Is Feedback Assistant a Black Hole Unless You Post on the Forums?

If I only report issues through the Feedback Assistant and not post on the Developer Forum, will Apple even see my feedback?

Over the past year, I've reported seven bugs through the Feedback Assistant, but haven't received any feedback.

This is because I started using my test device to follow the iOS beta releases from WWDC a year ago, and iOS prompted me to use the Feedback Assistant to report issues.

The other day, while conducting automated testing, I discovered a feature wasn't working. I figured the Feedback Assistant should be used to report bugs, so I specifically registered a Developer Forum account to post about it.

The engineer told me I should use the Feedback Assistant. Seeing that none of my seven reports over the past year have received any feedback from Apple, I'm wondering if posting on the Developer Forum is mandatory for feedback to be effective.

If that's the design, why isn't this information included in the iOS Developer Preview?

Is Feedback Assistant a Black Hole Unless You Post on the Forums?
 
 
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