Hi HN! I launched Webwide this week. A bit of a throwback to the traditional forum. About time they made a comeback in this space I think!
Let me know if you have any questions or comments at all.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments at all.
B.t.w. I'd suggest including a link to https://webwide.io, otherwise people (incl I) might believe everything is behind a login wall.
This:
> Get writing \n Start sharing writing without the pressure of a blog.
Is there a place for "blog posts" over at Webwide? Like posting to Medium? But for web things? Or how does / will it work?
I'm certain that impression is intentional. They're using it as a conversion page, which is of course why it was the page posted to HN. Dark pattern in action.
Of course the page was built with conversions in mind, for the good of the project I want to spell out the benefits and convince people to sign-up but certainly not in a dark way.
I've added some more links including the logo, a view all discussions button and a browse as guest down by the bottom CTA to communicate this better.
After poking around a bit, I felt like I could use a very brief introduction, like "what should you do first" suggestions.
My ideas for writing benefits would be both that people can make their replies and new threads as long/short form as they want.
There's also plenty of categories where we welcome blog style posts whether you want to write a tutorial, development log, share an achievement, etc. Self-promotion rules are relaxed because as an industry we're creators and I think platforms such as Reddit can really stifle this.
That's a good point. I think there are somewhat many people who develop software or designs, and would post mostly their own things to a place like Reddit or Webwide — and get upvoted and appreciated by the community.
A bit down this post I did a pros and cons of Webwide vs. Reddit style, Twitter style and Slack/Discord style