PH with gamified DM soon.

8mo ago

15 replies

I have a gamified DM idea. You can only direct message people whom you have supported. It will add points similar to YC news. The number of people you can DM equals the number of upvotes you have given, and DM will only be allowed to your followers or product makers whom you have supported. No new people. So, in one month, if you supported 100 products, then you can only DM 100 people. Then it depends on you how to use this balance with your followers or product makers you supported. The more you support, the more DM balance you get. After this, you will use your DM responsibly. If I check my DM (connect points), then I have 1900+ followers and 12k+ products supported. Then I have 12k connect points. Or we should add an "And" logical condition. Options: Connect points = Followers? Connect points = Supported? Which one is great? Let me add one more condition: DM will only be activated when you have a 100+ streak 😅. So, even if you have 10k followers with 10k DM points, you can't DM a single person if you lose your 100 streak. This gamified DM will be perfect for the PH community and for PH too; they will have more daily active users after this. Win-win?

Replies

Jake Tital @jaketital

This is a cool idea . Definitely keep me posted on it Jitesh . Did you cast your vote today ? If not Rafa could use some love :)

Mar 28

Ted Schaefer @sixbangs

Albert

oof, 100+? bit steep my dude. overall a great idea, but imo the threshold should be lower (maybe a month?)

Mar 29

André J @sentry_co

Someone said to me once. The only way to create connections between people is if there is a fundamental common interest. Social networks has to form out of that premise.

Mar 28

André J @sentry_co

@jiteshghanchi Its not a strong enough connector. If I don't genuinely care about your fundamental product. It will just lead to watering out my social connections. I would like to support everyone in the world of course. but I only have so much bandwidth. So I have to choose.

Mar 28

Sidra Arif @sidraarifali

That's an interesting idea, and I believe Connect Points = Supported? will be a better idea.

Mar 29

Sidra Arif @sidraarifali

@jiteshghanchi Ups I never thought about that, but yeah, that would also not be a feasible option, but then a mix of followers + supported + Kitty Points + hidden sauce(how supportive you have been to the community) may work.

Mar 29

Rene Reilly @renreilly_

Interesting idea, Jitesh! Using upvotes as a currency for DMs could incentivize users to engage more deeply with the community.

Mar 29

Jonni Gani @jgani

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Fun idea Jitesh, but I'm not a big fan of equating votes with the number of allowed DMs. This would incentives people to blindly vote for products in order to increase the DMs they can send. Everyone voting for everything would ruin voting altogether. I don't think PH needs more activities. Instead, PH needs better quality activities.

Mar 29

Gurkaran Singh @thestarkster

Launching soon!

This gamified DM idea sounds intriguing! It adds a fun twist to direct messaging and encourages supporting others in the community. The 100+ streak condition adds a challenging element. Can't wait to see how this boosts engagement on Product Hunt!

Mar 28

Aris Nakos @aris_nakos

Llanai

Terrific ideas! What does support mean ? For example, there's one account on PH that support ALL launches by upvoting. They are not adding meaningful support, such as a thoughtful comment or feedback. Not all support carries the same gravity and it should be recognized accordingly.

Mar 28