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Slide Rulers Rule

2 points by proee 16y ago

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2250858 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2250858
- proee 16y ago
  Thanks for pointing this out. My thought is that the system handles relevant vs irrelevant content. We certainly get a good number of people reading our strip from our HN posts. The majority of posts submitted to HN don't get voted up or commented on - does this mean they are not good posts? Our comic is for a technical audience so we're submitting this to a technical audience. Also, how many of the posts on the front page of HN are gamed? Regards...
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    I started to reply in detail, but it all just started to sound like I was attacking you, and that's not my intention. I've just observed that it feels like you're spamming the site with stuff that almost never gets upvoted, and hence feels like it's just not a good fit for this crowd. But hey, that's your call, and I was just hoping to let you know what impression you're giving.
    - proee 16y ago
      I appreciate the sincere reply. 1.) We try to pick out the most relevant content from our community, but of course that is subjective. My thought is that the system and community decide the best content. I wish there were "downvotes" for our posts so we have an indicator of the value of our content. Your comment is certainly a valid "downvote" in my book, so great feedback. 2.) We are a desert Island in the sky, so getting some leads in through the HN Community and finding the correct demographic is important for us. This is the first comment from HN I've read regarding our content falling under such classification.
      - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
        > I wish there were "downvotes" for our posts so > we have an indicator of the value of our content. Do you not find it relevant that you get pretty much no comments at all? But basically, my observation is this: Your material might be great for some audiences, but you get no upvotes, and no comments. Perhaps for thie HN audience you need to adjust your content to increase the positive effect you get. And good luck with whatever you try.
        proee 16y ago
        One test I've used to check relevancy is to follow our posts on twitter. A lot of our posts are aggregated on various HN twitter feeds. Some, more than others. I've been using this to determine the quality of the post and understand what various HN tweeters find valuable. There's so many great posts on HN that get zero comments or up-votes. I'm convinced there are a small number of posts that get enough momentum from a very select group of voters, and once these posts are "blessed" so-to-speak, they then get some frontpage exposure - which gets them to some valid threshold allowing the community give it further boosting.
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Slide Rulers Rule

2 points by proee 16y ago

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago

See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2250858 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2250858

proee 16y ago
Thanks for pointing this out. My thought is that the system handles relevant vs irrelevant content. We certainly get a good number of people reading our strip from our HN posts. The majority of posts submitted to HN don't get voted up or commented on - does this mean they are not good posts? Our comic is for a technical audience so we're submitting this to a technical audience. Also, how many of the posts on the front page of HN are gamed? Regards...
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
  I started to reply in detail, but it all just started to sound like I was attacking you, and that's not my intention. I've just observed that it feels like you're spamming the site with stuff that almost never gets upvoted, and hence feels like it's just not a good fit for this crowd. But hey, that's your call, and I was just hoping to let you know what impression you're giving.
  - proee 16y ago
    I appreciate the sincere reply. 1.) We try to pick out the most relevant content from our community, but of course that is subjective. My thought is that the system and community decide the best content. I wish there were "downvotes" for our posts so we have an indicator of the value of our content. Your comment is certainly a valid "downvote" in my book, so great feedback. 2.) We are a desert Island in the sky, so getting some leads in through the HN Community and finding the correct demographic is important for us. This is the first comment from HN I've read regarding our content falling under such classification.
    - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
      > I wish there were "downvotes" for our posts so > we have an indicator of the value of our content. Do you not find it relevant that you get pretty much no comments at all? But basically, my observation is this: Your material might be great for some audiences, but you get no upvotes, and no comments. Perhaps for thie HN audience you need to adjust your content to increase the positive effect you get. And good luck with whatever you try.
      - proee 16y ago
        One test I've used to check relevancy is to follow our posts on twitter. A lot of our posts are aggregated on various HN twitter feeds. Some, more than others. I've been using this to determine the quality of the post and understand what various HN tweeters find valuable. There's so many great posts on HN that get zero comments or up-votes. I'm convinced there are a small number of posts that get enough momentum from a very select group of voters, and once these posts are "blessed" so-to-speak, they then get some frontpage exposure - which gets them to some valid threshold allowing the community give it further boosting.
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