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I found the "Money" page (https://imgz.org/money/ https://imgz.org/money/ )'s marketing style extremely distasteful and offensive. I understand the author is t
by devy 7y ago
I found the "Money" page (https://imgz.org/money/ https://imgz.org/money/ )'s marketing style extremely distasteful and offensive.
I understand the author is trying to be cool and all, but this is too much by piling up vulgar words all over, IMO.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoI donated because I like makers who don't take things too seriously. EDIT: @StavrosK, consider making the "From" set in your hello email to something prettier than "hello"
- StavrosK 7y agoHmm, what would you suggest?
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIcanHas Imgz? Not picky, just thought you might want to polish that just a tad.
- StavrosK 7y agoI'll think about it, but I thought "hello" was better than "noreply" or something similar.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoI'll send you a screenshot from my Inbox so you can see how it compares to other mailing lists. hello is not bad, it could just be a bit more descriptive so I know it comes from Imgz.
- i_am_nomad 7y agoPlus, the author seems not to know the difference between “vulva” and “vagina.”
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- Chirael 7y agoThat killed it for me right there, don't even need to go to the site. Thanks for saving me the trouble.
- trianglem 7y agoNo one cares.
- StavrosK 7y agoSomehow, "having to sell photos of your vulva" doesn't have the same comedic beat to it.
- jessaustin 7y agoPictures of the latter usually include the former as well, but not always...
- rchaud 7y agoI found it humorous. The last thing I want to see is yet another startup website using artificially enthusiastic copy to sell their plans. All that tells me is that they're just waiting for their own Imgur moment. That's not to say that this site may be headed there as well, but at least we can enjoy some irreverent copy in the meantime.
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- theon144 7y agoYup; don't mind a little informality, but all this shit and asses and fucks are trying too hard, don't really want to give my money to a project that markets itself as this hypercool.
- StavrosK 7y agoOof, man, tough crowd. There are 3 instances of "shit", 2 of "bullshit", 1 "cheapass" and 1 "fuck" in the public pages. This would qualify as PG if it were a movie. I mean, you like what you like, but how much cussing is "just enough" for you?
- spiralganglion 7y agoExactly 1 swear feels indie and charming. More than that feels like trying.
- StavrosK 7y agoAh, the MPAA way. It's hard to get the "angry owner" tone out with one swear, one swear says "professional but kind of flustered". I don't like gratuitous swearing either, but I think I got it right with the copy there (at least for my aesthetic). It's been a while since I read all of it at once, though, I wil re-read and adjust, thanks.
- as1mov 7y agoThe language is fine. I actually find it much more refreshing than the usual onslaught on buzzword laden services that pop up on HN. You can edit the language as much as you want, the puritans won't be satisfied. If this is your hobby project, I doubt you are looking for enterprise signups who are pretty anal about such things. This will mostly used by individuals, who mostly wouldn't mind at worst, or be amused by it at best.
- StavrosK 7y agoOh I agree with you 100%, it's just that this copy has gone through various iterations, and you need to step back once in a while and read all of it to see if it blends together well, which I haven't done in a while. I, too, dislike people who try to be funny by cursing, because it feels facile. I just read the copy again now and there were a few cases where the cursing felt gratuitous, rather than for a specific effect, so I have changed those.
- ukyrgf 7y agoAgree 100%, but I did get a laugh out of the "Our Choice" banner on the "buy the site" tier.
- StavrosK 7y agoThis is for you: https://imgz.org/money-safe/ https://imgz.org/money-safe/
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoThat was hilarous. Thanks!
- devy 7y agoThank you Stavros, take my money now! LOL.
- StavrosK 7y agoJust click "buy now" ty.
- rsp1984 7y agoHahahaha, this is gold!
- notgrmi 7y agoi just furrying love you
- Seb-C 7y agoIf you want to increase your sales you should add a counter like this on the most expensive offer: "Limited offer. {random(2, 100)} just bough this plan." #pro-tip
- StavrosK 7y agoI like your style, booking.com growth hacker.
- fermenflo 7y agoIt's a joke. Being distasteful and offensive was the entire point...
- wayvey 7y agoI felt like it was humorous and fun, a tounge in the cheek style not meant to be taken seriously.
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- jokab 7y agoChange vagina to mangina to lessen sexism