IE6 is still trolling developers

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Post by bitsweet » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 8:21 PM UTC

IE6 is still trolling developers
coderwall.com

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#2

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 8:36 PM UTC

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#3

Post by benologist » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 8:52 PM UTC

I don't get it ... half their users didn't add any skills so they added "Loving IE6" and created news?

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Post by howellnick » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:08 PM UTC

benologist wrote: post #3

I don't get it ... half their users didn't add any skills so they added "Loving IE6" and created news?

It's just a motivator to "correct" their skills and enter real ones. Who wants to say they "love IE6"? Hah, I like it.

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Post by rwhitman » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:28 PM UTC

Bad defaults is one of my favorite user incentive tricks. Can't get users to upload their photo? Give them a super ugly picture as the default. They'll change it immediately out of disgust

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Post by swanson » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:36 PM UTC

This really rubs me the wrong way and I just revoked access to my Github account for Coderwall. You are adding content that appears to be added by me, but that I did not authorize you to add to my profile. Not cool.

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Post by AznHisoka » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:38 PM UTC

swanson wrote: post #6

This really rubs me the wrong way and I just revoked access to my Github account for Coderwall. You are adding content that appears to be added by me, but that I did not authorize you to add to my profile. Not cool.

same here, removed my account as well. Trying to be too cute.

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Post by bitsweet » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:40 PM UTC

swanson wrote: post #6

This really rubs me the wrong way and I just revoked access to my Github account for Coderwall. You are adding content that appears to be added by me, but that I did not authorize you to add to my profile. Not cool.

Hmm, perhaps the visual treatment could be better as these are only suggestions and do not show up on your profile.

Re: IE6 is still trolling developers

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Post by csallen » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:46 PM UTC

swanson wrote: post #6

This really rubs me the wrong way and I just revoked access to my Github account for Coderwall. You are adding content that appears to be added by me, but that I did not authorize you to add to my profile. Not cool.

Are you guys serious? The article clearly says that these are merely suggested defaults.

Re: IE6 is still trolling developers

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Post by howellnick » Fri, Feb 24, 2012, 9:56 PM UTC

swanson wrote: post #6

This really rubs me the wrong way and I just revoked access to my Github account for Coderwall. You are adding content that appears to be added by me, but that I did not authorize you to add to my profile. Not cool.

They did not add any content whatsoever. facepalm

It's simply a mind trick to get a much higher percent of users to add their skills to their profile.