rankiwiki

https://rankiwiki.com Hi HN, I run a small site called Rankiwiki after noticing how fragmented rankings and opinions become across languages. Rankiwiki lets people vote on and explore rankings across different topics while keeping all languages in a single feed. Instead of separating content by country or translation, posts are grouped by writing system so users can quickly filter what they can read without breaking layout or pagination. A recent focus has been improving clarity for first time visitors. I added a lightweight onboarding guide to explain what the site is and how to navigate it, without blocking interaction or requiring signup. The project is still early and mostly an experiment in handling content dense, multilingual interfaces. I’d really appreciate feedback, especially around usability, language handling, and whether the purpose is clear on first visit.

I recently shipped a couple of small updates to a content-heavy, multilingual site I run. One was a homepage language filter based on writing systems rather than translation. Posts are grouped by script (Latin, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, etc.), so users can filter mixed language feeds without layout shifts or pagination issues.

The other was a lightweight onboarding tour. It runs once on first visit, is fully customizable, supports multiple languages, and avoids heavy external libraries. The goal was to answer “what is this site?” without adding friction.

Both came from the same realization: clarity matters more than features, especially on the first screen.

Sharing in case it’s useful to others working on multilingual or content dense products.

As the year wraps up, I’m doing a quiet reset.

This year reminded me how fragile “reliable” channels can be, and how easy it is to overestimate things that worked well in the past.

Going into the new year, my goal is simple: build smaller, listen more, and focus on tools that help people think or decide together, not just consume content.

Wishing everyone here a calm end to the year. Thanks for all the thoughtful discussions; I’ve learned a lot just by reading.

I’ve been experimenting with a very small side project: a simple voting/ranking tool. Everyone gets one vote, results are shown as a ranked list, and the goal isn’t decision-making but discussion.

What surprised me is how quickly these kinds of projects get treated as spam across communities, even when there’s no monetization, no ads, and no growth hacks involved. In some places, just mentioning “I built a small ranking tool” seems enough to trigger suspicion or moderation.

I’m not trying to promote anything here. I’m genuinely curious about the dynamics:

- Do voting/ranking tools have a bad reputation because they’re often used for manipulation or low-effort engagement?

- Is the problem the format itself (polls, rankings), or the way they’re usually introduced?

- From a community’s point of view, what would make an experiment like this feel acceptable rather than spammy?

If you’ve built or moderated communities, or shipped small experimental tools, I’d really like to hear how you think about this.