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Tell HN: Posterous/Tumblr is not the easiest way to post anything.
(Disclaimer: I'm not an early adopter).
I went to Tumblr for the first time just then, expecting to find a text box with a post button and nothing else. I expected to be able to type in my post, press <enter> and it be published to the net with a URL.
Neither posterous nor tumblr does this.
Instead I must type in an email (I don't want to sign up), close about half a dozen popup boxes (tumblr), navigate to the relevant page, before I can even construct my post.
This is not the easiest way to post. Sure, it may be easier than anything else available. But if anyone is interested in actually making the easiest way to post, here's an idea: how about a text-area box with a "post" button.
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- atgm 16y agoIt wouldn't be associated with an authenticated user, though, so you wouldn't be able to show other posts by a given author... Why not just use pastebin or something?
- deafcheese 16y agoIf you lower the effort it takes to post to that extent, how would you stop the site from turning into a massive spam fest?
- revorad 16y agoYou don't have to sign up every time you post, just the first time. Posterous doesn't even need a sign up. You can actually just start posting by typing in a text-area with a post button - your email client that you already use. If you know of an easier way, I'd honestly like to know about it.