Failin.gs: What do people think of you? →
failin.gs wants to help you answer that age-old question: “What do people think of me, really?”
As humans, we naturally want to know what others think of us, either to boost our egos or to help us know what skills we need to work on. Failin.gs puts the concept of brutal honesty to the test by letting you posit opinions from those who know you, without revealing who says what.
In the last few months, a number of services like Formspring.me and Tumblr’s Ask feature have opened the door to letting individuals answer questions submitted anonymously through the web. Failin.gs takes that concept one step further. Rather than having people ask you questions, you can solicit feedback to find out what people really think of you. Or to put it in failin.gs language, find out “What is wrong with me?”
Not only is this the ultimate test of ego versus curiosity, the system is also set up in such a way that you can limit the ability for people to anonymously ask you questions by restricting it to people who actually know you. How does that work? You can require submitters to answer a question that only people that actually know you can answer. That immediately makes the trolling aspect of these kinds of services much more difficult.
Comments can be categorized into areas like “I knew this about me,” “I had no idea” and “I totally disagree.” Other people can also comment on comments, agreeing or disagreeing with the statements. There’s also the ability for people to vote up or down individual critiques.
