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Re:Rate my startup: AFAR Connect by nopinsight on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @08:43PM (#2146185)
I really like the idea and hope you guys will succeed. Here are some specific suggestions:

* Allow the user to customize Q&A list they see, perhaps through filtering tags.

* Indicate somehow about the number of questions still ahead. Some sort of progress bar might help. As of now, some people may not have the patience.

* Leave out some questions from the signup form. Ask them later, eg put location box at the top of the question list.

Hope this helps and congrats for the launch!

Re:Rate my startup: AFAR Connect by erickhill on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @11:28PM (#2146578)
Thanks for the feedback, nopinsight. Technically, the "filter" should get smarter based on the more activity you do (answering questions about specific locations, etc.) but yeah - calling out "here are my main areas of knowledge" somehow would clean up the list, especially as the community grows. Thanks again!