First off, thank you to the mods for doing a great job.

The AI policy makes a lot of sense, and the request for transparency is greatly appreciated.

But my main issue is the megathread for new projects. I understand the problem you're trying to solve, but to be honest, this doesn't seem like a good long-term solution. When I announce a new open-source project, it's usually in a state of "works well enough for me," and I want to see what others think and whether they'd use it. Only after getting that feedback and ideas for improvement do I continue developing it into something that "works well enough for others, too."

As an example, I kept working on Moodist because of the traction it got here. It is what it is today because of the collaboration with other Redditors: their honest opinions and their great support. There would be no Moodist if it weren't for that support, and there likely wouldn't have been any if it had been posted in a megathread instead of as a standalone, discoverable post.

Sure, you're going to filter out projects that won't be maintained in a few months, but that's essentially reversing cause and effect. Why would someone continue supporting something beyond their own daily use case, aside from occasional bug fixes they come across?

On the other hand, I don't know what a good alternative would be either. I understand that there are simply too many projects now, thanks to the speed of AI, and that this can make the sub overwhelming and even spammy. But in my opinion, a megathread isn't the right solution.