I'm wondering if this is a solution in search of a problem.
There isn't much point to casually browsing the site right now - I can see that someone else has achy feet, but I get no deeper insight; no comment explaining their situation nor comments from others that may have been similarly encumbered in the past.
Additionally, I only really share my health concerns with one person that isn't a doctor, and she lives with me.
The faces seem like a distraction when sharing anonymously. Many of them don't have an intuitive meaning, so I figure they're just for fun.
Also I couldn't figure out how to login or register on the site. I found out it's not actually required to share a health status, but since you listed it in the Show HN post, I looked around for it.
I do like the look and feel of the site - very straightforward and great colors, fonts, and design.
Hey, thanks for posting :) The two of us were sitting here staring at our Google Analytics & hoping you would comment too!
"There isn't much point to casually browsing the site right now" - Correct, we just came out of private beta, so the amount of data we have and what we have done to visualize it is quite nascent.
Deeper insight - This is our biggest focus right now. People do have a way to comment via the 'Add Update' button on their posts. But most of our testers right now do this via the API so they aren't doing more than maintaining their lists.
Face - Fun! I can share some conversion numbers on this. It almost doubled. Especially the silly ones like the bird and the ManBat :P kinda help to lighten the tone.
Login/Register - There's a big bold button to register once you post your first symptom. And there's a less prominent login/register icon before you post.
Design - Thank you, but even as you saw there's so much more to do especially in the way of onboarding.
Best for Last - Problem -> Solution or Solution -> Problem. There are 3 use cases this makes a ton of sense for. And we have to work hard to demo them as soon as you come in! One of them is that when you and your girlfriend are busy, how can you track each other's issues and get the casual help you may need without taking a break from work or leaving the comfort of your couch.
Thank you for giving it a whirl and very useful feedback!
There isn't much point to casually browsing the site right now - I can see that someone else has achy feet, but I get no deeper insight; no comment explaining their situation nor comments from others that may have been similarly encumbered in the past.
Additionally, I only really share my health concerns with one person that isn't a doctor, and she lives with me.
The faces seem like a distraction when sharing anonymously. Many of them don't have an intuitive meaning, so I figure they're just for fun.
Also I couldn't figure out how to login or register on the site. I found out it's not actually required to share a health status, but since you listed it in the Show HN post, I looked around for it.
I do like the look and feel of the site - very straightforward and great colors, fonts, and design.