New website (IsThatLegit.com)
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:55 pm
The site: http://IsThatLegit.com/
I have had this idea in my head for several years (close to five I think) and I've started the project at least a half dozen times, but after a month of solid work I finally have a real website up and running.
The basic idea is to allow people to easily find out if anything (whether it be a product, a service, a company, a person, ANYTHING) is a scam, or at least, not as it appears to be. Or in other words, NOT LEGIT!
As of right now, it is all based on other users' opinions. When a new topic is posted, it is neutral. Other users can vote whether they think it is legit or not. If it is legit, the post will appear green. Otherwise it will be red. Users receive points for site participation and they receive even more points if other users deem their opinions good (and lose points if other users think their opinions aren't helpful). The more points a user has, the more their vote will affect the post's "legitimacy". Users with a negative score have no affect on the post whatsoever (they do not negatively affect it, they just have no affect at all).
Eventually I would like to also take into account other factors (other than user votes). I would like to maybe find a way to use a sort of page-rank-like algorithm to assist in a post's legitimacy score. But that is just me dreaming for now.
Let me know what y'all think! There is a link on the bottom of the right side of the page that says "Have a comment/suggestion?". Please use that link if you have a comment, suggestion, criticism, ANYTHING!! Suggestions posted from that link are tied into my project management system and if I find the suggestion worth looking into, I can convert it into a ticket with the click of a button. Thanks guys
P.S. The site was originally going to be called IsItLegit.com but the domain was taken and I don't yet feel the idea is worth the hefty price they owner is asking.
I have had this idea in my head for several years (close to five I think) and I've started the project at least a half dozen times, but after a month of solid work I finally have a real website up and running.
The basic idea is to allow people to easily find out if anything (whether it be a product, a service, a company, a person, ANYTHING) is a scam, or at least, not as it appears to be. Or in other words, NOT LEGIT!
As of right now, it is all based on other users' opinions. When a new topic is posted, it is neutral. Other users can vote whether they think it is legit or not. If it is legit, the post will appear green. Otherwise it will be red. Users receive points for site participation and they receive even more points if other users deem their opinions good (and lose points if other users think their opinions aren't helpful). The more points a user has, the more their vote will affect the post's "legitimacy". Users with a negative score have no affect on the post whatsoever (they do not negatively affect it, they just have no affect at all).
Eventually I would like to also take into account other factors (other than user votes). I would like to maybe find a way to use a sort of page-rank-like algorithm to assist in a post's legitimacy score. But that is just me dreaming for now.
Let me know what y'all think! There is a link on the bottom of the right side of the page that says "Have a comment/suggestion?". Please use that link if you have a comment, suggestion, criticism, ANYTHING!! Suggestions posted from that link are tied into my project management system and if I find the suggestion worth looking into, I can convert it into a ticket with the click of a button. Thanks guys
P.S. The site was originally going to be called IsItLegit.com but the domain was taken and I don't yet feel the idea is worth the hefty price they owner is asking.