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Could we please have less Stack Overflow submissions? That is unless you actually have something new to show us. This site is no different than the Gaming site
by jbail 16y ago
Could we please have less Stack Overflow submissions? That is unless you actually have something new to show us. This site is no different than the Gaming site that was submitted to HN about a dozen times last week. They look the same. They function the same. Like the Gaming site, the Food and Cooking site is lonely and branded poorly. Nothing about the UI says food --- except bland.
- billybob 16y agoJoel Spolsky has blogged about the process for launching these sites, and there is a sort of trial period to see whether it will fly or be closed. He has also said that each site will have its own logo, branding, etc. Maybe this one hasn't gotten it yet because it hasn't proved itself to be viable yet? It does say "beta." I'm not saying this is a unique submission, but the UI may not be final.
- mwsherman 16y agoThe sites share the UI only during the public beta phase. Later in the beta, if a site survives, it will get its own look and feel and domain name. The goal is to be vertical (each brand stands on its own) rather than horizontal (each is an extension of the StackExchange brand).
- jmcnevin 16y agoI have to agree here. It seems like every other day there's a new Stack Overflow subdomain or copycat site. Is this really "news"? On another note... when you have a different SO site for every topic under the sun, isn't there some worry about brand dilution?