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Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by veritas »

r7000 wrote: post #9

I added some tags when I submitted an article. But they sort of disappeared which was confusing. Will they eventually be displayed elsewhere along with the article? Will I be able to search by tag? http://www.fanstate.com/tag/MLS maybe? How do I make a bet? I also think you shouldn't track 'karma' and 'points'. It is too confusing for a 'harmless bit of fun' website. Let the people bet their real karma. Why not? If t…

I'll take the karma/points thing into consideration. I actually thought it would be clearer this way since I had only karma at first.

The tags do disappear (like Digg I believe), but they are used for the search function. So when you do search (upper right corner) you search by tags. Also, the tags come into play when finding the 3 similar articles for each link.

But the tags themselves are hidden away to reduce the clutter.

To make a bet, there needs to be a live match going on. There are no live matches right now so there's nothing to bet. Come September when the seasons start up there will be matches. Basically you follow the "Fixtures" link the navigation and you'll see a list of matches. Then you can go view a fixtures details and there will be a simple form you can use to submit your bets.

Edit: http://www.fanstate.com/main/search?query=YOURQUERY is the search function Better to just use the form.

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by r7000 »

veritas wrote: post #11
r7000 wrote: post #9

I added some tags when I submitted an article. But they sort of disappeared which was confusing. Will they eventually be displayed elsewhere along with the article? Will I be able to search by tag? http://www.fanstate.com/tag/MLS maybe? How do I make a bet? I also think you shouldn't track 'karma' and 'points'. It is too confusing for a 'harmless bit of fun' website. Let the people bet their real karma. Why not? If t…

I'll take the karma/points thing into consideration. I actually thought it would be clearer this way since I had only karma at first. The tags do disappear (like Digg I believe), but they are used for the search function. So when you do search (upper right corner) you search by tags. Also, the tags come into play when finding the 3 similar articles for each link. But the tags themselves are hidden away to reduce the…

You may want to consider adding the rest of the MLS season.

1) it is during the downtime of the EPL and other European leagues so it gives you year-round content so users don't drift away.

2) you can have some fixtures to test your site with right now while you are trying to get some activity going and iron out the usability and the bugs

anyway, good luck

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

#13

Post by ktus »

veritas wrote: post #2

Link: http://www.fanstate.com Its a digg like website for football (soccer) news that I launched yesterday. It allows you to gain points (like Digg/Reddit) and then wager those points on matches being played. Built using Ruby on Rails. Thoughts?

Wow... I had the exact same idea (even the terms you used for some of it) and was gonna start implementing as soon as I'm done with my current project.

I guess you saved me some work :-)

I wish you a lot of success. I would love to see the site grow and become a great place for soccer fans to get their news. You can count me in as a member. I'll join soon.

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by veritas »

r7000 wrote: post #12
veritas wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll take the karma/points thing into consideration. I actually thought it would be clearer this way since I had only karma at first. The tags do disappear (like Digg I believe), but they are used for the search function. So when you do search (upper right corner) you search by tags. Also, the tags come into play when finding the 3 similar articles for each link. But the tags themselves are hidden away to reduce the…

You may want to consider adding the rest of the MLS season. 1) it is during the downtime of the EPL and other European leagues so it gives you year-round content so users don't drift away. 2) you can have some fixtures to test your site with right now while you are trying to get some activity going and iron out the usability and the bugs anyway, good luck

Ah yea! I'll definitely do that. Thanks.

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by veritas »

ktus wrote: post #13
veritas wrote: post #2

Link: http://www.fanstate.com Its a digg like website for football (soccer) news that I launched yesterday. It allows you to gain points (like Digg/Reddit) and then wager those points on matches being played. Built using Ruby on Rails. Thoughts?

Wow... I had the exact same idea (even the terms you used for some of it) and was gonna start implementing as soon as I'm done with my current project. I guess you saved me some work :-) I wish you a lot of success. I would love to see the site grow and become a great place for soccer fans to get their news. You can count me in as a member. I'll join soon.

Thanks, and I'm glad to have you on board. If you have any ideas, drop me a line.

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by ktus »

veritas wrote: post #15
ktus wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow... I had the exact same idea (even the terms you used for some of it) and was gonna start implementing as soon as I'm done with my current project. I guess you saved me some work :-) I wish you a lot of success. I would love to see the site grow and become a great place for soccer fans to get their news. You can count me in as a member. I'll join soon.

Thanks, and I'm glad to have you on board. If you have any ideas, drop me a line.

First observation, I'm logging in from a laptop with a small screen (15") and I have to scroll left-right. It would have been nice if it fits into the page (like news.yc).

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

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Post by veritas »

ktus wrote: post #16
veritas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, and I'm glad to have you on board. If you have any ideas, drop me a line.

First observation, I'm logging in from a laptop with a small screen (15") and I have to scroll left-right. It would have been nice if it fits into the page (like news.yc).

Huh really? I'm logged in from a macbook (13 in) and it fits fine. Its also a fluid layout so it should resize automatically. I'll take a look and see what's causing it. Anyone else having this problem?

Edit: alrite... I've deployed a fix to the CSS. It should fit the screen now. Can you try it out and get back to me?

Re: FanState.com Launches: YCNews thoughts?

#20

Post by 8en »

I would take a look at BallHype.com. It seems like it's well-designed and well-executed, but hasn't taken off just yet. It would be good to understand what happened - whether they were too broad in focus, or whether there is something about the digg model that doesn't quite resonate for sports fans. As a side note, I would not require registration to vote, and I would not require a valid email address. It don't feel like I should have to send you my email address to say that an article is good or bad.
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