(Tried replying on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44603686 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44603686 but it got flagged (not by me) in the meantime)

(Tried replying on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44603686 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44603686 but it got flagged (not by me) in the meantime) IMHO you've tried promoting too hard using Ask HN. Apart from several "Show HN" about the project there was "Show HN: Tell and show your most successful projects" pointing to the project, "Ask HN: Do you still build terminal tools for fun?", "Ask HN: Let's learn more about each one, shall we?" and "Ask HN: What the project you're most proud of?" had links to it. "Ask HN: Tell me, what is your favorite programming language?" was a low-ball question and the first comment included "I don't want to be greedy, but please, if you can, support me by putting a star on the repository" making it seem the question was more about self-promotion. On https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44518588 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44518588 your comments were "Are there any Linux fans here?" and "How are you". It looks like attempts to what marketers call driving engagement. Individually understandable, great projects you have, I like them, but it's been all within a week. You got told to post less (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44535008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44535008) but seems to have shifted to variants of promotion. Try an approach of "how can I promote it this week" instead of "today". > I sent a polite email asking why. No reply. I've gotten replies same day but sometimes weeks later. HN moderators care, but are overloaded. There's only one^H^H^H two these days.