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- If the announcer doesn't have enough belief in his product to monitor his replies, then he is unlikely to support the product, and we should ignore it.
Similarly if the announcer doesn't have enough interest in the forum to become an active member, why should we consider his product.
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I do agree with this if we are talking about the advertisement of new altcoins and projects in a similar fashion.
Let me clarify that my services consist of signature design, HTML/CSS banner design and freelance web developer/designer. I think the activity of a member is not (and should not be) taken into consideration as an important factor for these kinds of services. The activity of a member is by no means a good indicator of the quality of a product for these kinds of services. That is what portfolios are for.
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If the thread doesn't get any active replies or comments, then it is unlikely to be of benefit to the members here, so it should be allowed to drop, and leave space for better quality products.
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This is subjective and also highly dependent on the service. For example, my signature design topic has gained 3 replies since November 17, 2017, but I have had more than 20 clients since then.