weizhenchu

Good point — I’ll add contact links for multiple platforms instead of relying only on Discord. Do you have suggestions for proactive ways I could reach users directly?

Yes — it felt odd. I was mainly self-promoting in places like r/sideproject and the mega self-promo threads. Maybe that I didn’t clearly label it as FOSS is the reason. I submitted an appeal a couple of days ago and hope to get the account back. I’ll also start writing blog posts to share my work and thoughts — thanks for your tips!

Thanks for your reply! I tried that. But it seems that GitHub doesn’t have a DM feature and most people don’t list an email, so I can’t reach out directly; I’m basically stuck waiting for folks to find and join our Discord. I also tried self-promoting on relevant subreddits, but my Reddit account got suspended shortly after. If you have any other outreach ideas or low-friction ways to ask for feedback without sounding spammy, I’d really appreciate them. Thanks again!

Thank you for your reply! You're absolutely right. I posted a "Show HN" and shared my project across a few other channels to showcase what I built. Since then the GitHub repo has gained visitors and stars, but I haven't been able to connect with those people — I don't know whether they're actually using the project, what their experience is, or whether they have any suggestions. Do you have any advices?