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Posted by cauenapier 23 hours ago

Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites(townsquare.cauenapier.com)
https://cauenapier.com/blog/townsquare_release/

https://cauenapier.com/blog/townsquare/

177 points | 88 commentspage 2
monkeymeister 11 hours ago|
Neat idea! It's simple but very effective - and I really enjoy the detail of the benches and the tree. Very nice.

I wouldn't add it to any of my sites due to the unmoderated nature of it - seeing some fairly unsavory things in your demo - but that's just a little tweak, I'm sure!

cauenapier 1 hour ago||
Actually, there is moderation. The problem is that the page came to HN before I added the moderation keywords or implemented more things :P But overall, it's possible.

On the details like benches and trees, you can also customize it. YOu can add as many props as you want, wherever you want, and style them accordingly. :)

wahnfrieden 10 hours ago|||
openai has a free moderation endpoint. no reason to not use it.

edit: downvoters either know something I don't about its unsuitability, or have outdated info on it and think it's against terms to use it for reasons unrelated to GPT. it's not against terms.

sourcegrift 11 hours ago||
If your website attracts such elements perhaps there's a reason?
DougN7 9 hours ago||
The demo is attracting the HN crowd and it’s getting… well, let’s just say this crowd is about as good as it gets online.
Planktonne 1 hour ago|||
I think the HN crowd might be the worst commentariat on a site that isn't explicitly focused on antisocial behaviour.
sourcegrift 4 hours ago|||
You clearly haven't visited any Buddhist forums, or generally non-islamic religious forums
anirbanhere 2 hours ago||
This is so cool, gonna add this to my game website. This can easily help to get me multiplayer matching in the game.
cauenapier 1 hour ago|
Cool! Let me know when you add it! I'll like to make a blog post about it :)
pistoriusp 4 hours ago||
Built something like this for the v1.0 launch of RedwoodSDK in March; but it's a popularity graph (like the time scrubber on YouTube). I figured that it could be useful to myself, and others, to aggregate the information that people find most useful.

https://rwsdk.com

simondanerd 8 hours ago||
Love the idea. Could use some filters and stale (sleeping) clients could get removed quicker.

Also, it seemed to be disconnecting quite often, maybe a hug of death thing.

cauenapier 1 hour ago|
Yeah, I'll definatelly improve that! I wasn't expecting HN crowd :sweat
aetherspawn 7 hours ago||
Make a MapleStory-like one where each website can design their own room, and you can kill mobs and bosses and stuff. It would be neat if the characters and items persisted between.

Edit: a super smash brothers-like would be fun too. Maybe the page itself could be the platforms.

hallman76 9 hours ago||
I've always wondered if we could find a way to add content website's content without it turning into a shitshow. MLS listings / Zillow is an interesting use-case. A realtor might describe something as "sun-filled" but omit that the home is next to a 24/7 dump truck repair warehouse.
loloquwowndueo 11 hours ago||
> NOTE: This project has been mostly vibe-coded

I deeply appreciate the honesty here. I’ll pass based on the vibecodedness of it but perhaps it won’t be a dealbreaker for others.

purple-leafy 6 hours ago||
Yeah. I also don’t like the fact the dev posts the link and doesn’t interact with anyone here at all, so the link posting is effectively spray and pray abandonware too. Easy come easy go like they say
lolptdr 10 hours ago||
Is it the philosophical reason you refuse to engage or is it because you don’t trust the security of this project?
brody_hamer 10 hours ago||
Easy come, easy go. I find most vibe coded projects are abandonware.

Also, in this context, security.

tonyrice 7 hours ago||
rather interesting, except the spamming of the inappropriate messages.
oraziorillo 10 hours ago||
I love the idea! The next step is to add role play games in town squares.
Procrastes 8 hours ago|
I was thinking the same thing, or even just little minigames and Easter eggs for people to find.
zdc1 7 hours ago|
This was actually a lot of fun. Not as much trolling as I anticipated. Surprising amount of normal chit chat.
cauenapier 1 hour ago|
When you go to a nice website and encounter people with similar interests reading the same thing, the experience is awesome!
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