[thibaultamartin]

When I publish something I like not shouting into the void so I want comments , but I also don't want to give a platform to anyone and everyone on my blog.

What works best for me is to add a link to the fediverse, linkedin and sometimes HN threads of comments when I publish a post. It's also a very low tech solution :)

https://ergaster.org/posts/2024/03/06-welcoming-feedback/

[stared]

I took a similar approach to linking to a comment thread, see e.g. Reddit links from https://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/02/markdown-saves.

At the same time, I am an opportunist — sometimes it is Reddit, sometimes it is ix Xm, and sometimes it is here, the Hacker News. Different posts resonate with different audiences; and I don't want to link to a ghost town.

One issue is that there is no such thing as "the default platform for discussions"—no matter which one you choose, only a small fraction of readers will be interested in participating.

[oneeyedpigeon]

> One issue is that there is no such thing as "the default platform for discussions"

Isn't this what the various linkback mechanisms tried to solve? It seems like the ideal solution: let anyone comment wherever they want, from a tweet to their own follow-up blog post, and connect them all via automated notifications.

[rchaud]

It was, but the explosion of free hosted blogs quickly led to linkbacks being 90% scam sites instead of genuine responses.