Show HN: I Built HN for Crypto
hodlernews.io
hodlernews.io
I can see how one might not find the name appealing if not a part of that audience. Is cryptocurrency content something that interests you in general? If so, can think of a name that wouldn’t be off putting but still communicate the intent of the site?
Not saying your site pushes that, just that the scene has that culture around it and hodl is a part of that culture by association.
Crypto has many interesting things. Hodling and price movements, while perhaps the most lucrative, are also the least interesting. At least, from a curiosity point of view.
Names I would think of are more like:
Blockchainthreads
Blockshardnews
I am not fully hitting the mark, but basically a more technical name or a sociocultural name that doesn’t sound too mainstream (I have a hard time thinking of one).
Here's my two cents:
* Tie in the signup, voting, etc. with actual cryptocurrency. This is what stacker.news (SN) [0] does and I think is an idea with a lot of potential.
* Put the comments and other content under a libre/free license so that the community can benefit from content generated. HN, SN and a host of other sites don't do this and are worse for it, in my opinion
* Make the code open source. This provides transparency to your community and builds trust, as well as allows others to participate in the direction if they choose
* This is more of a personal preference, but I would opt for a "cleaner" more minimal look, more akin to HN or SN.
Off topic: what stack? What drove your decisions?