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The profiles are choosen randomly, this is hard that I know one of them, won't it better that the user enter a profile name and then rate it. Or better idea, display popular profiles
The hot-or-not craze at least had the decency to allow you to opt-in for judgment.
point taken. this is a super beta app and many of the desired features were not developed. I wanted to release early and get feedback right away. Would an opt-out be satisfactory?
Plus, the nature of your site, unlike say favrd (which is not opt-out, but you'd only appear there if people loved your tweet, and would never appear there if they didn't) is something people naturally feel self-conscious about, appearance and attractiveness.
I do think the functionality and design is really nice though, you did a great job.
The profiles are choosen randomly, this is hard that I know one of them, won't it better that the user enter a profile name and then rate it. Or better idea, display popular profiles
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point taken. this is a super beta app and many of the desired features were not developed. I wanted to release early and get feedback right away. Would an opt-out be satisfactory?
I agree with sanj. It has to be opt-in. I realize that's probably a bummer, but Twitshirt recently got into some hot water for pretty much the same dynamic, it was opt-out, and people were like, "how am I even supposed to know about this site?!?" There was a big backlash, they took the site down until it was only opt-in. Plus, the nature of your site, unlike say favrd (which is not opt-out, but you'd only appear ther…
I also agree with others it needs to be opt-in
The hot-or-not craze at least had the decency to allow you to opt-in for judgment.
You'd also have fewer profiles, giving the chance for more votes for top hotties.
And you'd have a better group of people to market dating offers to... :-)
We should express admiration for people who earn it, by doing admirable things and being admirable people. Being "hot" is not a valid criterion for judging people.
And, no, it's not "just fun." I don't see how anyone could enjoy participating in this kind of misjustice.