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I've wanted to build something like this for a long time, the problem I encountered (which I couldn't solve) is how to effectively and automatically find not ju
by citricsquid 14y ago
I've wanted to build something like this for a long time, the problem I encountered (which I couldn't solve) is how to effectively and automatically find not just the questions and answers, but the discussion that stem from them.
A good AMA is one that creates discussion between the subject and commenter's so the majority of good content is buried underneath multiple comments. For example I did an AMA and it had a few hundred comments, the "top" question was pretty mediocre but it had a reply that made it a valuable question and that reply was the most "popular" (most replies, most votes) thing in the AMA. Your site would not have picked this up.
If you can solve the problem of dealing with all the nested comments and trying to work out the value of each reply (taking into account votes, length, number of replies and possibly the "relevant" workds?) then your site will absolutely be worth using. Instead of just being a different way to display the data, create extra value. Good AMAs are not just Q&As, they're discussions.
> So far it seems likely that I will have to take down the site
Traditionally reddit is very good towards community projects, they pride themselves on their "different" approach to community, unless you're causing harm to reddit I don't see why they would require you to take this down. There are multiple tools that already exist that extend reddit and provide extra value, none of which have been taken down -- from what I've seen anyway.
Specific to your current implementation of the idea, your font-size is way too low, the focus of the site is the words so make them bigger! The size you have it now isn't very readable. Check our some blogs for examples of what sizes to use for text.
- xpose2000 14y agoThe problem of dealing with nested comments is very tricky as you mentioned. I did my best to grab the "best" comments, but I know that it does miss some in a deep thread. I will try my best to further enhance its accuracy and ability to continue a discussion. I will also work on the font sizes and perhaps even modify the font choices to further enhance readability. Thanks for your suggestions and feedback! :)
- sandollars 14y agoIt looks like you grabbed every comment by the OP along with the comment it was a response too. In at least one instance, I see a situation where someone asked a question, I (not the OP) provided an answer, and the OP then commented on my answer to confirm that my answer was correct. The original question doesn't appear on your website.