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Ask HN: My post is not visible to anyone but me?

• tomhoward 9y ago
  Posting the same thing over and over from a new account (before you have a track record of good posts and comments) is likely to trigger HN's filtering mechanisms. New product posts should be submitted as Show HN. If a Show HN doesn't get upvoted, it might be because people don't find it interesting, or you might just be unlucky. Things fall through the cracks. Keep working on your product and participating in HN with good submissions and comments (about things other than just your own product), then try again a few weeks later. You can also email the moderators (hn@ycombinator.com) and they can give feedback on how you can improve your submission to get it more attention.
  • everrmore 9y ago
    I did submit it as a Show HN, but as I said, without any description, that's most probably why the post went unnoticed... In this post of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16197412 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16197412, the person pointed out that it may not be clear what my idea is without a description... So I added some details in the comments, but unfortunately, at that point the post was deep down... Thanks for your advice.
• troydavis 9y ago
  > I suspect it has something to do with the fact that my previous submissions were all on the same subject Yup. Stop submitting the same thing repeatedly.
  • everrmore 9y ago
    Unfortunately I made a mistake not providing any details about the product in my first submissions, so I decided to detail it in the last one... Too bad the post didn't go through... Should I try again after some time?
    • troydavis 9y ago
      > Should I try again after some time? I’d propose a different change: actually participate. Think of Hacker News as a way to highlight stuff you find interesting. That means the vast majority of items you submit to HN will have been created by people other than yourself. Don’t worry about trying to get attention, let alone the most possible attention, for your own stuff.
      • everrmore 9y ago
        > Don’t worry about trying to get attention, let alone the most possible attention, for your own stuff. This is just counter-intuitive... As a founder, how can I not worry about getting attention? If a product doesn't get any attention, it will just... die. And if I'm showcasing my own product, it doesn't mean it's not interesting and that nobody will find it interesting... I'm not pushing too hard either, just really want to detail it further (again, my fault for not doing it originally).
• brudgers 9y ago
  This is a good question to ask the moderators using the contact link at the bottom of the page.