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I cross post to medium from my blog. I figure if people want to comment, they can do it there. Here's an example of the original[0] and the copy[1]. [0]: https

by styfle 9y ago

I cross post to medium from my blog. I figure if people want to comment, they can do it there. Here's an example of the original[0] and the copy[1]. [0]: https://www.ceriously.com/blog/post.php?id=2017-10-16-es6-modules-today-with-typescript.md https://www.ceriously.com/blog/post.php?id=2017-10-16-es6-mo... [1]: https://medium.com/@styfle/22969cd360f0/ https://medium.com/@styfle/22969cd360f0/ Medium allows you to import pretty easily and sets the canonical URL so Google (hopefully) won't get confused with duplicate content.

godot 9y ago
Didn't know Medium supported a canonical url to point somewhere else. Thanks for pointing that out. Unfortunately, I think a comment system is one of the things Medium does poorly (I actually like Medium a lot in terms of other aspects, unlike most of HN it seems). They seemed to try to re-use their regular post system too much for commenting and each comment is like its own post, making a threaded discussion almost impossible to be had or read.
- styfle 9y ago
  Yeah, I have a love-hate relationship with Medium. The fact that every comment is another "article" is bizarre. Also, comments have become increasingly hidden behind suggested articles and require a click to load. But I like that you can highlight a word or sentence and comment on that. The clapping thing is kind of interesting because you can give more "internet points" to better articles. The one thing that Medium is great at is getting an article into the eyes of the people who want to read it, which is something that my personal blog will not do. Also, there is something nice about consistent look n' feel with the same font when reading blog posts, so someone who is used to medium might be more likely to click on a medium.com link than a ceriously.com link.
  - clusmore 9y ago
    >The fact that every comment is another "article" is bizarre. And yet right here on Hacker News, submissions and replies are both just "items" and the UX is fantastic. It's not so much about the way they are represented as the way they are presented.
RobertRoberts 9y ago
Medium has the worst comment system I have ever used. Click a comment and go back? You lose your place. Try to navigate even a little bit and you get lost and have a hard time even finding the original article. Just completely and utterly unfortunate.

by styfle 9y ago

godot 9y ago

Didn't know Medium supported a canonical url to point somewhere else. Thanks for pointing that out. Unfortunately, I think a comment system is one of the things Medium does poorly (I actually like Medium a lot in terms of other aspects, unlike most of HN it seems). They seemed to try to re-use their regular post system too much for commenting and each comment is like its own post, making a threaded discussion almost impossible to be had or read.

styfle 9y ago
Yeah, I have a love-hate relationship with Medium. The fact that every comment is another "article" is bizarre. Also, comments have become increasingly hidden behind suggested articles and require a click to load. But I like that you can highlight a word or sentence and comment on that. The clapping thing is kind of interesting because you can give more "internet points" to better articles. The one thing that Medium is great at is getting an article into the eyes of the people who want to read it, which is something that my personal blog will not do. Also, there is something nice about consistent look n' feel with the same font when reading blog posts, so someone who is used to medium might be more likely to click on a medium.com link than a ceriously.com link.
- clusmore 9y ago
  >The fact that every comment is another "article" is bizarre. And yet right here on Hacker News, submissions and replies are both just "items" and the UX is fantastic. It's not so much about the way they are represented as the way they are presented.

RobertRoberts 9y ago

Medium has the worst comment system I have ever used. Click a comment and go back? You lose your place. Try to navigate even a little bit and you get lost and have a hard time even finding the original article. Just completely and utterly unfortunate.