It's a nice idea, but I have mostly stopped using/installing any software that is not open-source a long time ago. So, please open-source it, especially if you want users to truly trust it.
Even then, I would recommend anyone to install (small to mid) browser extensions by cloning and inspecting the source and just then loading it yourself - if you don't know: any browser extension can read input/password fields across all site(s) you gave it access to (yeah, it's crazy but unfortunately true).
bryanhogan
Interesting idea, wondering if the 4 bars are a good way to evaluate accounts.
Some more thoughts:
1. The website needs a description of what this project even is.
2. Open-source the code, especially since it's just for the community, I'd be vary of installing "some random" extension from the store.
3. The modal element in the iFrame on the website is cutoff on mobile widths using Firefox.
neom
Great idea! I've been running my own chrome plugin I made that is similar, but recently discovered this: https://oj-hn.com/ and intend to start to contribute to it as it's very good and hope it grows. Something like Sparklines would be great in oj also for us chrome users, I really like the Sparklines implementation.
onli
Suggestion: instead of just popping in the computed graphic add a placeholder immediately - four low grey bars should work well, in the same width as the final sparkline graphics. That way the text on the page will not jump later when the final sparklines are ready.
cpa
Interesting, but how is the trust signal measured? I couldn’t find this information
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arjie
I considered something like this but I find the UX of information too noisy. In practice, I much prefer simply performing a ternary block/leave alone/highlight functionality. And it's comments that bother me more than links.
adrianwaj
Great idea.
I think friend/foe and trust signals should come from a user's voting. So I think it should operate transparently to the user and there should be a default shade-out option of bad actors, but with the option to view. So it's set-and-forget. On the backend - could you make it so if you've never visited HN before, and you install the plugin, the experience changes accordingly?
I had the idea to setup a forum somewhere else - this sort of functionality would come in handy as part of normal operation.
Izmaki
Great way to gatekeep new contributors trying to be helpful with news. Run the link through URL Scan if you’re paranoid…
vivid242
After attention, are we now in the trust economy… a brilliant idea for a plugin - thank you!
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alex7o
Where can I see mine?
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nickphx
No, thank you.
gyanchawdhary
this UX is basically the (not so clever) equivalent of that blue tick status signal nonsense they have on insta ..
It's a nice idea, but I have mostly stopped using/installing any software that is not open-source a long time ago. So, please open-source it, especially if you want users to truly trust it.
Even then, I would recommend anyone to install (small to mid) browser extensions by cloning and inspecting the source and just then loading it yourself - if you don't know: any browser extension can read input/password fields across all site(s) you gave it access to (yeah, it's crazy but unfortunately true).
Interesting idea, wondering if the 4 bars are a good way to evaluate accounts.
Some more thoughts:
1. The website needs a description of what this project even is.
2. Open-source the code, especially since it's just for the community, I'd be vary of installing "some random" extension from the store.
3. The modal element in the iFrame on the website is cutoff on mobile widths using Firefox.
Great idea! I've been running my own chrome plugin I made that is similar, but recently discovered this: https://oj-hn.com/ and intend to start to contribute to it as it's very good and hope it grows. Something like Sparklines would be great in oj also for us chrome users, I really like the Sparklines implementation.
Suggestion: instead of just popping in the computed graphic add a placeholder immediately - four low grey bars should work well, in the same width as the final sparkline graphics. That way the text on the page will not jump later when the final sparklines are ready.
Interesting, but how is the trust signal measured? I couldn’t find this information
I considered something like this but I find the UX of information too noisy. In practice, I much prefer simply performing a ternary block/leave alone/highlight functionality. And it's comments that bother me more than links.
Great idea.
I think friend/foe and trust signals should come from a user's voting. So I think it should operate transparently to the user and there should be a default shade-out option of bad actors, but with the option to view. So it's set-and-forget. On the backend - could you make it so if you've never visited HN before, and you install the plugin, the experience changes accordingly?
I had the idea to setup a forum somewhere else - this sort of functionality would come in handy as part of normal operation.
Great way to gatekeep new contributors trying to be helpful with news. Run the link through URL Scan if you’re paranoid…
After attention, are we now in the trust economy… a brilliant idea for a plugin - thank you!
Where can I see mine?
No, thank you.
this UX is basically the (not so clever) equivalent of that blue tick status signal nonsense they have on insta ..
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