else out. And emphasize those two things on the ma…

This is the kind of helpful feedback I was banking on. Thanks much.

Originally there was no recommendation system planned, but once I realized how easy it would be I had some infatuation-based feature creep. Going back to the drawing board with 'don't tell them, show them' as priority 1.

Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by tdoggette »

benjamincanfly wrote: post #21
gruseom wrote: post #13

I like it too. I might even use it, if there are enough high quality participants. I read the whole Theory page and it struck me as blah blah blah blah blah, except for these two points: 1. Conversations on topics you want, going on right now; 2. Karma keeps the quality high. To me those are the core, and they're a pretty cool core. If I were you I'd strip everything else out. And emphasize those two things on the ma…

This is the kind of helpful feedback I was banking on. Thanks much. Originally there was no recommendation system planned, but once I realized how easy it would be I had some infatuation-based feature creep. Going back to the drawing board with 'don't tell them, show them' as priority 1.

Perhaps add a "lobby" room on the dashboard page with no particular topic? That'd show 'em.

Also, showing more tips hides the input box. It prevents people from being sure they're implementing tips right, and adds more complexity to saying things for new users.

Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by tdoggette »

benjamincanfly wrote: post #2

Hey guys! I've been building this app in my spare time. It's based on a simple idea I had over a year ago - somehow after all this time there still has not been a great web 2.0 chatting site to come into existence, so I've been steadily working at it whenever I've had the chance. You can read my whole spiel at http://www.circleofconversation.com/#tab=theory , but basically the idea behind the app is that people like…

I can't type a capital T in the room I'm in. Some autosuggest thing keeps trying to turn it into the same of someone in the room that starts with lowercase t. Might I suggest a more standard tab-completion system?

Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by drewcrawford »

Are conversations archived somewhere? Here's my reasoning:

1. Some conversation and/or the site gets dugg

2. Thousands of incoming users waltz in with good karma

3. Everything goes to hell

Wikipedia, Everything2 et al. have some resilience because the audience is more than just who's using the site at the moment. Dunno if you've thought about that in great detail or not. Also,

* Friend system. Encourages people to band together against the trolls

* Bookmarking

Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by dominik »

benjamincanfly wrote: post #9
cdr wrote: post #8

"Under construction" is a phrase I have an immediate, strongly negative reaction to. I'm probably not alone. How about "Coming soon"?

I guess that's a bit of a GeoCities throwback. Changed it to "in the works," thanks.

Is there a need for a such a phrase at all?

I think it's pretty clear websites continually evolve, grow, etc.

Re: Ask HN: Web app feedback (intelligent chatting system)

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Post by curiousgeorge »

bigbang wrote: post #22
curiousgeorge wrote: post #16

Not to put a downer on things, but this is not going to be useful for me at all. Why should I want to chat with complete strangers about random topics. And why online?

Right now, you are here on HN :)

Totally different. Socializing is happening around a directed activity here, and it's asynchronous.
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