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Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by kami8845 »

bwm wrote: post #16
dotBen wrote: post #7

It's probably worth noting that in other parts of the English speaking world, the word "mong" is derogatory and offensive. I'm not sure if "MongOut" is a derivative of MongoDB, but if you're aiming at a maintream global audience you might want to consider the sensitivities.

Thanks, we've got similar feedback previously, but decided to stick with the name as it was memorable. I do realize that this is something that could put people off though.

psh, who cares MongoDB has the full-blown Mongo in there and they're doing fine.

Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by franciscoapinto »

kami8845 wrote: post #31
bwm wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, we've got similar feedback previously, but decided to stick with the name as it was memorable. I do realize that this is something that could put people off though.

psh, who cares MongoDB has the full-blown Mongo in there and they're doing fine.

Makes me cringe everytime I read it tho'.

Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by bwm »

franciscoapinto wrote: post #13

Right, I'll just round up my suggestions and those I agreed with from other comments: - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. - Have this linked with your reddit account so you can up/down vote. Also, then you could, by default, show pics from the user's default subreddits. You should allow an user to add/remove subreddits to get pics from,…

Thanks for your feedback.

- We didn't realise that mongo had such a negative connotation Portuguese - in british english it doesn't. We'll probably stick with it for the time being but change it if we offend people.

- Yes, we really want to add in a way to select different subreddits. Not too sure about letting people sign in though but definitely a good idea.

- We might go for non-obtrusive game mechanics, so the progress bar + points + leaderboard + tweet progress. It just didn't make it into this release.

- Preloading images is a good idea that we didn't think about.

Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by lewisflude »

bwm wrote: post #16
dotBen wrote: post #7

It's probably worth noting that in other parts of the English speaking world, the word "mong" is derogatory and offensive. I'm not sure if "MongOut" is a derivative of MongoDB, but if you're aiming at a maintream global audience you might want to consider the sensitivities.

Thanks, we've got similar feedback previously, but decided to stick with the name as it was memorable. I do realize that this is something that could put people off though.

I love the name!

Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by bherms »

franciscoapinto wrote: post #13

Right, I'll just round up my suggestions and those I agreed with from other comments: - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. - Have this linked with your reddit account so you can up/down vote. Also, then you could, by default, show pics from the user's default subreddits. You should allow an user to add/remove subreddits to get pics from,…

I never heard this before, but it just clicked why the brute from Blazing Saddles was named/called "Mongo".

Re: Show HN: We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

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Post by franciscoapinto »

bwm wrote: post #34
franciscoapinto wrote: post #13

Right, I'll just round up my suggestions and those I agreed with from other comments: - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. - Have this linked with your reddit account so you can up/down vote. Also, then you could, by default, show pics from the user's default subreddits. You should allow an user to add/remove subreddits to get pics from,…

Thanks for your feedback. - We didn't realise that mongo had such a negative connotation Portuguese - in british english it doesn't. We'll probably stick with it for the time being but change it if we offend people. - Yes, we really want to add in a way to select different subreddits. Not too sure about letting people sign in though but definitely a good idea. - We might go for non-obtrusive game mechanics, so the pr…

Yeah, make them non-obtrusive. I'd like to see a div popup every now and then saying:

Achievement unlocked:

I should be working

Browse for one hour straight.

Although that adds some complexity to the codebase, of course.

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