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ASK YC: What do you think of rewardpick.com?

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The idea is to create an Amazon-like community for credit cards. All the card details (names, details, urls, etc) are user submitted. There is an admin approval system to make sure no spam or duplicate card get listed. Feel free to add some. Thanks.

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I like the layout of the site, but you have an uphill battle. Most sites I've seen that go this way are all ad and scam-- it's very hard for people to push past that. Your site doesn't feel like that now, but you might want to tone it down a little on the graphics. I think being as subtle and simple as possible might help people take the site a little seriously-- you're fighting against some difficult stereotypes and every little bit helps.

Best of luck!

Why would someone get involved with this site instead of doing a Google search for "credit card best ..."? No one needs a "community" for a credit card selection decision.

Failing that, Consumer Reports has the information at the library.

who goes to the library anymore?

[update] I forgot to mention: with constantly changing credit card terms, you would think that even articles about the best credit cards would get stale (then again I could be wrong)

There was a time in this country, a long time ago, when reading wasn't just for fags.

After watching that movie... So much of it is happening now...

READING IS FOR FAGS. HEY THIS GUY IS A FAG!

people still read a lot - they just don't read books at the library anymore.

the only ppl I know that go to the library only go to rent video games and movies; or use the internet (in big cities)

when ppl want books they typically read at BarnesNobles or Borders (since they have more locations and they have coffee/food)

o yeah - no need to be a jerk

I read some library books recently. yeah amazon delivers, but there are a lot of books not worth paying to own.

Calling illiterate people fags isn't actually ironic and witty.

I'm really curious why the downmod. Think I'm overreacting and it's good to use "fags" as slur with no context? Problem with my phrasing? Hate homosexuals? Thought "illiterate" wasn't precise enough a paraphrase? Annoyed with faint echoes of xkcd? I don't understand.

Edit: Can one of the downmodders write an explanation? Or is wanting to understand something bad here?

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I wasn't complaining about being downmodded. I don't care about my karma. I do care about why people downmod anti-homophobic comments, and want to understand their reasoning.

(It got at least 2 downmods. If people hadn't upmodded it, that would be more clear. I would prefer if it was still -1 (or less) so that it'd more more obvious there is some explaining to do.).

I don't know if you read that through or not, but...

There was no reason to mention anything about "fags" in your original comment -- it added nothing to the discussion and only detracted from it.

I did read it. And there was a reason to mention that word: so people know what I'm referring to.

But, you think people didn't like quoting that word? (and w/ the quotes not even written, but clearly there) umm that sort of makes sense. thanks.

I was explaining why falsephrophet was downmodded. Up until right now, I was confused and thought your original question was asking why he was being downmodded, but apparently you were referring to your own first post in this thread. Oh well. :)

I think people want this information but, like with many UGC sites, there really isn't any reason for me to either submit or rank it.

Cool man, I like it. That's an area where Google searches fail consumers.

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