Show HN: Shout It – A platform to shout out your feelings (opens in new tab)

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29 points_aenb6y ago36 comments

36 comments

See also Aaaaah, a social network for yelling existentially into the void https://twitter.com/chromakode/status/1186348053575262208?s=...

haecceity6y ago

I just echo into /dev/null.

haecceity6y ago

More environmentally friendly.

_aenbOP6y ago

You can share your feelings, stress, and anxiety! More features are coming on. I would like to get some feedback on it.

The site isn't mobile-friendly at the moment. Please use a desktop browser for time-being, we are planning to improve frontend over the weekend

z_open6y ago

I assumed this would be more personal. People expressing anger, depression, etc. This seems to be rants about things they find mildly annoying. Not sure if the site wants or will encourage/enforce one or the others.

_aenbOP6y ago

I am thinking of grouping people with similar problems so they can discuss the issue, but as of now, it has been spam I guess.

It did help me validate the idea, so I am thankful for that!

krilly6y ago

https://i.postimg.cc/zBhVFjDg/Screenshot-20191225-175902.png

Yikes. I get not supporting mobile for now, but what about people who like to use little browser windows like me? Doesn't seem to be responsive at all.

_aenbOP6y ago

I understand your problem. Apparently, our front-end dev isn't available on weekdays, so we are discussing it and trying to optimize the frontend. Thank you for your feedback.

bryanrasmussen6y ago

I have always assumed that people like to use at least most of their screen's real estate if not all - what is your reason for liking narrow windows (especially considering that I think even nowadays on most of the web the experience would be degraded)

nvrspyx6y ago

Multitasking. Watching videos, writing something up, having another website open, messaging, Skype, or anything else you can think of while browsing. Having two windows open side by side isn't abnormal and is one of the main reasons why window managers even exist instead of desktops using a mobile-like UI paradigm where you can only have one program on the screen at a time.

Counter question: why would you want something as one-dimensional as a website (especially the OP) taking up all of your screen real estate?

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_aenbOP6y ago

We wanted to make something where people can come and "shout" immediately. We will improve this design over time. Thank you for your concerns.

pollux016y ago

chuck signup all together, u'll get more engagement. Signup is a hassle.

cmd_spectre6y ago

This will lead to a lower risk for people shouting their actual feelings on the platform. Also I feel like something like this is direly needed with big tech starting to become "regulated" and breeding an atmosphere of censorship and "like farming". On the other hand, this could also allow for people to easily spread hate and zeal for or about things that will cause more negativity and suffering.

_aenbOP6y ago

Thank you! I understand the issue. Currently, we aren't using any email.

rsync6y ago

I found signup and initial use to be quick and easy - no email or confirmation, etc.

The output does not respect carriage returns / newlines ... so while this HN post has multiple paragraphs, a similar input at "Shout It" would have this all run together with no newlines...

_aenbOP6y ago

Thank you for the feedback! We will work on that over the weekend. I understand that it is an issue not being able to format the text.

new_guy6y ago

Why would you not even bother getting basic functionality working before showing it to everyone?

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brian-armstrong6y ago

For some reason this site has gone out of its way to make reading more difficult by removing scroll momentum. As a result it takes quite a lot of effort just to read a few of these.

quickthrower26y ago

Agh! Same thing happens to every anonymous chat app on show HN. It degraded into “your mum lolz” and “<a href...>” etc.

joegahona6y ago

Aside from the large signup box, the “shouts” tend to just be gibberish for me. Is the site currently being hacked?

pickdenis6y ago

Slight UI nitpick: On narrow screens (<800px), the signup part of the screen is cut off. There is a scroll bar but it doesn't work as intended.

https://i.imgur.com/pRtOd73.png

_aenbOP6y ago

We have taken your suggestion and changed some features of the platform, we are continually developing it. We would like to know your feedback. --The dev team

SlowRobotAhead6y ago

As of typing it has a few hundred spam posts from user “a”. Needs work

_aenbOP6y ago

We will be working on spam prevention.

jpm_sd6y ago

It's too bad "I'll Scream Your Tweets" never took off

https://youtu.be/Td1MYuLu5Nc

hanniabu6y ago

So basically Twitter?

_aenbOP6y ago

We have some features on the hold. We want to make it a place where people help each other.

aliswe6y ago

Nice! but block tags.

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36 comments

ketralnis6y ago

See also Aaaaah, a social network for yelling existentially into the void https://twitter.com/chromakode/status/1186348053575262208?s=...

haecceity6y ago

I just echo into /dev/null.

haecceity6y ago

More environmentally friendly.

_aenbOP6y ago

You can share your feelings, stress, and anxiety! More features are coming on. I would like to get some feedback on it.

The site isn't mobile-friendly at the moment. Please use a desktop browser for time-being, we are planning to improve frontend over the weekend

z_open6y ago

_aenbOP6y ago

I am thinking of grouping people with similar problems so they can discuss the issue, but as of now, it has been spam I guess.

It did help me validate the idea, so I am thankful for that!

krilly6y ago

https://i.postimg.cc/zBhVFjDg/Screenshot-20191225-175902.png

Yikes. I get not supporting mobile for now, but what about people who like to use little browser windows like me? Doesn't seem to be responsive at all.

_aenbOP6y ago

I understand your problem. Apparently, our front-end dev isn't available on weekdays, so we are discussing it and trying to optimize the frontend. Thank you for your feedback.

bryanrasmussen6y ago

nvrspyx6y ago

Counter question: why would you want something as one-dimensional as a website (especially the OP) taking up all of your screen real estate?

1 more reply

_aenbOP6y ago

We wanted to make something where people can come and "shout" immediately. We will improve this design over time. Thank you for your concerns.

pollux016y ago

chuck signup all together, u'll get more engagement. Signup is a hassle.

cmd_spectre6y ago

_aenbOP6y ago

Thank you! I understand the issue. Currently, we aren't using any email.

rsync6y ago

I found signup and initial use to be quick and easy - no email or confirmation, etc.

The output does not respect carriage returns / newlines ... so while this HN post has multiple paragraphs, a similar input at "Shout It" would have this all run together with no newlines...

_aenbOP6y ago

Thank you for the feedback! We will work on that over the weekend. I understand that it is an issue not being able to format the text.

new_guy6y ago

Why would you not even bother getting basic functionality working before showing it to everyone?

2 more replies

brian-armstrong6y ago

For some reason this site has gone out of its way to make reading more difficult by removing scroll momentum. As a result it takes quite a lot of effort just to read a few of these.

quickthrower26y ago

Agh! Same thing happens to every anonymous chat app on show HN. It degraded into “your mum lolz” and “<a href...>” etc.

joegahona6y ago

Aside from the large signup box, the “shouts” tend to just be gibberish for me. Is the site currently being hacked?

pickdenis6y ago

Slight UI nitpick: On narrow screens (<800px), the signup part of the screen is cut off. There is a scroll bar but it doesn't work as intended.

https://i.imgur.com/pRtOd73.png

_aenbOP6y ago

We have taken your suggestion and changed some features of the platform, we are continually developing it. We would like to know your feedback. --The dev team

SlowRobotAhead6y ago

As of typing it has a few hundred spam posts from user “a”. Needs work

_aenbOP6y ago

We will be working on spam prevention.

jpm_sd6y ago

It's too bad "I'll Scream Your Tweets" never took off

https://youtu.be/Td1MYuLu5Nc

hanniabu6y ago

So basically Twitter?

_aenbOP6y ago

We have some features on the hold. We want to make it a place where people help each other.

aliswe6y ago

Nice! but block tags.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse