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	Show HN: BetAnnoyer, you owe me bro (app I created) (betannoyer.com)
	25 points by gerbera 5460 days ago

12 comments

RocknRolla 5460 days ago

I'll bet $20 bucks you get shut down by your host for spam complaints.

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yan 5460 days ago

There are a few spelling and grammatical issues.

"in a fun, and harmless way": comma isn't needed. "There # Number: You probably want "their" (ditto for 'There Email') and "# Number" is redundant. Use either the pound sign or the word. You also probably mean "phone number."

How are you making sure your service won't be abused?

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gerbera 5460 days ago

Thank You, I'll fix that asap.

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adeyo92 5460 days ago

i think you can only remind someone once over a period of time

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sp332 5460 days ago

The menu goes up to 5 messages in 24 hours. It stops after 24 hours.

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Tiomaidh 5460 days ago

What's to stop me from a) Submitting multiple requests b) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests to bug the heck out of someone c) Using a bot to submit a LOT of requests and DOS betannoyer.com ?

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d0ne 5460 days ago

Out of curiosity: What bet did someone lose to you, and not pay, for you to take the effort to make the site?

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jarofgreen 5460 days ago

Let's think about the what's going to make ppl pay up more. How about some public humiliation?

eg. If Twitter user A owes money, tweet at all A's followers telling them about it ... "@AFollower Did you know @A owes @B $20?"

http://www.spanishvida.com/2010/02/22/in-spain-debt-collecto... is the story I heard that sparked this idea BTW.

Not that I'm saying this is a good idea and you should do it, I think you'll be shut down so quickly, I'm just pointing out ...

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frankdenbow 5460 days ago

Haha nice! I built something similar for Twilio + FreshBooks called "Wheres My Money Man?" using clips from Family Guy: http://www.songcupid.com/wheresmymoney/

It barely works but whatever.

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LeBlanc 5460 days ago

Cool app. You could integrate with the WePay API so that the person owed money could actually collect easily online.

https://stage.wepay.com/developer

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orenmazor 5460 days ago

I wonder how the variety of collections and consumer protection laws apply here (I know there's technically no "consumer", but I'll bet that harassment to pay up falls in there somehow…)

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revorad 5460 days ago

Looks fun. You don't need 3 forms. Keep it simple and quick.

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paulnelligan 5460 days ago

Aside from bets, it might be a good way to get clients to pay up faster :D

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gnok 5460 days ago

Whose twitter username is "Twitter username" in the third choice?

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danoc 5460 days ago

I also wondered the same thing. I think that could be made a bit more clear.