Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#1

Post by Bradosaur » Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 7:09 PM UTC

Comment threads on Wordpress blogs across the internet are often low-quality, whereas people seem to be well behaved and insightful on HN. Is it okay to simply have a "Discuss this post on [Hacker News]" on every blog post?

Is there a posting rate above which this would be unacceptable? I don't want to flood the "new" section.

Re: Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#2

Post by minimaxir » Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 7:13 PM UTC

"Comment threads on Wordpress blogs across the internet are often low-quality"

I'd recommend switching to Facebook comments for your own blog if that's the concern. It improves quality dramatically.

Re: Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#3

Post by JeremyMorgan » Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 7:15 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

"Comment threads on Wordpress blogs across the internet are often low-quality" I'd recommend switching to Facebook comments for your own blog if that's the concern. It improves quality dramatically.

Yep, or even better, Disqus. This gives people the option of using multiple accounts they already have, and people are concerned with their reputation, which always helps behavior.

Re: Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#4

Post by Bradosaur » Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 7:42 PM UTC

JeremyMorgan wrote: post #3

minimaxir wrote: post #2

"Comment threads on Wordpress blogs across the internet are often low-quality" I'd recommend switching to Facebook comments for your own blog if that's the concern. It improves quality dramatically.

Yep, or even better, Disqus. This gives people the option of using multiple accounts they already have, and people are concerned with their reputation, which always helps behavior.

If I go with an in-Wordpress solution, it'll probably be Disqus. I initially liked the idea of having a clean troll-less page for users who don't care about commenting. Maybe this is just vanity. I also like having the entire discussion in one place, instead of a thread on HN and another thread on my blog.

Re: Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#5

Post by 27182818284 » Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 7:48 PM UTC

A link back to HN is generally enough when I'm on a blog post.

Re: Ask HN: Ok to use HN for our blog comments?

#6

Post by 1123581321 » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 4:13 AM UTC

Your site will probably be banned. Instead of submitting, just check HN or one of the unofficial APIs programmatically and append the discussion link to a URL if that article is submitted.