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Domain names with curse words in them are a big turn off for me. I think that's more of an issue with yourself than it is with the domain name. I would venture

by mtogo 15y ago

Domain names with curse words in them are a big turn off for me. I think that's more of an issue with yourself than it is with the domain name. I would venture to guess that most people on HN are not offended by arbitrary words and would be fine sharing this with their friends. There's no problem with being offended by swear words, but it's not a problem with the app either.

waterlesscloud 15y ago
It's going to limit its spread. I personally don't have a problem with it (though I think it's somewhat immature in this context), but I'm also not going to share it on social networks as I might have otherwise done.
- gnaritas 15y ago
  Then perhaps you aren't the target audience. I wouldn't ever let a curse word stop me from sharing something, it may even encourage it!
synnik 15y ago
But who are you targeting as your audience? Just HN? Really?? The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible? It seems horribly short-sighted to make decisions based on what HN thinks.
- mtogo 15y ago
  But who are you targeting as your audience? Just HN? Really?? This isn't my project, i hadn't even heard of it until it was posted today. The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible? A portion of people are going to be offended at everything. Frankly, if i was starting a company it'd be nice to get rid of the easily offended people right off the bat, as they're the biggest complainers. And no, you don't want the largest audience. A smaller but loyal audience is going to do a company more good in the long run, and the word 'fuck' helps weed out the non-loyal, easily offended people that aren't going to do a startup any good. Finally, i used HN as an example. You can use all the people in the first world if you'd like, and i'd still make an educated guess that a tiny portion of them have so thin a skin as to be offended by a word in a domain name.
- mattdeboard 15y ago
  This isn't a startup, it's a website.
scott_s 15y ago
I think it's naive to claim "fuck" is an arbitrary word.

by mtogo 15y ago

waterlesscloud 15y ago

It's going to limit its spread. I personally don't have a problem with it (though I think it's somewhat immature in this context), but I'm also not going to share it on social networks as I might have otherwise done.

gnaritas 15y ago
Then perhaps you aren't the target audience. I wouldn't ever let a curse word stop me from sharing something, it may even encourage it!

synnik 15y ago

But who are you targeting as your audience? Just HN? Really?? The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible? It seems horribly short-sighted to make decisions based on what HN thinks.

mtogo 15y ago
But who are you targeting as your audience? Just HN? Really?? This isn't my project, i hadn't even heard of it until it was posted today. The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible? A portion of people are going to be offended at everything. Frankly, if i was starting a company it'd be nice to get rid of the easily offended people right off the bat, as they're the biggest complainers. And no, you don't want the largest audience. A smaller but loyal audience is going to do a company more good in the long run, and the word 'fuck' helps weed out the non-loyal, easily offended people that aren't going to do a startup any good. Finally, i used HN as an example. You can use all the people in the first world if you'd like, and i'd still make an educated guess that a tiny portion of them have so thin a skin as to be offended by a word in a domain name.
mattdeboard 15y ago
This isn't a startup, it's a website.

scott_s 15y ago

I think it's naive to claim "fuck" is an arbitrary word.