Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…
If you ask me to make an account before I can see your content (even if it looks interesting) that's a turn off and I'll go somewhere else. Maybe have a button at the top that says "explore as guest" or something like that? Also you should advertise that this is an open-source project on the landing page, as that may cause more people to be interested in trying it out.
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
#262The idea of posters getting real money instead of fake internet points when their posts do well seems interesting, but maybe an unintentional experiment in unintended consequences. Moderation will be extremely important to prevent low-effort memes and content regurgitation and the like from saturating your main channels. Have you considered how you will encourage moderation and keep it free from the corrosive influen…
I would say reward "good posters" with additional free time vs the $2 per year or whatever it would otherwise charge.
That puts an upper limit on how much of an "attention whore" you can reasonably be.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#263Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…
100% -- I'm not creating an account if I can't use the app, demo the app, or otherwise get a proper idea of what I'm signing up for, in order to see if it'll be worth my time to begin with.
There is https://non.io/#all
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#264Dude you need to figure out your landing page ASAP. The marketing splash thingie isn't doing you any favors. Route the root to /all and allow a simple registration. This is the moment when you can get the users, the current splash page is horrible for it.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#265Earlier quoted context omitted.
> maybe an unintentional experiment in unintended consequences Just charging $2 might be a huge improvement over reddit because it makes sock puppets cost too much to scale. Paying out for upvotes, I fear will incentivize lowest-common-denominator content. If you go to a quality tech subreddit and sort by "Top" comments, they will mostly be memes. They won't be from an expert solving your very specific problem. And m…
I wonder though whether people will upvote differently knowing that there's real money involved.
Maybe for the better. I think personally I’d be more inclined to upvote posts/content that I enjoy if I knew it directly supported them.
Same reason I buy albums that I love despite me already having Spotify—to give back to the creators.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#266Hm, I don't really see how this is Reddit-like. It doesn't seem to have anything like subreddits.
If I wanted to recreate a subreddit on non.io, how would I do that? How would I enforce rules?
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#267I like the idea and the price is fine. But I'd rather pay $2 for the servers instead of rewarding posters. The problem is that once they start making money it will become too clickbaity/commercial. I strongly dislike the mass content most "pro" YouTubers like Linus tech tips and the like generate.
Reddit never really had this because all you could give was subscription time. Paying causes this mainstream focus and clickbaiting.
Maybe you feel the need to attract content generators to your platform but it will only create more mediocre content IMO.
What was so great about Reddit was that people created amazing content that they were passionate about, regardless of whether it paid well or not.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#268Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, if i signed up, i would not be interested in getting payouts. I'd have to declare them on my tax return, and it's just not worth it for such small amounts. So a checkbox to donate any payouts to a charity (the EFF, perhaps?) would be great.
A really great idea. Love that as well. I've also considered adding a threshold for payouts (i.e. $50 withdrawal minimum) to help with the reporting aspects.
> I've also considered adding a threshold for payouts (i.e. $50 withdrawal minimum) to help with the reporting aspects.
Do this anyway. You don't want to be paying out every cent immediately to people reposting things that otherwise warrant moderation.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#269The idea of posters getting real money instead of fake internet points when their posts do well seems interesting, but maybe an unintentional experiment in unintended consequences. Moderation will be extremely important to prevent low-effort memes and content regurgitation and the like from saturating your main channels. Have you considered how you will encourage moderation and keep it free from the corrosive influen…
Another moderation risk is that whoever is moderating has an incentive to delete people’s potentially successful posts and repost under their own or a friend’s alt account
A moderator who does this consistently will be crucified, and no one will want to post in the community while they remain.
Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years
#270Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…
Another minor nit: the homepage isn’t really very mobile friendly. I think any Reddit replacement needs good mobile usability and the homepage not being too mobile friendly isn’t a great sign.
I absolutely love the project though! Will check it out now.