Joel John

Hey PH community Hope you're crushing it! We are launching WorkSaga, a career acceleration platform for IT professionals. Would mean the world to have your support! Here's the link: https://www.producthunt.com/post... Quick question: What was your biggest learning from your launch day? Would love to hear your experience!

Hey, Product Hunt community As both a maker and data scientist, I've been analyzing engagement patterns on Product Hunt, and something about the streak system has been bothering me. Let me share my thoughts, and I'd love to hear yours. The current streak system seems to be an oversimplified metric that might actually be counterproductive to genuine community engagement. Here's why: Translating This to The Data Problem: 1. A user with a 365-day streak might just be logging in daily without meaningful interaction 2. Someone with a broken streak could be writing detailed reviews and launching successful products 3. The binary nature (streak/no-streak) doesn't capture the quality of engagement The Psychology Impact: When a high-value community member loses their 300-day streak due to a personal emergency or technical issue, they face a demotivating "start from zero" situation. Should a year of valuable contributions be nullified by one missed day? Questions for the Community: I hope someone from ProductHunt also says something here. What if we had a weighted point system that considered: - Quality of comments/discussions - Product launches - Successful hunts - Community help I see they have a KittyPoint system which I think should be the main highlight of the profile and not the streak. Could we implement a "streak pause" feature for verified emergencies? What metrics would YOU consider more meaningful for measuring community contribution? As someone who works with data, I believe we can create a more nuanced system that truly reflects and encourages valuable community participation. What are your thoughts? I especially want to hear from long-time PH users and the Product Hunt team!