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Hi All, I build side projects occasionally, and thought that something like this was needed! Would love to know your thoughts :)

abetusk 5y ago
This is very nice, thanks for creating this! I think there's a lot of potential in the space of news aggregator sites that focus on cryptocurrency and it's very cool to see people exploring this space. Here's my two cents: * Tie in the signup, voting, etc. with actual cryptocurrency. This is what stacker.news (SN) [0] does and I think is an idea with a lot of potential. * Put the comments and other content under a libre/free license so that the community can benefit from content generated. HN, SN and a host of other sites don't do this and are worse for it, in my opinion * Make the code open source. This provides transparency to your community and builds trust, as well as allows others to participate in the direction if they choose * This is more of a personal preference, but I would opt for a "cleaner" more minimal look, more akin to HN or SN. [0] https://stacker.news https://stacker.news
- SuDa2103 5y ago
  All interesting points thank you. I don't know much about the free licenses point, but will certainly look into it
garren 5y ago
Kind of on topic: Dare I ask, is there anything “web3” about your site? I ask out of curiosity, but also since it seems like a great opportunity to leverage…uh…whatever the hell is behind that term. Off topic: what stack? What drove your decisions?
- SuDa2103 5y ago
  Haha there is nothing currently "web3" about this, but that's subject to change! Stack: Ruby on rails What drove that decision? I like coding in ruby, I'm quite familiar with it and wanted to be able to iterate on something quickly
  - garren 5y ago
    I think your biggest challenge will be building/maintaining a community, along with basic moderation and forum rules. Definitely watching to see how it goes!

abetusk 5y ago

This is very nice, thanks for creating this! I think there's a lot of potential in the space of news aggregator sites that focus on cryptocurrency and it's very cool to see people exploring this space. Here's my two cents: * Tie in the signup, voting, etc. with actual cryptocurrency. This is what stacker.news (SN) [0] does and I think is an idea with a lot of potential. * Put the comments and other content under a libre/free license so that the community can benefit from content generated. HN, SN and a host of other sites don't do this and are worse for it, in my opinion * Make the code open source. This provides transparency to your community and builds trust, as well as allows others to participate in the direction if they choose * This is more of a personal preference, but I would opt for a "cleaner" more minimal look, more akin to HN or SN. [0] https://stacker.news https://stacker.news

SuDa2103 5y ago
All interesting points thank you. I don't know much about the free licenses point, but will certainly look into it

garren 5y ago

Kind of on topic: Dare I ask, is there anything “web3” about your site? I ask out of curiosity, but also since it seems like a great opportunity to leverage…uh…whatever the hell is behind that term. Off topic: what stack? What drove your decisions?

SuDa2103 5y ago
Haha there is nothing currently "web3" about this, but that's subject to change! Stack: Ruby on rails What drove that decision? I like coding in ruby, I'm quite familiar with it and wanted to be able to iterate on something quickly
- garren 5y ago
  I think your biggest challenge will be building/maintaining a community, along with basic moderation and forum rules. Definitely watching to see how it goes!