If you could influence the direction and functioning of the Product Hunt:
• What would you implement and why?
• What do you see as the problem here and how would you solve it?
Maybe add discussion activity to activity. Like linkedin does it. Would make discussions more lively. Lively discussion in a place full of makers could be an interesting combo.
@sentry_co What do you exactly mean?
(I am not so much active on LI atm, maybe I missed something.)
Do you mean that you will see notifications that someone from your friends/connections commented interesting posts of other people?
@busmark_w_nika Like there is a leaderboard of login streaks everyday - I don't think it is helpful. I think that would be better to create a leaderboard of people based on product reviews/feedbacks.
A feature that allows direct messaging between users, with the option to accept messages would be nice. It would promote more website usage and give users more control over their interactions.
@busmark_w_nika Oh interesting, didn't know that. I believe that with the option to accept or decline messages along with the option of disabling notifications for it would make it less distracting.
A DM feature would be great to connect with other makers and swap insights. Maybe with a LinkedIn-style 'intro' to keep it relevant. The ability to control who can message you is key though to avoid spam.
I’d like to see more active action against bots (and AI-powered writers) and more meaningful discussions. Most of it is just pointless stuff day after day.