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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 kraftman »

bardak wrote: post #290
kraftman wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think an option to only show comments from people subscribed to the same communities as you, or the community you're viewing the content from could solve this.

What do you do when there are comment threads between subscribers of different tags. Or what if somebody is subscribed to both tags but wanting to comment based more on the viewpoint of one of the tags. I'm not saying it couldn't work but I don't think it would be as trivial as that. I also like that subreddits were able to foster their own communities with different expectations and cultures. I feel like using tags…

I took a stab at this a long time ago and I came up with two solutions,

The first is an account setting for the user that allows them to hide all comments from people that arent part of any community that the post shows up in: https://github.com/kraftman/TenTags.io/blob/bc6f3046dda4815b...

The second is to allow filtering all of the comments by the communities the comments came from: https://github.com/kraftman/TenTags.io/blob/dev/api-cdn/view...

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

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Post by bradgessler »

root_axis wrote: post #36

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…

What is it about insanely great user experience design that's hard to "open source" in the same sense that engineers are able collaborate on software, like Linux, and achieve massive distribution?

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

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Post by willio58 »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #50
root_axis wrote: post #36

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…

Mostly agree. The screenshot in the top right looks good, like professional app I might actually use. But I want to actually browse the site and check it out without first slogging through a registration process. If it’s free to view/browse anyway, then enable doing that without registering. Register and pay if you want to post. Edit: You can browse without registering after all, here’s the link: https://non.io/#all…

The fact that this isn't on the landing page doesn't bode well for a 4 year old project.

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

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Post by pbreit »

yamazakiwi wrote: post #297
pbreit wrote: post #245

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Charging to post is also pretty much a non-starter.

Twitter is edging on charging to post if we consider exposing content related to blue checkmarks.

Twitter has a massive existing user base and still isn't there yet.

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

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Post by jdironman »

yywwbbn wrote: post #298
PMunch wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be honest I don't completely agree. The business model itself is what makes thin interesting, not to users, but to creators. Take me for example, I write tech articles from time to time, and the occasional video, presentation, or coding live stream. As it stands I don't make any money on this, I just do it for fun. But with a site like non.io there's no reason for me _not_ to post my content there. As long as you…

> As it stands I don't make any money on this, I just do it for fun. But with a site like non.io there's no reason for me _not_ to post my content there. I’m obviously not targeting this at you but a business model likes this (paying fractions of a penny per upvote) is not likely to attract high quality content. In fact the opposite it incentives a quantity over quality approach (i.e. content has to be just good enou…

Niche groups, high quality content, users who don't upvote everything I think is the goal. Not up voting 100 cat videos or memes and then wishing you could upvote a post that really helps you out on something or leads to good discussion. I think it tries to place weight on your upvote to mean more than just ticking something up but remind you that you are putting your money into someone's else's pocket and has what they provided you with worth it? It'd small enough that you don't feel like you're out too much monthly, but probably big enough for posts with upvotes in the thousands to give back to quality content creators (haven't done any math but yeah)

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

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Post by Eisenstein »

bradgessler wrote: post #312
root_axis wrote: post #36

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…

What is it about insanely great user experience design that's hard to "open source" in the same sense that engineers are able collaborate on software, like Linux, and achieve massive distribution?

Design is artistic and artists don't collaborate well due to art being a personal endeavor? Unless it has a 'decision maker' at the helm like a film or it is intensely personal like a band.

Just a idea to get some ideas from others -- this does not necessarily represent how art or artists feel or operate since I am not one and don't actually know.

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

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Post by bonestamp2 »

> everything left gets split evenly between everything you upvote that month

Does that include comments that are upvoted? I mean, in some cases the submission itself is just a question and all the value is in the contribution from the users in the comments.

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

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Post by CM30 »

idiotsecant wrote: post #32

The 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…

Yeah, earning money for posting on a service like this sounds good at first, but it's often a magnet for folks that don't really care about contributing to the platform beyond that. These usually fall into 2 categories:

1. Hustlers and schemers, who want to get rich quick (usually the folks that like spam, blackhat SEO and 'hustle culture').

2. Folks in 3rd world countries who see this as a ticket out of poverty.

The former are a disaster for any good community site or service, and the latter have the potential to become the former, since 'spam the crap out of a service for the chance to make more money' becomes an enticing proposition. A big digital marketing forum shut down its revenue sharing because these folks flooded it with low quality crap, the likes of Medium and Quora have become hellholes due to the same incentives, and crypto based 'pay to earn' games have literally led to people starting up sweatshops to make money in them.

Having it also cost money to use the site will help a bit, but it'll also filter out many good users due to not wanting to spend money on a subscription, and create a mental calculus of "can I make more from my content than it'll cost me to sign up", which isn't ideal in itself.

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

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Post by javajosh »

willio58 wrote: post #313
SkyMarshal wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mostly agree. The screenshot in the top right looks good, like professional app I might actually use. But I want to actually browse the site and check it out without first slogging through a registration process. If it’s free to view/browse anyway, then enable doing that without registering. Register and pay if you want to post. Edit: You can browse without registering after all, here’s the link: https://non.io/#all…

The fact that this isn't on the landing page doesn't bode well for a 4 year old project.

Too harsh. That's normal if it's only now seeing light of day.
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