Hi All, I&#x27;m new here and I&#x27;m familiar with PH.  I&#x27;ll come right out and say it - I&#x27;m a big fan.  
I think people are looking for a point-by-point response to the earlier piece... and that&#x27;s unrealistic.  If you look at the message being sent here, it&#x27;s valid and honest.  Some thing are addressed directly &quot;your vote counts the same as mine&quot; dispels the direct link myth.  The change in % of &quot;insider&quot; posts making it to the homepage has substantially decreased meaning you don&#x27;t NEED to be or know one of these people to make it.<p>I&#x27;ve been on both sides - I&#x27;ve coordinated a launch with the help of PH &amp; I&#x27;ve launched my own things at my own times.  I&#x27;ve had great success and some flops doing both.  There are pros &amp; cons.  But again... the frequency of this is certainly decreasing.<p>It&#x27;s not that you need an insider, but if you really want to have a &quot;launch&quot; they help... If you want to share something cool you made, and think it&#x27;s good, and garner some useful feedback... Post away!