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by afandian 4894 days ago
As far as I can tell this is just a link to a discussion page. Why not have the discussion on HN?

This is the second LurnQ link I've seen on HN in a few days. I'm not quite sure what LurnQ is. It claims to be an educational tool but the things I've seen it's just a cross between StackExchange and a blog. And their facebook and twitter pages appear to have nothing to do with the product or anything educational.
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rameshnid 4894 days ago
Hey.Thanks for noticing our product. Sorry about our FBpage and Twitterpage. Our social media intern went berserk :)

LurnQ is a community of learners and teachers. Users can create lessons on topics they have understanding of for the benefit of other learners.

Its still early days at LurnQ and it still a work in progress. We will be competing with initiatives like learni.st but we r still experimenting in a way.

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codingblues 4894 days ago
The site looks more like a tech blog (like techcrunch etc. but still in its nascent stages) than an online learning platform. The content does not match up to the standards of what you will call education. It has a long way to go before it justifies being an online learning platform...
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rameshnid 4894 days ago
True. We are currently focussing on getting good teachers on board. Therefore the look. And yes we are not yet what you would call a platform. Any changes in design that you suggest?
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afandian 4894 days ago
If you really want feedback, then I think the name 'LurnQ' is a very bad name for an educational website. I assume you are mis-spelling "learn", which just feels wrong for education (assuming you are trying to increase education!). If this is not what the name means, I apologise.

I understand that the twitter and facebook feeds may be full of content that you did not want, but you have not deleted it.

And all the content I have seen on there just does not belong on an education site at all: maybe I have a different idea of what 'education' means, but all of the content I have seen just doesn't match, in my opinion.

As for the format, it looks like a blog entry followed by blog-style replies. Which is mean to be the teacher? The format itself is confusing.

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