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WarmShowers still seems to work very well, with a spirit similar to the original CouchSurfing, though it is restricted to cyclists.

Raed667 5y ago
I remember trying to see what it was like but then you have to pay in order just to see how the platform works. It seemed very hostile to new users and people tempted by the idea.
- phreeza 5y ago
  Probably at least partly a feature, to ensure a minimum level of commitment from members? My word of mouth knowledge of how well it works is good enough that I would pay without hesitation if I needed it.
  - Raed667 5y ago
    If I'm trying this idea for the first time. I'd like to know if my planned routes have potential places on WS or am I just paying for a "your search has 0 results" page.
    - phreeza 5y ago
      I just checked with the guy who recommended it to me and he said when he used it, it was free. Website also seems to confirm that. Not sure what changed when?
      - rootsudo 5y ago
        I paid for it earlier this year and haven't yet used it but it seems to be really popular in PNW (where I go biking.)
        phreeza 5y ago
        It seems the thing you need to pay for is the app, it's free to use on the web?
        rootsudo 5y ago
        Nope, signed up on the web - wouldn't let me see hosts info otherwise.
xoa 5y ago
A note for those talking about it going non-free downthread, that's apparently fairly recent and a sad example of central board control going closed behavior. From https://openhospitality.network https://openhospitality.network: >Open Alternative to WarmShowers.org - contributors to the community-built WarmShowers Android app, first released in 2012, before any WS board existed (2015), with which the community has grown, and whose access was cut off after WS board closed backend code (ca. 2017) and released a new paid app (2020), effectively excluding from the community members who access the platform from mobile devices only and for whom the fee for the new app is unaffordable (i.a. long-distance bike tourers and hosts from countries with less developed infrastructure). The devs and other community members made previously many attempts to inform the board about the situation. I haven't dug into the links and it doesn't seem to have been discussed on HN before, but it sounds like an unfortunately typical story. Of course, with each time that happens communities learn a bit about how to react differently going forward which I hope will bear fruit.
chagaif 5y ago
Warmshowers Uncensored is Tracking censorious actions taken by Warmshowers. https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2111860# https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2111860#

Raed667 5y ago

I remember trying to see what it was like but then you have to pay in order just to see how the platform works. It seemed very hostile to new users and people tempted by the idea.

phreeza 5y ago
Probably at least partly a feature, to ensure a minimum level of commitment from members? My word of mouth knowledge of how well it works is good enough that I would pay without hesitation if I needed it.
- Raed667 5y ago
  If I'm trying this idea for the first time. I'd like to know if my planned routes have potential places on WS or am I just paying for a "your search has 0 results" page.
  - phreeza 5y ago
    I just checked with the guy who recommended it to me and he said when he used it, it was free. Website also seems to confirm that. Not sure what changed when?
    - rootsudo 5y ago
      I paid for it earlier this year and haven't yet used it but it seems to be really popular in PNW (where I go biking.)
      - phreeza 5y ago
        It seems the thing you need to pay for is the app, it's free to use on the web?
        rootsudo 5y ago
        Nope, signed up on the web - wouldn't let me see hosts info otherwise.

xoa 5y ago

A note for those talking about it going non-free downthread, that's apparently fairly recent and a sad example of central board control going closed behavior. From https://openhospitality.network https://openhospitality.network: >Open Alternative to WarmShowers.org - contributors to the community-built WarmShowers Android app, first released in 2012, before any WS board existed (2015), with which the community has grown, and whose access was cut off after WS board closed backend code (ca. 2017) and released a new paid app (2020), effectively excluding from the community members who access the platform from mobile devices only and for whom the fee for the new app is unaffordable (i.a. long-distance bike tourers and hosts from countries with less developed infrastructure). The devs and other community members made previously many attempts to inform the board about the situation. I haven't dug into the links and it doesn't seem to have been discussed on HN before, but it sounds like an unfortunately typical story. Of course, with each time that happens communities learn a bit about how to react differently going forward which I hope will bear fruit.

chagaif 5y ago

Warmshowers Uncensored is Tracking censorious actions taken by Warmshowers. https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2111860# https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2111860#