This is a similar fear that I discussed in the thread of my post on "Where to find a good hacker?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033726 http://news.ycom

This is a similar fear that I discussed in the thread of my post on "Where to find a good hacker?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033726 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033726 I am not a programmer (as of now), and as I explore how to execute an idea, I am reluctant to share a full-scale plan and specs of the site I wish to create. Hence, the ambiguity in my original post. I would love to share a detailed plan of my idea with the community, to garnish feedback and establish credibility. However, there is nothing to stop someone from taking the plan that I have spent hours developing (which I consider intellectual property, equal to the actual programming), and improving upon the idea and writing the actual code to make it happen. I understand that "ideas" are merely just that, and that executing an idea is where it counts. How much disclosure can you provide about a project to solicit feedback, without having your idea "borrowed" for development?