Show HN: Debatable – Reddit with Results • Hacker News Board

I've had something like this idea for a long time and I have a feeling it's one of those ideas in the idea-o-sphere that lots of people have that is either impossible to implement or get traction on(I have a feeling the latter). Maybe it's because people don't want to see someone win an argument, they just want to vocalize their opinions as loudly as possible?

Anyways, what is your strategic advantage? How do you imagine debatable progressing? Could it ever be as big as one of the social media networks, or at least a well known niche? Are there competitors who've done something similar?

Re: Show HN: Debatable – Reddit with Results

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Post by colleencorn75 » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 4:30 PM UTC

Interesting… It would be great if you could see how users voted as you read through comments

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Post by robcorn » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 4:33 PM UTC

Hey HN!

My name is Rob and I built Debatable. Very excited to launch on HN, will be here to answer any questions :)

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Post by voska » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 4:36 PM UTC

Debate of the Day: "Is YC still a good deal?"

I'm curious how this one turns out.

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Post by robcorn » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 4:47 PM UTC

mikkergp wrote: post #4

I've had something like this idea for a long time and I have a feeling it's one of those ideas in the idea-o-sphere that lots of people have that is either impossible to implement or get traction on(I have a feeling the latter). Maybe it's because people don't want to see someone win an argument, they just want to vocalize their opinions as loudly as possible? Anyways, what is your strategic advantage? How do you ima…

Great questions! All consumer apps have a hard time getting traction. We're taking an iterative approach here.

The strategic advantage here is focus. Just like there's only one Wordle, or the front cover of NYTimes, per day, we're creating artificial scarcity by focusing peoples attention on just one debate at the day.

I would consider this a success if people start asking themselves, "hey, have you heard the debate of the day?"

In terms of how big this could get, keeping an open mind and seeing how folks use the site.

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Post by mtthwcornacchia » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 5:13 PM UTC

Interesting idea. I agree with above users in that a better comment management system could be created to make debates more clear. I could see this being used within corporations to debate ideas.

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Post by robcorn » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 6:18 PM UTC

johnathan2365 wrote: post #3

Would you be able to comment on a debate that is “archived”? Let’s say if you had an opinion?

Good question! Archived debates are considered complete so you can't vote or comment...but you can always re-suggest the topic if you feel there's more to talk about.