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New Design, New Team

15 points by whit537 14y ago

math0ne 14y ago
I like the detailed text formatting especially the fraud page: https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html
bsimpson 14y ago
The about and FAQ links are both dead on my Nexus 7.
- whit537 14y ago
  Ah, sorry. Should be fixed now. Thanks for the heads-up.
Samuel_Michon 14y ago
For those who don't have 'showdead' turned on, here's math0ne's post: "I like the detailed text formatting especially the fraud page: https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html math0ne: you've been hellbanned for the last 5 years. I have no clue why. (More on hellbans on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3477488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3477488)
- whit537 14y ago
  Thanks for reposting. I saw this but wasn't sure if sarcastic or not. That page is one of the one that got ... less attention during the redesign. :-)
  - Samuel_Michon 14y ago
    I'm pretty sure it wasn't meant to be sarcastic. I found the section very interesting, that's why I reposted it.
shurcooL 14y ago
I think this thing could potentially be world-changing, if it really takes off. It lets you crowd-fund people doing great work that you want to support, in a sustainable way. So they can spend more time following their passion and doing great things, rather than wasting their time at a crappy 9-to-5 just to pay the bills. Unlike a charity, where you typically support a "cause" but have no clear way of seeing how your money makes a contribution (or even be sure that the money doesn't get stolen), I prefer this much more because it lets you fund people (of your choice) directly. Also, I really like the concept of an "open company" behind Gittip. "Gittip is funded on Gittip. That means the interests of Gittip as a company are perfectly aligned with the interests of Gittip’s users." I would not be as enthusiastic about this if Gittip were a for-profit company like many others are. But this really feels like something "made for people, by the people" in a genuine way. Or at least that's my current understanding of it.
- whit537 14y ago
  That's pretty much my understanding of it, too. :^)
trumbitta2 14y ago
I like the new design :) How about adding a bit more line-height to the paragraphs, though?

15 points by whit537 14y ago

I like the detailed text formatting especially the fraud page: https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html

bsimpson 14y ago

The about and FAQ links are both dead on my Nexus 7.

whit537 14y ago
Ah, sorry. Should be fixed now. Thanks for the heads-up.

Samuel_Michon 14y ago

For those who don't have 'showdead' turned on, here's math0ne's post: "I like the detailed text formatting especially the fraud page: https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html math0ne: you've been hellbanned for the last 5 years. I have no clue why. (More on hellbans on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3477488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3477488)

whit537 14y ago
Thanks for reposting. I saw this but wasn't sure if sarcastic or not. That page is one of the one that got ... less attention during the redesign. :-)
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago
  I'm pretty sure it wasn't meant to be sarcastic. I found the section very interesting, that's why I reposted it.

shurcooL 14y ago

I think this thing could potentially be world-changing, if it really takes off. It lets you crowd-fund people doing great work that you want to support, in a sustainable way. So they can spend more time following their passion and doing great things, rather than wasting their time at a crappy 9-to-5 just to pay the bills. Unlike a charity, where you typically support a "cause" but have no clear way of seeing how your money makes a contribution (or even be sure that the money doesn't get stolen), I prefer this much more because it lets you fund people (of your choice) directly. Also, I really like the concept of an "open company" behind Gittip. "Gittip is funded on Gittip. That means the interests of Gittip as a company are perfectly aligned with the interests of Gittip’s users." I would not be as enthusiastic about this if Gittip were a for-profit company like many others are. But this really feels like something "made for people, by the people" in a genuine way. Or at least that's my current understanding of it.

whit537 14y ago
That's pretty much my understanding of it, too. :^)

trumbitta2 14y ago

I like the new design :) How about adding a bit more line-height to the paragraphs, though?