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Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by mysterydip » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:14 PM UTC

andrewstuart wrote: post #30

grawprog wrote: post #23

Not a big fan of the use of space compared to hn. On hn on mobile I can clearly see the headlines for 13 stories, on the automotive one, I get 6, meaning i have to scroll a whole page just to see as many stories as I can at a glance on hn. With one quick scroll, i can see an entire hn page, to get to the bottom of autonews I had to scroll 5 times and scroll past an annoying subscribe bar placed in the middle. I don't…

Agreed - don't get fancy - you're on a good idea with the auto focus - just clone the HN look and feel, choose a different color palette. I wonder if part of the appeal of HN is it has no images?

It is for me. Reception isn't always good where I go and being light on load times is one of the reasons I keep coming back.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by tiotempestade » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:16 PM UTC

trizoza wrote: post #2

Hi all, I made this project to help myself stay up to date with automotive industry because I love cars and anything related to them. It gathers the latest automotive news from more than 20 auto portals. Allows users to submit articles, comment, and upvote. I got quite literally inspired by HN and was mindblown why such a thing does not exist for automotive industry. Also users can subscribe to a newsletter that deli…

Hey Peter, mind if I embed the feed in my automobile marketplace site? :)

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by thinkloop » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:18 PM UTC

rabuse wrote: post #18

systemvoltage wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For what's its worth - Circular images are a fad created for avatars (pictures of people with their heads fitting inside the circle). You're showing images embedded in the article and IMO should be rectangular.

I agree with this. Also, the page shouldn't be centered like that.

What's wrong with centered? Anyway it's not really centered, more left-justified with expanding left padding.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by prh8 » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:23 PM UTC

shoto_io wrote: post #58

grawprog wrote: post #23

Not a big fan of the use of space compared to hn. On hn on mobile I can clearly see the headlines for 13 stories, on the automotive one, I get 6, meaning i have to scroll a whole page just to see as many stories as I can at a glance on hn. With one quick scroll, i can see an entire hn page, to get to the bottom of autonews I had to scroll 5 times and scroll past an annoying subscribe bar placed in the middle. I don't…

Maybe I am getting old, but if I see "I made HN for X" I am expecting to see the exact design of HN...

At a minimum I'd hope for a copy plus fixing the issues.

But I like seeing it tailored a little more towards the target audience.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by nielsbot » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:29 PM UTC

Makes me wonder about hacker news having tags/categories. You can ignore them (they're just metadata) but also filter by them if you choose. (show me "automotive" posts)

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by millzlane » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:32 PM UTC

shoto_io wrote: post #58

grawprog wrote: post #23

Not a big fan of the use of space compared to hn. On hn on mobile I can clearly see the headlines for 13 stories, on the automotive one, I get 6, meaning i have to scroll a whole page just to see as many stories as I can at a glance on hn. With one quick scroll, i can see an entire hn page, to get to the bottom of autonews I had to scroll 5 times and scroll past an annoying subscribe bar placed in the middle. I don't…

Maybe I am getting old, but if I see "I made HN for X" I am expecting to see the exact design of HN...

It's not just you. I must be old too.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by smabie » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:32 PM UTC

verall wrote: post #12

This might seem facetious, but the cookie warning really threw me off. It doesn't really matter, I canbjust click past it, but instantly in my head: "This isn't HN for anything. Some marketing something or other I guess..." I think, for a dedicated/techy crowd, little things like a cookie warning mean a lot. To me it screams crap. I can't think of a single website I use enjoy using regularly that included a cookie wa…

What sites do you enjoy that don't have a cookie warning? I feel like almost every site does, except HN ofc

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by seumars » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:33 PM UTC

Get ready for all the comments about the design from non-designers

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by p1necone » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:36 PM UTC

seumars wrote: post #68

Get ready for all the comments about the design from non-designers

I'm not sure why being a designer is necessary to criticize UX, unless it's UX intended for designers.

You don't only read restaurant reviews from restaurant owners, or movie reviews from filmmakers, or car reviews from automotive engineers do you?

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry

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Post by Judgmentality » Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 10:37 PM UTC

p1necone wrote: post #69

seumars wrote: post #68

Get ready for all the comments about the design from non-designers

I'm not sure why being a designer is necessary to criticize UX, unless it's UX intended for designers. You don't only read restaurant reviews from restaurant owners, or movie reviews from filmmakers, or car reviews from automotive engineers do you?

For the same reasons being a coder isn't necessary to criticize code. Anybody can do it, but chances are your opinions are a lot less informed than you realize.