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How is this better than Slashdot/Reddit/Digg/whatever if it has less users and I have to wait until someone is actually online and willing to chat about a particular topic, instead of just posting a comment and checking back later like I'd do in one of the sites I mentioned?

Also, how does it deal with spam/abuse/hate speech, etc?

And if it's a start-up, how is going to make money? (I assume ads, so where will it be getting users from?)

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Currently it has less users, but building a site takes time. You can post a comment and check back later if you please. The point is that if you want, you can interact in real time within topics. You can also bump other people's topics to talk about them. This allows those users to check back later and review other people's interactions in their topics.

As for spam and hate speech, their is a standard report topics icon, and obviously it is the job of the admin to monitor activity. Additionally you can prevent people from commenting in your topics by 'banishing them'. This feature can be accessed by reviewing another user's page by clicking on the other username.

I will eventually add ads but I would like to receive feedback first to help fix issues and build site content before I can even get approved for an ad service.

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