Why so little action on Remark.as?

I agree, Andreas. But sometimes the slow progress is frustrating.

I find this discussion interesting and I’m glad we’re having it. Maybe I should see Remark.as as an *opportunity * to interact with other WA users. Which is nice.

I totally forgot that Remark.as is limited to users with paid write.as accounts. So if most of your readers are not write.as subscribers, then yeah that explains the lack of remarks around here.

That said, I don't think Matt intended for Remark.as to somewhat be a full blown commenting system. If I remember correctly, he likened it more to a town square discussion, which is kind of like the discussion we're having now.

And just having posted my first comment, I found a good reason for not using remark.as.

There's no option to edit or delete a post.

The basic idea auf remark.as makes sense. But the current implementation of remark.as is too basic to make sense.

I agree with @paolo that remark.as serves a niche within a niche. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

For me, remark.as is one of those features that I like to have, even if I don't use them. As a reader, I perceive this little word Discuss… as a friendly invitation, as a small detail that adds to a welcoming atmosphere. I'd compare it with Substack's Notes feature. Access is limited. There's not a lot of action. But it changes the atmosphere.

Fediverse has a very different audience and purpose.

Sorry Paolo I mean.

I agree on that being the best option Pablo.

Those who comment on blog posts are already a small fraction of the readers, those who do it on Remark.as an even smaller fraction as a paid account is required. I'd prefer an option with less friction and more flexibility too, such as Fediverse commenting.

@davepolaschek We’ll see where this is heading. But it’s working already, even though in a smaller scale.

I have been waiting to see where Matt’s headed with connecting comments to the fediverse. He’s made a few comments about that, and that’s probably going to be the best long-term solution, but his bandwidth is definitely limited.

I agree! We should use this more!

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