I thought posting more meant more visibility. The data on approval says otherwise.

I used to think the formula was simple: post more threads, get more visibility. More shots on goal.

Then I started reading about how Product Hunt's forum moderation actually works. The pattern I found was consistent across multiple accounts: threads from new or low-activity profiles get rejected at much higher rates than threads from accounts with genuine interaction history .

One user said their rejections were "all in the first two weeks" and the one that finally got through came "about a month in, once I had actually been active" . Another noted that comments on other people's launches get replies from founders within minutes, while a new thread is "a bet that people happen to be browsing that subforum at that moment" .

So the math isn't post count. It's interaction history. The visibility comes from being a known participant first, not from posting more.

Have you noticed your approval rate change as your account history grew? Or did you figure out a different pattern?