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I think HN has one of the web’s most successful communities, but my interests skew more towards the front-end and I’ve wanted to create an HN for webdesign for
by adamhowell 17y ago
I think HN has one of the web’s most successful communities, but my interests skew more towards the front-end and I’ve wanted to create an HN for webdesign for awhile now. At the moment I’m the only one posting links and designs but I’m hoping the site could eventually gain enough traction to truly thrive on its own.
A couple of potentially interesting design decisions:
* Points for both links and comments are hidden until after you vote
* Uses oAuth and OpenID exclusively (even though none of your personal info is displayed and you can still choose your username independently this may be a big turnoff -- but I also think it’s potential for keeping out spam could outweigh its potential drawbacks)
* Was contemplating creating a sense of scarcity by limiting signups to 10/20/whatever per day. Of course at the moment it wouldn’t matter either way, but could be an interesting way to drum up interest
Anyway, it’s just a side-side-project and may not appeal much to this crowd, but feedback is appreciated.