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Re: Console.fm - New social music site

#11

Post by alexkiwi »

grovulent wrote: post #5

This has 7 points within 18 minutes. Forgive me if I'm wrong - but isn't it a little uncool to spruik yourselves this way? I mean - fair enough if you had linked to a blog post highlighting some interesting tech you had used or something like that - but to a blank twitter sign up page... which I don't want to use... without even an overview of what the service does... that's lame. (even lamer to be vote rigging such…

Sorry your experience was so poor, we honestly didn't want this to go out on HN yet. We're testing stuff too. Happy to explain whatever.

Re: Console.fm - New social music site

#16

Post by r4vik »

grovulent wrote: post #15
maneesh1 wrote: post #6

Great stuff...been playing this all day. Grovulent - do you have DATA to back up your claim?

Nope... But I've never seen such a thin submission rise this fast before... ever... and I been around a while.

The thinness is my fault, I filled out the description box but didn't realise it wouldn't actually show up. This is the first thing I've ever submitted

Re: Console.fm - New social music site

#17

Post by grovulent »

alexkiwi wrote: post #11
grovulent wrote: post #5

This has 7 points within 18 minutes. Forgive me if I'm wrong - but isn't it a little uncool to spruik yourselves this way? I mean - fair enough if you had linked to a blog post highlighting some interesting tech you had used or something like that - but to a blank twitter sign up page... which I don't want to use... without even an overview of what the service does... that's lame. (even lamer to be vote rigging such…

Sorry your experience was so poor, we honestly didn't want this to go out on HN yet. We're testing stuff too. Happy to explain whatever.

Well I got nothing against the service.

Tweeting things to dozens of people does tend to let the cat out of the bag tho...

I got nothing against self-promotion mind you. I just don't think a blank sign up page is news... anyhoo - power to you. The music is v. nice.

Re: Console.fm - New social music site

#18

Post by grovulent »

r4vik wrote: post #16
grovulent wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope... But I've never seen such a thin submission rise this fast before... ever... and I been around a while.

The thinness is my fault, I filled out the description box but didn't realise it wouldn't actually show up. This is the first thing I've ever submitted

Oh well - happy to be corrected if that's the case...

I wish my submissions would all rise as easily. I mean the app is reasonable. Nothing earth shattering. This many votes? Really?

Re: Console.fm - New social music site

#20

Post by alexkiwi »

grovulent wrote: post #17
alexkiwi wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry your experience was so poor, we honestly didn't want this to go out on HN yet. We're testing stuff too. Happy to explain whatever.

Well I got nothing against the service. Tweeting things to dozens of people does tend to let the cat out of the bag tho... I got nothing against self-promotion mind you. I just don't think a blank sign up page is news... anyhoo - power to you. The music is v. nice.

Thanks for the kind words, the tweets were intended to get a small, < 100 people to test it out.
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