First off Ryan, I think its a great platform. As a very frequent visitor to the site I would have to reiterate that it is frustrating that I can't really participate in the conversation where there is an aspect of the product that I would like to ask the founder more about. Hopefully you guys can create a way that doesn't result in spam, but feels a little more inclusive.

IMHO, a good way to do the comments would be to focus on Q&A with the founders (or someone affiliated with the product) address the question. As a visitor I would like to easily be able to see which questions have been answered instead of scrolling around to piece together the conversation.

Certainly looking forward to seeing what you have planned for PH.

Thanks for the feedback -- I too really like the conversations with founders/builders.

I'm actually testing threaded comments in staging right now (might release today) and soon after we are adding a "badge" next to the founder's name so that it's clear who made it.

Ryan, how does one submit a product for consideration (assuming they actually have a good product to submit)?

You could just copy the Hacker News / Reddit system for the comments? It seems to work pretty well in general.

HN and reddit are a lot more sophisticated with managing spam and abuse than we are today. They also have staff 100% focused on those challenges. We'll get there! :)

HN doesn't have any staff who are 100% focused on managing spam and abuse, though some days it's easy to feel otherwise.

Any plans for RSS?