FreedIt, take 3

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[–]fschmidt[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

In spite of our different views on moderation, I consider the current SaidIt to be an acceptable platform which is why I post here. I don't see any point in setting up another SaidIt instance unless I can substantially improve on the current SaidIt, and that would require a programmer who can work with the code. I don't have the time to learn this code myself, and I can't find anyone else to do it, so I don't think a SaidIt clone makes sense for me.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

_ I don't see any point in setting up another SaidIt instance unless I can substantially improve on the current SaidIt_

You can improve and fundamentally help BOTH sites by creating the free speech site so SaidIt can return and focus on civil discourse. The two sites need each other, like Yin and Yang or Good Kirk and Evil Kirk.

Start with that, before you try reinventing the wheel.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Fair enough, I can understand that viewpoint. However I do think that separate forums can be created with similar appearances, but over time evolve to have entirely different communities and cultures. I've seen this happen with godlikeproductions.com who split their userbase in half in to two websites for a year or so. Initially the two were "the same" but after a year they had developed very different cultures and focuses. So even just the saidit software with another name at another url, giving it another focus, is enough to attract some users. Although advertising forums is hard these days, so you need some sort of "hook" to draw people in if you're looking for good growth. Anyways, that's my 2 cents.