I think you are just a regular member trying to collect information to make an ANN for a shitcoin. But I could be wrong...
My name is Eaman Jahani, from IDSS department. You can find me in the following link:
https://idss.mit.edu/people/?category=grad_students
I would appreciate any insights anybody could provide, mainly on the difference between ANN thread of technical vs non-technical coins pre-2017. It could be anything, for example, the composition of users, the distribution of posts by active users, age, the content of discussion, the experience and activity of posters in other parts of bitcointalk, the status of the announcer prior to the announcement....
Your first-hand experience could complement my findings. If interested, I could provide a link to my findings over direct message.
Thanks in advance.