Why Reddit’s push toward a logged-in web is a natural result of its ad model, and why at Discourse we optimize for unblocking users, preserving human context, and letting communities control their own boundaries.
How do you separate loud user requests from actual product demand?
Dave McClure from Discourse uses the "Rule of Three" heuristic:
1 mention = An anomaly. Note it.
2 mentions = A coincidence. Watch it.
3 mentions = A pattern. Investigate it.
Stop overreacting to the loudest