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Show HN: My first website: A story sharing website for cubicle workers

4 points by yotery ↗ HN
http://mycubiclesucks.com

It's the first website I've created. I know it doesn't really solve any problems but it's just for fun. I used to work in a cubicle and always had stories I wanted to share about the funny things that happened. Hopefully you guys enjoy it.

PS I'm working out some of the bugs in IE but if you see others, just let me know. Also, I just released it today so there's barely any content. Feel free to post your own. Thanks!

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warwick
Looks like a good start. Almost everyone I know who works in a cubicle enjoys talking about how much they hate it.

Good call on allowing stories to be submitted without logging in. You might want to add an image uploader, but I assume it's on the list somewhere.

One thing I don't see is why someone should register on the site. Does it convey any benefits? If so, they're not listed anywhere.

yotery
Thanks for the feedback! Yup the image upload is next on the list.

Yeah, right now there isn't much difference between a registered and anonymous user. One thing it does though is save your stories you submit and allows you to comment. It's mainly just for additional features that I might add in the future. I'm considering opening comments open to anonymous users as well but there's some spam protection things that I'll have to work out first.

mailarchis
You can try out existing comments solutions like disqus, just an idea
jrockway
My cubicle is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KyhLSWlfNQ

But anyway, if you are starting a site like this, pre-populate it before announcing it. The picture of your phone is OK, but the office space quote just made me roll my eyes. Hire a writer, if you must ;)

yotery
I acknowledged the quote in the comments. I just put it there so it wasn't blank.

And I didn't know it was acceptable to fake user generated content o.O

jrockway
And I didn't know it was acceptable to fake user generated content o.O

Reddit got started this way. The founders submitted a bunch of links under random names so the site looked larger than it is. Then real people started submitting, because "hey look at all of these people submitting stuff!"

ismaelsow
Otherwise, the design seems OK. Maybe you could emulating the mechanics inside FML(www.fmylife.com), and yes, you really need to pre-populate the site.