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Right, I'll just round up my suggestions and those I agreed with from other comments: - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pre

Right, I'll just round up my suggestions and those I agreed with from other comments: - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. - Have this linked with your reddit account so you can up/down vote. Also, then you could, by default, show pics from the user's default subreddits. You should allow an user to add/remove subreddits to get pics from, independently from the user's default subreddits. - Gamify this. Think up some sort of achievements (opting out has to be an option, of course). First step: you have that bar filling up, what about having a counter nearby, which increments everytime the bar fills? - You should do some preloading up to a max of USER_CONFIGURABLE_NUMBER images, have a sane default like 1 or 2. That's it for now. Edit: - I just got a imgur "this image is no longer available" thingy. I think you can scratch those from showing up entirely. - You could add some sort of sharing feature. A permalink would be a nice step in that direction. I just found an image I'd like to share with a friend and I noticed mongout wasn't gonna be a part of that process.

ceol 15y ago
> - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. Were they going for "mongo" when they called it "mongout"?
- untog 15y ago
  No, I don't think so. I've heard the phrase "to mong out" before. But still, the word is in the URL. Just like how Expert's exchange didn't mean to create a reference to gender reassignment with expertsexchange.com.
  - surement 15y ago
    penisland.com therapistfinder.com whorepresents.com :)
- franciscoapinto 15y ago
  I'm fairly sure not, but it was one of the first things that I thought about when reading the URL. The portuguese/brazillian web users are suckers for this sort of quick-fix, instant-gratification entertainment [1]. I, personally, would take no chances with the apps name. It wouldn't be the first time the portuguese language had a play on significant naming decisions [2] :) [1] http://www.appappeal.com/maps/9gag/ http://www.appappeal.com/maps/9gag/ [2] https://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/01/19/10258258.aspx https://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/01/19/1025...
- westicle 15y ago
  Pretty un-pc in english as well. Historically mong is an abbreviation of mongoloid, as in mongoloidism. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome)
bwm 15y ago
Thanks for your feedback. - We didn't realise that mongo had such a negative connotation Portuguese - in british english it doesn't. We'll probably stick with it for the time being but change it if we offend people. - Yes, we really want to add in a way to select different subreddits. Not too sure about letting people sign in though but definitely a good idea. - We might go for non-obtrusive game mechanics, so the progress bar + points + leaderboard + tweet progress. It just didn't make it into this release. - Preloading images is a good idea that we didn't think about.
- franciscoapinto 15y ago
  Yeah, make them non-obtrusive. I'd like to see a div popup every now and then saying: Achievement unlocked: I should be working Browse for one hour straight. Although that adds some complexity to the codebase, of course.
- benatkin 15y ago
  Yes, subreddits are a must. Without rage comics or advice animals it's of little use to me!
- ajanuary 15y ago
  Mongo most definitely has negative connotations in British English, though not as much as Mong afaik
- peterwwillis 15y ago
  I wouldn't worry about offending people. These guys seem to be doing alright: http://www.mongodb.org/ http://www.mongodb.org/
bherms 15y ago
I never heard this before, but it just clicked why the brute from Blazing Saddles was named/called "Mongo".
olifante 15y ago
I'm Portuguese too, and "mongo" is not even a word, let alone a nasty one. "Mongolóide" is a nasty insult, but is not usually reduced to "mongo".
- franciscoapinto 15y ago
  It is a very offensive shortened form of "mongolóide" where I hail from.

ceol 15y ago

> - In portuguese, and I imagine a lot of other languages, "mongo" is a pretty nasty word. Think "retard", only worse. Were they going for "mongo" when they called it "mongout"?

untog 15y ago
No, I don't think so. I've heard the phrase "to mong out" before. But still, the word is in the URL. Just like how Expert's exchange didn't mean to create a reference to gender reassignment with expertsexchange.com.
- surement 15y ago
  penisland.com therapistfinder.com whorepresents.com :)
franciscoapinto 15y ago
I'm fairly sure not, but it was one of the first things that I thought about when reading the URL. The portuguese/brazillian web users are suckers for this sort of quick-fix, instant-gratification entertainment [1]. I, personally, would take no chances with the apps name. It wouldn't be the first time the portuguese language had a play on significant naming decisions [2] :) [1] http://www.appappeal.com/maps/9gag/ http://www.appappeal.com/maps/9gag/ [2] https://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/01/19/10258258.aspx https://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/01/19/1025...
westicle 15y ago
Pretty un-pc in english as well. Historically mong is an abbreviation of mongoloid, as in mongoloidism. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome)

bwm 15y ago

Thanks for your feedback. - We didn't realise that mongo had such a negative connotation Portuguese - in british english it doesn't. We'll probably stick with it for the time being but change it if we offend people. - Yes, we really want to add in a way to select different subreddits. Not too sure about letting people sign in though but definitely a good idea. - We might go for non-obtrusive game mechanics, so the progress bar + points + leaderboard + tweet progress. It just didn't make it into this release. - Preloading images is a good idea that we didn't think about.

franciscoapinto 15y ago
Yeah, make them non-obtrusive. I'd like to see a div popup every now and then saying: Achievement unlocked: I should be working Browse for one hour straight. Although that adds some complexity to the codebase, of course.
benatkin 15y ago
Yes, subreddits are a must. Without rage comics or advice animals it's of little use to me!
ajanuary 15y ago
Mongo most definitely has negative connotations in British English, though not as much as Mong afaik
peterwwillis 15y ago
I wouldn't worry about offending people. These guys seem to be doing alright: http://www.mongodb.org/ http://www.mongodb.org/

bherms 15y ago

I never heard this before, but it just clicked why the brute from Blazing Saddles was named/called "Mongo".

olifante 15y ago

I'm Portuguese too, and "mongo" is not even a word, let alone a nasty one. "Mongolóide" is a nasty insult, but is not usually reduced to "mongo".

franciscoapinto 15y ago
It is a very offensive shortened form of "mongolóide" where I hail from.