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Show HN: BetAnnoyer, you owe me bro (app I created)

25 points by gerbera 15y ago

jarofgreen 15y ago
Let's think about the what's going to make ppl pay up more. How about some public humiliation? eg. If Twitter user A owes money, tweet at all A's followers telling them about it ... "@AFollower Did you know @A owes @B $20?" http://www.spanishvida.com/2010/02/22/in-spain-debt-collectors-use-public-shaming-to-extract-payment/ http://www.spanishvida.com/2010/02/22/in-spain-debt-collecto... is the story I heard that sparked this idea BTW. Not that I'm saying this is a good idea and you should do it, I think you'll be shut down so quickly, I'm just pointing out ...
adeyo92 15y ago
Haha,this is kinda hilarious!
yan 15y ago
There are a few spelling and grammatical issues. "in a fun, and harmless way": comma isn't needed. "There # Number: You probably want "their" (ditto for 'There Email') and "# Number" is redundant. Use either the pound sign or the word. You also probably mean "phone number." How are you making sure your service won't be abused?
- gerbera 15y ago
  Thank You, I'll fix that asap.
- adeyo92 15y ago
  i think you can only remind someone once over a period of time
  - sp332 15y ago
    The menu goes up to 5 messages in 24 hours. It stops after 24 hours.
    - Tiomaidh 15y ago
      What's to stop me from a) Submitting multiple requests b) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests to bug the heck out of someone c) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests and DOS betannoyer.com ?
eevilspock 15y ago
You're probably going to get sued or shut own for harassment.
- adeyo92 15y ago
  i know right!, enjoy your notoriety while it lasts
revorad 15y ago
Looks fun. You don't need 3 forms. Keep it simple and quick.
gnok 15y ago
Whose twitter username is "Twitter username" in the third choice?
- gerbera 15y ago
  The person you want to "annoy"
- danoc 15y ago
  I also wondered the same thing. I think that could be made a bit more clear.
RocknRolla 15y ago
I'll bet $20 bucks you get shut down by your host for spam complaints.
paulnelligan 15y ago
Aside from bets, it might be a good way to get clients to pay up faster :D
d0ne 15y ago
Out of curiosity: What bet did someone lose to you, and not pay, for you to take the effort to make the site?
orenmazor 15y ago
I wonder how the variety of collections and consumer protection laws apply here (I know there's technically no "consumer", but I'll bet that harassment to pay up falls in there somehow…)
frankdenbow 15y ago
Haha nice! I built something similar for Twilio + FreshBooks called "Wheres My Money Man?" using clips from Family Guy: http://www.songcupid.com/wheresmymoney/ http://www.songcupid.com/wheresmymoney/ It barely works but whatever.
LeBlanc 15y ago
Cool app. You could integrate with the WePay API so that the person owed money could actually collect easily online. https://stage.wepay.com/developer https://stage.wepay.com/developer

25 points by gerbera 15y ago

Let's think about the what's going to make ppl pay up more. How about some public humiliation? eg. If Twitter user A owes money, tweet at all A's followers telling them about it ... "@AFollower Did you know @A owes @B $20?" http://www.spanishvida.com/2010/02/22/in-spain-debt-collectors-use-public-shaming-to-extract-payment/ http://www.spanishvida.com/2010/02/22/in-spain-debt-collecto... is the story I heard that sparked this idea BTW. Not that I'm saying this is a good idea and you should do it, I think you'll be shut down so quickly, I'm just pointing out ...

adeyo92 15y ago

Haha,this is kinda hilarious!

yan 15y ago

There are a few spelling and grammatical issues. "in a fun, and harmless way": comma isn't needed. "There # Number: You probably want "their" (ditto for 'There Email') and "# Number" is redundant. Use either the pound sign or the word. You also probably mean "phone number." How are you making sure your service won't be abused?

gerbera 15y ago
Thank You, I'll fix that asap.
adeyo92 15y ago
i think you can only remind someone once over a period of time
- sp332 15y ago
  The menu goes up to 5 messages in 24 hours. It stops after 24 hours.
  - Tiomaidh 15y ago
    What's to stop me from a) Submitting multiple requests b) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests to bug the heck out of someone c) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests and DOS betannoyer.com ?

eevilspock 15y ago

You're probably going to get sued or shut own for harassment.

adeyo92 15y ago
i know right!, enjoy your notoriety while it lasts

revorad 15y ago

Looks fun. You don't need 3 forms. Keep it simple and quick.

gnok 15y ago

Whose twitter username is "Twitter username" in the third choice?

gerbera 15y ago
The person you want to "annoy"
danoc 15y ago
I also wondered the same thing. I think that could be made a bit more clear.

RocknRolla 15y ago

I'll bet $20 bucks you get shut down by your host for spam complaints.

paulnelligan 15y ago

Aside from bets, it might be a good way to get clients to pay up faster :D

d0ne 15y ago

Out of curiosity: What bet did someone lose to you, and not pay, for you to take the effort to make the site?

orenmazor 15y ago

I wonder how the variety of collections and consumer protection laws apply here (I know there's technically no "consumer", but I'll bet that harassment to pay up falls in there somehow…)

frankdenbow 15y ago

Haha nice! I built something similar for Twilio + FreshBooks called "Wheres My Money Man?" using clips from Family Guy: http://www.songcupid.com/wheresmymoney/ http://www.songcupid.com/wheresmymoney/ It barely works but whatever.

LeBlanc 15y ago

Cool app. You could integrate with the WePay API so that the person owed money could actually collect easily online. https://stage.wepay.com/developer https://stage.wepay.com/developer