Where the fuck is this
wherethefuckisthis.com
wherethefuckisthis.com
Other than the domain name, it seems like there's an incentive to post if you want a place identified, but little incentive to identify places. Something like badges ("world traveler", "Canada expert", etc.) or a wall-of-fame could be good incentives.
How about having a domain alias that's a bit more polite and, when the site detects that you've come via that domain, tones down the language on the site?
Also, could it use something like TinEye to try and find probable matches with geotags?
They should at least have a secondary url like "wheretfisthis.com" (available; almost grabbed it for them) or wherethefsckisthis.com and censor the titles; same userbase, same pics, just a different presentation.
Also probably would help if they want to do an iOS app.
Edgy is useful too, so they should keep the current branding too.
Everyone I told about it assumed it was hardcore gay porn.
Mom: "What... what kinds of things do you put on that site?"
Me: "Funny stuff"
Mom: "Oh... like gross-funny?"
Me: "Oh god, no no... funny articles, I write sarcastic articles."
Mom: "We love you no matter what"
Me: <appropriate meme-face here>I think that's more of an issue with yourself than it is with the domain name. I would venture to guess that most people on HN are not offended by arbitrary words and would be fine sharing this with their friends.
There's no problem with being offended by swear words, but it's not a problem with the app either.
The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible?
It seems horribly short-sighted to make decisions based on what HN thinks.
This isn't my project, i hadn't even heard of it until it was posted today.
The comments clearly show that even a portion of HN is offended. And doesn't every single startup want the largest audience possible?
A portion of people are going to be offended at everything. Frankly, if i was starting a company it'd be nice to get rid of the easily offended people right off the bat, as they're the biggest complainers.
And no, you don't want the largest audience. A smaller but loyal audience is going to do a company more good in the long run, and the word 'fuck' helps weed out the non-loyal, easily offended people that aren't going to do a startup any good.
Finally, i used HN as an example. You can use all the people in the first world if you'd like, and i'd still make an educated guess that a tiny portion of them have so thin a skin as to be offended by a word in a domain name.
Putting "fuck" in the domain name adds nothing and it makes me less likely to share links with some people who's sensibilities matter to me. My grandmother is one such person. She's one of the few people I'm close to that would really appreciate the functionality of this site, but it's just not the kind of domain name she'd be comfortable going to.
It's not that you're wrong, it's that being right wins you no prizes here.
You're being obtuse.
The taboo around certain words in certain contexts is a consensus that serves a purpose. You can use them and receive certain extra attention, but also lose other people to distraction.
Like others, I have no problem with using this myself, but wouldn't pass it on to a general audience. If I were to do so, I would signal that I am careless and casual with the use of the word 'fuck', when it is too important of a word to devalue so.
If the creator's goal is to limit adoption to a certain audience, the use of 'fuck' is a good idea. If they want wider adoption, it isn't. Both are valid choices.
Sure, and in this case, good riddance to them. Anyone who avoids sharing this app because of the word fuck has zero sense of humor and isn't the target audience. Anyone who critiques it for the word fuck, isn't the fucking target audience. There is nothing wrong with the word fuck in non fucking formal circumstances, even to a general audience. There are times not to use the word fuck; this isn't fucking one of them.
:)
I'm with the OP, domains with foul language don't hit my sharing feeds and I'm not likely to make it a habit of frequenting the site.
While that may be true for you, my point is that I believe that to be a shortsighted view. It will almost certainly reduce your chances of finding some interesting material. Maybe the trade-off doesn't matter to you, and I certainly can appreciate that, but a trade-off is being made.
And it really doesn't matter if it is logical. It is reality and if you want users, you have to work the existing system.
Sorry if it sounds illogical to you, but you must accept people's sensitivity might be different from yours.
While nostalgic at this point, it seems like a waste of time to spend any effort on such a thing in retrospect.
Edit: Grammar and clarity.
There are plenty of uses of the f-word that I find funny, witty, or appropriate, but this is simply not one of them. (NSFW humor: http://justin.justnet.com.au/rudestuff/uses-of-the-word-fuck...)
It would be completely valid in this case to consider what they might think.
As you might imagine, it's a very challenging problem, and at very best people seem to be getting around 30% accuracy, on easier-than-normal datasets.
Good to have some reference about some research about exactly this topic.
I also thought about http://images.google.com/ (where you can also search by image now). Some people told in some of the comments that they had success by just using that.
I'd wager the commenters lobbing posts at this page in defense of their dainty sensibilities are representatives of the vocal minority. Also, they are probably advocates of profanity filters and, given free reign in a community, will murder natural discourse.
45% found them on top of their toilet
20% under the bed etc.
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