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Re:Ask HN: "Tattlr": The End of the Annoying Moviegoer? by pedoh on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @06:12PM (#2654989)
How do you propose handling the abusers who download the app and then point their virtual fingers at some random person in the theater?
Re:Ask HN: "Tattlr": The End of the Annoying Moviegoer? by GeoffreyHull on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @06:59PM (#2655178)
No problem. In order to use Tattlr, you would have to "check-in" using the app. The theater, thanks to the complementary Tattlr web app, would have instant access to the basic info of each user including their seating location. It'd be impossible for a person to submit bogus complaints without getting called out for it
Re:Ask HN: "Tattlr": The End of the Annoying Moviegoer? by sorbus on Wednesday June 15, 2011 @05:06PM (#2659027)
So the malicious user lies about their location (and other "basic info") - trivial if you're at the point of having users enter their seating location, only slightly more difficult if you also use GPS to verify it. Yes, they have to be in the theater, but if you get bored during a movie and feel like messing with people, then there's nothing stopping them.
Re:Ask HN: "Tattlr": The End of the Annoying Moviegoer? by GeoffreyHull on Wednesday June 15, 2011 @07:33PM (#2659521)
Fair enough. How about using FB Connect for login as a means of holding people accountable for their complaints?