1020 sats \ 1 reply \ @baileyjakob 30 May 2023 freebie \ on: Long Form Content On Stacker News bitcoin
I post LF content on here & they are always my most popular posts + receive the most comments saying content was super informative or useful, or just saying thanks and they learned something new.
LF content can definitely look weird on SN if not done correctly. The key is breaking up the content into smaller chunks and adding in images and different text formats (i.e. larger titles, quotes, etc).
Below is my most recent LF post, which you can see is broken down into easier bite-sized chunks of info. Additionally, at the top of the article, I always first put the estimated read time.
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Overall, IMO the benefits of LF content are:
- Richer and in-depth information
- Enhanced discussion quality
- Encourages diverse content creation
- Promotion of expertise and thought leadership
Some kind of long form pinned article sub?
Yep.
Individual blogs where members can post and collect their own prior posts?
Good - it would give writers a stronger sense of identity and ownership over their contributions.
Some sort of a signature footer for message replies, like a canned email signature response, where a few prior posts are linked?
50/50 on this. Could be valuable, but would need to be implemented correctly - to avoid appearing cluttered or from the feature being misused for spamming.
Thoughtful response. You make very good points.
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