[sgdesign]

The project is basically building a HN clone. So it should not be overly complex, although I'm not underestimating the work it'll take to build a polished product either.

As for the schedule, I'd like to start as soon as possible but I can be flexible. And the platform is up to you, although I have a strong preference for Ruby/Rails as I'm already somewhat familiar with it myself. And I'm also looking to use a JS framework on the client side, like Knockout or Ember for example.

[hcho]

Are you aware of the fact that HN is open source? There's also Reddit and Lamernews. You can pick one and re-skin for your purposes I suppose.

[sgdesign]

I am well aware of this, but Arc doesn't seem like a very popular language.. I could adapt Lamernews I suppose, I'll have to look into it. But in any case, the customisations I have in mind will probably require some outside coding help.