tfw building an actual project that hn ignores every time i post it but then i see slop like this on the top of the page

▲ gus_massa 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I just took a look at your last post. It asks to use a Google account or create an account. Unless there is a way to try it freely, it's very difficult to get traction in HN.

After a few clicks, I noticed you posted a link to a shared document, but I can click "make a copy" and edit my own copy. I tried clicking the button "f(x)" and typing

  \displaystyle\cancel{\frac{1}{2}}

and it works :)

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So I took a look at your last^2 post. It goes to the landing page. It looks good but it may be too long for the TikTok generation and AI generated waiting list pages. Also, no mention of LaTeX.

My suggestion is to try again:

* Post https://revise.io/launch that creates an empty document

* Check after a few minutes that the HN server has not changed the URL to a document (It happens when there is a canonical URL or a redirect or something, I don't know the details. In case of a problem send an email to dang/tomhow hn@ycombinator.com)

* Add a comment explaining you are the author and are happy to answer questions. Bonus points for a general description of the tech stack. Some backstory is also nice.

* Include in the comments 2 or 3 links to sample documents, like one with LaTeX formulas and one with more usual text. Add something like 'Press the "make a copy" button to edit them'. (Is it real LaTeX? Which packages does it support?) (Markdown? Some people love markdown.)

I'm not sure how viable is to make an editor in a space that is squashed between Overleaf and Google Docs, but I wish you luck.

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artursapek 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Thanks for the feedback. I will try that :)

Revise can already do a lot of things neither Google nor Overleaf can so I think it has an edge.

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gus_massa 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Remember to add them in the comment of your post! Or even better make another sample project with the one or two most interesting features not covered by the other online editors.

Edit:

Stealing an idead from a very old thread that I can't find, someone posted a editable site. Perhaps you can build s short document with the main features for HN users and post something like https://revise.io/clone-now-this-doc/oury1n34-b9g42wkt assuming `docs-clone-now-this` is the correct spell to make a copy of that URL.

How long does the site retain the docs of unlogged people? Did you already got spam?

	▲	artursapek 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Anonymous users’ docs are stored in their browser, so as long as they don’t clear browser storage their docs should still be there. Appreciate the input. :-)