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My simple GitHub project went viral

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Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by atxbcp »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #27
atxbcp wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zero hosting cost, zero added value, why would you donate anything for a project like this ?

Someone put their time into creating it? Also perhaps because it is useful to people and if we ever hope to keep good content coming, without having to suffer through endless ads, we should support, what we deem to be good content.

The "clones" listed in this project is what I deem to be good content, i.e actual creative work that took much more time and effort than putting together yet another "awesome-whatever" list. That is what I would support.

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by crispyambulance »

nindalf wrote: post #20
matusp wrote: post #18

This is a really click-baity title (My simple GitHub project went Viral). It should be edited.

It's the title of the original post and it's factually correct. What would your edited version be?

The title is perfectly fine or at least "good enough".

HN is not like Stackoverflow with its persnickety rules. This topic generated some discussion including those who feel the title is not suitable. That's a success.

Ironic to me that the ones objecting to the title say they value the time wasted to "click" but then write sentences explaining why that time was wasted. So x seconds to click and figure out you don't like the title and then 10x seconds to write a critique? Maybe just ignore it next time and move on with life?

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by Webox »

alentred wrote: post #10
Webox wrote: post #6

now it went viral and what is the real impact? It will end in one of many started github repos, you might rememeber it but most people don't need to look up a clone. While i like that we appreachiate small things, sometimes i do wonder if it would have saved more time if we wouldnt do things. I have to find a weekly hn newsletter system.

> I have to find a weekly hn newsletter system. https://hackernewsletter.com/

Its not using the top voted per day but its handpicked :(

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by Ensorceled »

atxbcp wrote: post #19
kuu wrote: post #11

40k visits and only 1 donation. Not that I complain or that I think he deserves more or less, just interesting to see the ratio.

Zero hosting cost, zero added value, why would you donate anything for a project like this ?

How does curating a list, a list that at least 7500 people found worthy of visiting and starring and 550 people forked, count as "zero added value"?

What exactly would qualify as "added value" in your mind?

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by mattgreenrocks »

Webox wrote: post #6

now it went viral and what is the real impact? It will end in one of many started github repos, you might rememeber it but most people don't need to look up a clone. While i like that we appreachiate small things, sometimes i do wonder if it would have saved more time if we wouldnt do things. I have to find a weekly hn newsletter system.

To many, virality is confused with impact. They won the game.

No issues with what the author made. But chasing virality is empty. I don’t know if the author was doing that.

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by taytus »

Ensorceled wrote: post #36
atxbcp wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zero hosting cost, zero added value, why would you donate anything for a project like this ?

How does curating a list, a list that at least 7500 people found worthy of visiting and starring and 550 people forked, count as "zero added value"? What exactly would qualify as "added value" in your mind?

Something you’d donate to.
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