davidschaengold

7 ms·

1. 1.▲
   Show HN: Radiopaper and Public Commissions(radiopaper.com)

   2 points by davidschaengold 1y ago|0 comments
2. 2.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Hello! I am the CEO and cofounder of Radiopaper. Thanks for mentioning us. The mechanism you describe is indeed one of the core features of the platform. The effect is to distributes moderation decisions to those most immediately affected
3. 3.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Thanks for this question. It's one we've given some thought to. You're absolutely right that the ability to make new threads allows for the possibility of heavily branched conversations, which could be tricky to follow in the
4. 4.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Thanks for taking a look! We're excited about the mechanism, and about our early enthusiastic users. You're right that the conversations going on now are mostly a bit high-brow or formal. This is mostly an accidental feature of th
5. 5.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Thanks for signing up! And thanks for the feedback. It's clear that discoverability is an issue with the site in its current form. We hope to add some features to improve that experience very soon.
6. 6.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Thanks, everyone, for your feedback and attention. We're grateful for all the suggestions, sign-ups, comments and criticisms. Here are a few things we want to add to the original post in response to your questions and feedback: 1. Firs
7. 7.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   An earlier iteration of the site actually had a set of reactions that included a 'disagree' option, with something like what you're proposing in mind. We ended up removing reactions from the product temporarily for the sake o
8. 8.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Sock-puppet bots are definitely a risk for us, as ordinary bots are for other sites. Our core mechanism is complemented by, and does not replace, the standard anti-spam, anti-bot techniques. Additionally, other users on Radiopaper will unde
9. 9.▲
   by davidschaengold 4y ago

   Once a conversation is published, you can no longer choose not to accept your counterparty's messages. However, if you choose not to respond to further messages in that conversation, your counterparty's additional messages will be
10. 10.▲
    by davidschaengold 4y ago

    This technique is not possible on Radiopaper. Once a conversation is published — which happens as soon it has messages from both parties — neither party can block the other party or unpublish the conversation (though you can edit your own p
11. 11.▲
    by davidschaengold 4y ago

    Our mechanism is designed to make these questions less urgent. In in-person conversations, people are usually able to act as informal moderators for each other. We hope that will work the same way on Radiopaper, rather than needing to rely
12. 12.▲
    by davidschaengold 4y ago

    Thank you — we wanted the design to communicate that Radiopaper is offering something quite different. "A breath of fresh air" is exactly what we hoped for!
13. 13.▲
    by davidschaengold 4y ago

    Thank you! We felt that it was really important to get the design right, and I'm glad that you found it clean and simple. You're absolutely right that we were inspired by the graphic design of old breviaries and liturgical books.