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Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by jjcm »

jshreder wrote: post #9

I like the idea and am curious to see how well / if this gains traction. Nice UI, although I'm having trouble actually subscribing on the financials page, and it seems to show demo data? Great job launching something! https://pasteboard.co/eRp2eCMwkExq.png

Yep, still working through the financial aspects. The financials page is definitely demo data!

This link should let you subscribe: https://non.io/admin/first-time-signup if you're really keen. That said, I've allowed all functionality on the free tier for the time being until I get things like that financials page complete.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by OldManRyan »

jjcm wrote: post #6
UmYeahNo wrote: post #3

The UID/PW demo combo doesn't work for me. Tried to actually sign up and couldn't figure it out (maybe you can't yet?) It sounds interesting, but I can't figure it out.

Looks like someone's first action logging in was setting the password to something else. I've reset it back to "helloworld".

This is something you should absolutely be prepared for and guard against if you are opening a public demo account.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by jjcm »

unshavedyak wrote: post #10

Looks great! Silly question, but have you considered ActivityPub integration? I ask because while it may not benefit you directly, these days i'm liking the idea more and more of joining a community if they're in "the fediverse". Which is to say i don't need to worry about the instance being small and isolated, i get benefits of the fediverse regardless of where i am in it. Ie, i get friction currently when looking a…

I have, but I think the two of these feel like different models. I want to encourage people to contribute back to creators, and doing that across the fediverse is a very difficult problem to solve. A few platforms are trying to do it, but it does come with performance/payout barriers.

I wrote up about reddit alternatives here https://non.io/reddit-has-platform-user-misalignment , and one of the things I call out is that what we need is a better fundamental model. Federated approaches may very well be that, and if one "wins", I think we'll end up in a better spot. I personally prefer a standard hosting architecture along with aligning user and platform demands, as this comes with some benefits over a federated architecture. I may be wrong here though - each definitely has pros and cons.

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