flavius37 2 hours ago

HackerTube set off a dozen spin-offs mining Hacker News comments for books, papers and more. The idea dates to 2011; its flaws were spotted by 2013.

  • Gtex555 1 hour ago

    link this 2011 idea and tell us the flaws

    • flavius37 42 minutes ago

      Here is the first site of this kind: https://web.archive.org/web/20110305143421/http://www.hacker...

      There is Section 5 that is mentioning the flaws:

      - A mention isn't a recommendation.

      - Counts track popularity, not quality

      - They inherit HN's taste.

      - Picks go stale.

      - The sites don't last

      - Matching misfires. Unlinked names are ambiguous.