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I just wish Hacker News would become a much better place for showing off and discussing projects. We have so many hackers here making things and it's almost entirely hidden from view. There's too much noise and no real place to post. A very simple but huge improvement would be a dedicated place for "Show HN" posts, but so much more could be done.

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I particularly want to do more in this area. HN ought to be a hotbed of experimentation and maximum technical aliveness.

It would be great if the criticism that accompanies "Show HN" posts was more useful and less vicious.

I have to agree. I've been working on a prototype for an app that I think is pretty cool, but I'm afraid to release here it in an early state. I'm concerned the focus will be on what it isn't versus what it could be.

It is one thing to provide constructive criticism. It is another to be condescending. Unfortunately, and maybe it is just human nature, but I think we see too much of the second.

I'd love to see more help in getting projects off the ground. That would be a great compliment to Y Combinator. Since many Y Combinator alum are on the site, they could use their experience to help HN contributors who aren't in the YC program.

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