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Not a great deal of content in this message. It comes down to "This will be a paid gig", "kyro@kyrobeshay.com" and "dating site". The rest is just plain weasel

by peterhi 18y ago

Not a great deal of content in this message. It comes down to "This will be a paid gig", "kyro@kyrobeshay.com" and "dating site". The rest is just plain weasel speak. Hopefully you express yourself more succinctly in the spec. However there are some things that a potential coder would be interested in that it might do for you to answer here. 1) What are you plans for hosting this site 2) How do you intend to promote the site 3) Given that coders are crap at graphics do you have a designer to make the site attractive 4) What is the timescale And as a side note any competent coder can do this, the rocket scientists are capable of developing it for themselves and cutting you out of the loop. Thats if they would be interested in a dating site.

wehriam 18y ago
I'm a potential coder, and I think there's enough information: preferred language, general complexity of the project, and required skills. Everything else would be outlined in initial communication. Posting a budget would be disadvantageous to him, as the answer is probably, "the least possible, and no higher than a certain amount." This post is not "weasel speak," whatever that means.
- peterhi 18y ago
  "I have an idea, and a couple sketches, for a site I'd like to get help on developing. I think it's a relatively simple idea to actualize, along the lines of a twitter/craigslist mashup. The idea's imagined success is found in its simplicity, so I'm not looking to pack it with features." Ok, just what does that paragraph mean. What the hell is a "twitter/craigslist mashup"? Do you have any idea how this proposed site would actually work from that description? And if you don't know what weasel speak is how do you know that it is not weasel speak? Weasel speak is the sort of buzzword laden zero content nonsense that marketing usually churn out. There were enough words in his post to actually describe the site or at least what a "twitter/craigslist mashup" was and how it would be different from any other 'me too' dating site. I have personally been on too many projects where the specification was full of this kind of nonsense to take such things kindly. A project that may end up being conducted by people on different continents needs to be clear. Other than it is a dating site I have no idea what he wants. If he justs wants to rip off craigslist or plenty of fish then fine, but at least say so. Hell if he just wants to rip off a site but is prepared to make sure that it is hosted and promoted then people would probably do it for free just to get it on their CV. Hence the reason I asked for clarification of those four points.
  - wehriam 18y ago
    This person wants to pay someone money to create a product. He's not forcing you to "rip off a site" or divine his intentions. While I generally appreciate the cantankerous developer, there's no reason to go on the warpath here.

by peterhi 18y ago

wehriam 18y ago

I'm a potential coder, and I think there's enough information: preferred language, general complexity of the project, and required skills. Everything else would be outlined in initial communication. Posting a budget would be disadvantageous to him, as the answer is probably, "the least possible, and no higher than a certain amount." This post is not "weasel speak," whatever that means.

peterhi 18y ago
"I have an idea, and a couple sketches, for a site I'd like to get help on developing. I think it's a relatively simple idea to actualize, along the lines of a twitter/craigslist mashup. The idea's imagined success is found in its simplicity, so I'm not looking to pack it with features." Ok, just what does that paragraph mean. What the hell is a "twitter/craigslist mashup"? Do you have any idea how this proposed site would actually work from that description? And if you don't know what weasel speak is how do you know that it is not weasel speak? Weasel speak is the sort of buzzword laden zero content nonsense that marketing usually churn out. There were enough words in his post to actually describe the site or at least what a "twitter/craigslist mashup" was and how it would be different from any other 'me too' dating site. I have personally been on too many projects where the specification was full of this kind of nonsense to take such things kindly. A project that may end up being conducted by people on different continents needs to be clear. Other than it is a dating site I have no idea what he wants. If he justs wants to rip off craigslist or plenty of fish then fine, but at least say so. Hell if he just wants to rip off a site but is prepared to make sure that it is hosted and promoted then people would probably do it for free just to get it on their CV. Hence the reason I asked for clarification of those four points.
- wehriam 18y ago
  This person wants to pay someone money to create a product. He's not forcing you to "rip off a site" or divine his intentions. While I generally appreciate the cantankerous developer, there's no reason to go on the warpath here.