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ezra
@ezrasuki · developer
Hi there I am the creator of Offgarden.
Offgarden is a place to have an anonymous, private, civilized dialogue with your coworkers without having to worry about prying eyes, information leaks, or publicly airing dirty laundry.
Participants are limited to those that use the same corporate email domain, so only your coworkers can read the discussions or add… See more
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Here's how i came up with the idea:
One day, I wanted to complain about something at work but ended up not doing it because I worried about what co-workers would think of me.
Then I realized this happens pretty often, and thought it was bad both for me and the company. So I thought it would be nice to have a place where you could casually ask or suggest … See more
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Welcome, @ezrasuki. Interesting idea and timely (anonymous is trendy!).
While anonymity empowers people to share their true feelings, it also empowers trolls and hate speech. I could imagine this becoming a nightmare for some people in larger companies. What are your thoughts about this? Any concerns?
@rrhoover great point!
I think it has a lot to do with what problem it's solving. There are different types of anonymous message boards targeted for various types of communities.
For example in case of an anonymous message board for college campuses (like Juicy Campus), it doesn't provide value by solving a pain point, but instead provides entertainment va… See more