Re:Various ways to include comments on a static site (2018)
by ReactiveJelly on Thursday November 18, 2021 @07:24AM
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I'm in this situation:
- I want to start blogging
- I don't want to blog if I won't get any feedback on what people like to read
- I don't want to admin / moderate comments because it sounds like work
- I could rely on Reddit / HN threads, but that means I don't get comment threads until I reach a critical mass of popularity. Faster Than Lime will reach the front page every time, but I won't be putting in his level of effort, so I'll get buried in a couple hours if it even gets shared.
I don't even want a community, I just want someone to say, "Hey that's kinda neat". Maybe what I need is self-hosted Medium kudos?
Re:Various ways to include comments on a static site (2018)
by nicoburns on Thursday November 18, 2021 @07:30AM
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Maybe leave an email address for people to contact you? Otherwise you pretty much have to do moderation. Good thing is for a small blog there likely won't be very much!
Re:Various ways to include comments on a static site (2018)
by marcosdumay on Thursday November 18, 2021 @08:36AM
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> Good thing is for a small blog there likely won't be very much!
Spam is a large problem on any scale. Unless you use something that filter bots, the size of your blog doesn't matter much.
> However, you won't be able to build a community with people interacting with one another.
I think that building a community and writing articles are different skill sets. Some very successful bloggers ("influencers" in modern slang) are able to do both but that's not the norm for most individuals.
Sure, it's fine when you're small and it's just a few people with similar interests. But once your audience starts to grow it can be really hard work to maintain a healthy community.