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Medium has become a terrible reading experience especially if you are logged out. I don't like seeing a pop up asking me to create an account every time I clic

Medium has become a terrible reading experience especially if you are logged out. I don't like seeing a pop up asking me to create an account every time I click a link to a blog post hosted on Medium.

pedalpete 8y ago
I got a paywall on mobile the other day which didn't let me read the content when I was signed-in. I can understand that for a media outlet, but is medium paying the blog owners a cut? I used to write on medium, and I have not received any notification that they are paying the producers. I'm surprised to see them get into the mess they are in. They don't provide enough benefit when there are so many other options.
- EduardoBautista 8y ago
  > but is medium paying the blog owners a cut? Yes they do. I believe the most important factor is the amount of "claps" they receive but I am not too sure.
nickjj 8y ago
Yeah, it's gotten overly obnoxious. I don't even click Medium links anymore.
klyrs 8y ago
And if you're on mobile, the site also pops up a nag to install the app, a nag for push notifications and a floating header that won't scroll away... which crowds the article down to maybe a sentence of screen real estate. Yeesh. I skip straight to outline.com
- baddox 8y ago
  On top of the deliberate annoyance, their floating top bar is actually just straight up broken on iPhone Safari. It often floats at weird spots instead of sticking to the top. It’s pretty laughable.
jkchu 8y ago
I agree that it is pretty obnoxious when logged out, but I find it to be fine when I am logged in. What parts bother you?
- deleted 8y ago
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- NewsAware 8y ago
  For me it seems 90% of recommended articles are premium now, when it was <10% 3 months ago
  - corobo 8y ago
    When I last posted I had a thing telling me that I could either make it premium-eligible or have only my followers see the article. I imagine that's what pushed the change you've seen I only crosspost to medium for the reach personally. I imagine others with few direct followers do the same
toomanybeersies 8y ago
I can handle maybe one popup a day asking me to log in/sign up, but the fact that it's every single article drives me bonkers. I'm well aware I can just block it with uBlock, but I shouldn't have to. Forcing a hostile user experience to try and get me to sign up has just made me stop reading Medium articles.

pedalpete 8y ago

I got a paywall on mobile the other day which didn't let me read the content when I was signed-in. I can understand that for a media outlet, but is medium paying the blog owners a cut? I used to write on medium, and I have not received any notification that they are paying the producers. I'm surprised to see them get into the mess they are in. They don't provide enough benefit when there are so many other options.

EduardoBautista 8y ago
> but is medium paying the blog owners a cut? Yes they do. I believe the most important factor is the amount of "claps" they receive but I am not too sure.

nickjj 8y ago

Yeah, it's gotten overly obnoxious. I don't even click Medium links anymore.

klyrs 8y ago

And if you're on mobile, the site also pops up a nag to install the app, a nag for push notifications and a floating header that won't scroll away... which crowds the article down to maybe a sentence of screen real estate. Yeesh. I skip straight to outline.com

baddox 8y ago
On top of the deliberate annoyance, their floating top bar is actually just straight up broken on iPhone Safari. It often floats at weird spots instead of sticking to the top. It’s pretty laughable.

jkchu 8y ago

I agree that it is pretty obnoxious when logged out, but I find it to be fine when I am logged in. What parts bother you?

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NewsAware 8y ago
For me it seems 90% of recommended articles are premium now, when it was <10% 3 months ago
- corobo 8y ago
  When I last posted I had a thing telling me that I could either make it premium-eligible or have only my followers see the article. I imagine that's what pushed the change you've seen I only crosspost to medium for the reach personally. I imagine others with few direct followers do the same

toomanybeersies 8y ago

I can handle maybe one popup a day asking me to log in/sign up, but the fact that it's every single article drives me bonkers. I'm well aware I can just block it with uBlock, but I shouldn't have to. Forcing a hostile user experience to try and get me to sign up has just made me stop reading Medium articles.