One can hope that time will lead to more maturity than was shown in launching a site like this or acting that way when pressed.

Yes, the admin didn't handle it well, but the writing style and general tone of this post/incident is incredibly off-putting. All while talking about future "investors" and how many great ideas he has. You created a clone of hot-or-not (or whatever Zuck called his site) and you think you're the next coming? Get real. There was nothing innovative here at all, it might be one thing if it was innovative while being scummy but it's just scummy and a tired copy.

I agree that the tone is off-putting and immature, but attacking the author and the site doesn't change the fact that it gained traction and many students seemed to enjoy it (if we can believe the claims). There's clearly a demand for this type of site, so any technical or novelty merits are irrelevant.

What the author did wrong was mishandling the negative response. If he had been open to the feedback and worked on a plan to address the concerns, the site might have stayed up. Hopefully this is a learning opportunity, as he clearly needs it.

I mean it's not at all related to hot-or-not? I feel like this site idea, and the implementation was really innovative honestly. and also, "you think you're the next coming? Get real" lol just witness history