Chema@deambulando · Founder @yclascom @openclassifieds
A bit annoyed that I was asked to upvote this when clearly is a bad practice ... https://www.producthunt.com/faq#... Can I ask my community/friends/family to upvote a product? Please don't. People should upvote things they genuinely like or find interesting, not because they were peer pressured to do so. Feel free to spread the word and bring friends int… See more
James Wahba@jameswahba · CEO, Projective.co @Projectivenyc
@deambulando I get your point but "vote for it on ProductHunt" doesn't seem to be that bad to me. It's about as innocuous as the old "Like us on Facebook" button.
Chema@deambulando · Founder @yclascom @openclassifieds
@jameswahba so you send me an email with bold text that says Vote for it with an arrow in front and it's not asking for the vote? All of us we need to play same rules. If not what's the point? I have not send an email to my customers when we were featured specially due to this. They are not my competitors, and there's nothing personal, I actually follow … See more
Chema@deambulando · Founder @yclascom @openclassifieds
Not only should have been removed, also was included in the newsletter. Awesome. Someone from PH team should clarify this rule. Only applies to some people? or depending if its a Bro or not Bro? I think its really unfair for all the other people that does follow the rules. @rrhoover
Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
@deambulando thanks for pointing out, Chema! I wasn't aware of the email they sent and you're right that we ask people not to ask for upvotes. When reported, we try to relay this info to makers. In many cases, out algo will automatically catch flagrant bad behavior but it's never going to be perfect.
Chema@deambulando · Founder @yclascom @openclassifieds
@rrhoover I do understand that. Just annoys me but I seem to be the only one complaining so doesn't matter. thanks.