[HN Gopher] Show HN: Debatable - Reddit with Results
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Show HN: Debatable - Reddit with Results
Author : robcorn
Score : 24 points
Date : 2022-07-11 16:24 UTC (6 hours ago)
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| robcorn wrote:
| Hey HN!
|
| My name is Rob and I built Debatable. Very excited to launch on
| HN, will be here to answer any questions :)
| voska wrote:
| Debate of the Day: "Is YC still a good deal?"
|
| I'm curious how this one turns out.
| robcorn wrote:
| Thanks for checking it out. Thought that debate topic was
| appropriate for launching on HN :)
| curlftpfs wrote:
| Some existing alternatives
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| https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Should_animal_testing_be_leg...
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| https://idebate.org/debatabase/environment-animals-philosoph...
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| What's the difference vs a reddit poll?
| robcorn wrote:
| Haven't seen these before thanks for sharing.
|
| It's different from a reddit poll in two ways:
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| 1) Artificial scarcity - like Wordle or a NYTimes cover photo,
| there's only one per day. This focuses attention to one topic
| at a time.
|
| 2) Before/after polling. The audience is polled initially and
| then asked if they've changed their mind after a while reading
| arguments. The winner is the debate that changes the most
| minds.
| oniridelic wrote:
| I'm interested to see how it evolves!
|
| I've been a big fan of ChangeMyView(https://www.changemyview.co/)
| and Intelligence Squared (https://www.youtube.com/user/iqsquared)
| and this seems like potentially a great combination of both!
|
| I think polling people before the debate to get the "initial
| odds" and then after to see how the consensus has shifted and
| combining that with some sort of score like CMW does would go a
| long way to advance the gamification!
| robcorn wrote:
| Big fan of Intelligence Squared but haven't seen ChangeMyView
| before, thanks for sharing.
|
| Regarding the polling suggestion, that's actually how it works!
| Clearly need to work on the messaging a bit, to make that more
| apparent. There's an initial poll and then you're asked if
| you've changed your mind after a minute of reading the
| arguments.
|
| Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
| etr71115 wrote:
| Is the vote before/after supposed to be a way to determine the
| winner?
| robcorn wrote:
| Exactly. This differentiates the product from other platforms
| like Twitter/Reddit where you can ask polls.
| johnathan2365 wrote:
| Would you be able to comment on a debate that is "archived"?
| Let's say if you had an opinion?
| robcorn wrote:
| Good question! Archived debates are considered complete so you
| can't vote or comment...but you can always re-suggest the topic
| if you feel there's more to talk about.
| mikkergp wrote:
| I've had something like this idea for a long time and I have a
| feeling it's one of those ideas in the idea-o-sphere that lots of
| people have that is either impossible to implement or get
| traction on(I have a feeling the latter). Maybe it's because
| people don't want to see someone win an argument, they just want
| to vocalize their opinions as loudly as possible?
|
| Anyways, what is your strategic advantage? How do you imagine
| debatable progressing? Could it ever be as big as one of the
| social media networks, or at least a well known niche? Are there
| competitors who've done something similar?
| robcorn wrote:
| Great questions! All consumer apps have a hard time getting
| traction. We're taking an iterative approach here.
|
| The strategic advantage here is focus. Just like there's only
| one Wordle, or the front cover of NYTimes, per day, we're
| creating artificial scarcity by focusing peoples attention on
| just one debate at the day.
|
| I would consider this a success if people start asking
| themselves, "hey, have you heard the debate of the day?"
|
| In terms of how big this could get, keeping an open mind and
| seeing how folks use the site.
| mtthwcornacchia wrote:
| Interesting idea. I agree with above users in that a better
| comment management system could be created to make debates more
| clear. I could see this being used within corporations to debate
| ideas.
| robcorn wrote:
| Great suggestions. Think there's definitely a few ways to
| manage comments better. Any specific suggestions in mind?
|
| And +1 to using this in corporations. The hope is that the tool
| is generic enough for all kinds of use cases!
| colleencorn75 wrote:
| Interesting... It would be great if you could see how users voted
| as you read through comments
| robcorn wrote:
| Thanks for the suggestion! That's something we have in the
| pipeline for post-MVP
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