97 sats \ 2 replies \ @abetusk 30 Sep 2021 \ on: SN thoughts: the most immediate risks to stackerz community meta
Some response:
  • 1 - I agree, plenty of content
  • 2 - This is the big one I think could be worked on. I often go directly to the comments section on HN because the comments have much more nuance and analysis than the actual article. I don't know how to increase comments (and comment quality) but through more users.
  • 3 - I think this is actually of minor importance. The features are rich enough that the site can be used for it's primary purpose. I would like to see a 'referral' type of functionality so I can spend some money to add some friends, should they want it, but otherwise minor tweaks with loading speed, bios etc. are nice but not going to make an appreciable difference. Personally, I would prioritize on features based on user growth potential (referral, etc.) but, regardless, I think key functionality and functionality shipping speed is good.
  • 4 - You did a 'where did you find SN' question a little while ago and I was surprised at the diversity of channels that people found this site. Though anecdotal, I would take that to mean there are many different avenues into SN, so casting a wide net and advertising in many different internet venues is valid, at this point.
Though a little tangential, and very low priority, I would like to see a kind of "state of SN", displaying user growth, current number of users, where users heard of SN, etc. etc. Maybe this could be done quarterly or yearly? Not critical or anything but it would be nice to see how many other lurkers like me are on here and to get a general sense of how many people are involved.
Just a random thought, there's some "web monetization" folks that essentially allow you to 'tip' the websites you go to (maybe by buying coins through some host and then going to a site with a referral link or other identifier?). Maybe there's some way to provide a 'tip website' feature for sites, links or people that support it, so that you can not only tip the person who submitted the link but also tip the creator of the content as well? Though potentially ripe for abuse, this might help drive users by a kind of word of mouth advertising.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 30 Sep 2021
I think you're right. I should be focusing on user growth. It's easy to get distracted with nice to haves. I'm currently deploying SSR which is more of a selfish experience thing. The next thing I'll work on is a referral system.
Nice suggestions all around.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @rheedi0 30 Sep 2021
I think the small (but growing) installed user base for Lightning will be a big challenge in these early days. It's a bit of chicken and egg problem: not enough users around to grow usage of LN apps, but also not enough LN apps to help grow the number of LN users. It's a pickle!
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