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I appreciate the submission, but why not just do a regular comment system and use “magic links” which are authentication links sent by email. No password needed

I appreciate the submission, but why not just do a regular comment system and use “magic links” which are authentication links sent by email. No password needed. That requires a login technically but with less friction than needing username, password, email confirmation.

asimpletune 3y ago
Because there are fewer steps Edit: I just reread your comment and noticed this part. > but with less friction than needing username, password, email confirmation. And then I understood the confusion. There is no signup at all with r3ply. It is similar to magic links, except instead of confirming you own an email by clicking a link, you just send the comment directly from that email. Hope that is more clear.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  Oh yeah I got why your system is easier but it does have the disadvantage of losing web interactivity. For example editing a comment, deleting a comment is either not possible or requires knowing the protocol. Formatting is probably another thing that needs to be more basic. So that is the trade off: (a) your method is simpler vs. (b) a magic link allows web-based interactivity. I just thought now though: your method could reply with a magic link for later use.
  - asimpletune 3y ago
    O I see what you mean. That makes sense. I'll add that to the backlog. Thanks for the feedback!
  - RileyJames 3y ago
    Both perspectives make sense, it’s simply a trade off. But it seem like the perfect opportunity for progressive enhancement. An initial comment can be via email. Additional capabilities via a magic link received in response to the first email. I love this idea, and I think it’s quite powerful in how frictionless it makes the initial process. There’s a cognitive load to creating an account, even with a magic link interaction. Any requirement to “sign up” bring with all the baggage of experienced passed. This manages to break out of that space for me, which makes it a very interesting proposition.
    - asimpletune 3y ago
      > An initial comment can be via email. Additional capabilities via a magic link received in response to the first email. That's pretty close to what I do now. After you submit a comment via email, you receive an 'auto-r3ply' telling you it worked, along with a link to a preview. I just haven't implemented the edit/delete functionality, but it's coming. > I love this idea [...] There’s a cognitive load to creating an account [...] This manages to break out of that space for me, which makes it a very interesting proposition. Thank you!!!
winrid 3y ago
This is what I did with FastComments. You just leave your username/email. If you already have an account, we send a verification email.

asimpletune 3y ago

Because there are fewer steps Edit: I just reread your comment and noticed this part. > but with less friction than needing username, password, email confirmation. And then I understood the confusion. There is no signup at all with r3ply. It is similar to magic links, except instead of confirming you own an email by clicking a link, you just send the comment directly from that email. Hope that is more clear.

quickthrower2 3y ago
Oh yeah I got why your system is easier but it does have the disadvantage of losing web interactivity. For example editing a comment, deleting a comment is either not possible or requires knowing the protocol. Formatting is probably another thing that needs to be more basic. So that is the trade off: (a) your method is simpler vs. (b) a magic link allows web-based interactivity. I just thought now though: your method could reply with a magic link for later use.
- asimpletune 3y ago
  O I see what you mean. That makes sense. I'll add that to the backlog. Thanks for the feedback!
- RileyJames 3y ago
  Both perspectives make sense, it’s simply a trade off. But it seem like the perfect opportunity for progressive enhancement. An initial comment can be via email. Additional capabilities via a magic link received in response to the first email. I love this idea, and I think it’s quite powerful in how frictionless it makes the initial process. There’s a cognitive load to creating an account, even with a magic link interaction. Any requirement to “sign up” bring with all the baggage of experienced passed. This manages to break out of that space for me, which makes it a very interesting proposition.
  - asimpletune 3y ago
    > An initial comment can be via email. Additional capabilities via a magic link received in response to the first email. That's pretty close to what I do now. After you submit a comment via email, you receive an 'auto-r3ply' telling you it worked, along with a link to a preview. I just haven't implemented the edit/delete functionality, but it's coming. > I love this idea [...] There’s a cognitive load to creating an account [...] This manages to break out of that space for me, which makes it a very interesting proposition. Thank you!!!

winrid 3y ago

This is what I did with FastComments. You just leave your username/email. If you already have an account, we send a verification email.