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Maybe you could use embedly to pull in a picture from the submission, instead of using the alternating robots.
by dwynings 15y ago
Maybe you could use embedly to pull in a picture from the submission, instead of using the alternating robots.
- ryanmelt 15y agoI'm hoping the robots are temporary. When users submit stories it shows their pictures. I've considered using embedly or writing something of my own though. What do you think is better, user pictures or a picture from the linked to page?
- ktsmith 15y agoI'd rather not see the users pictures at all. With most sites it seems you end up with a few bulk submitters in each category. Seeing their faces/avatars over and over again would get really old really fast. I could see it also potentially altering voting behavior. There are certain users on all social media sites (reddit and hn included) where some users will be upvoted/downvoted just due to their popularity or "fame". A visual indicator might increase those trends as they are faster to spot.
- ryanmelt 15y agoOk. I'll look into using pictures from stories and maybe try some A/B testing once I get more users.
- dwynings 15y agoDefinitely a picture from the linked story. I don't really care who the submitter is.
- ryanmelt 15y agoThanks for feedback guys. I'll try and implement this tomorrow.
- ryanmelt 15y agoStory pictures are now implemented!