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0 pointsbcrosby952y ago0 comments

I don't know why posting it on social media is considered "spamming". Putting an article on forums or a subreddit where people might find it interesting seems reasonable, likely will garner some views, and possibly some interesting conversation.

It also doesn't have to be self serving. I've thought of writing articles because I see a lot of misconceptions on various topics I've seen on certain language subreddits. But the roadblock is in the effort to make my "research" (toy projects) into these things suitable for public consumption, not any particular fear that it won't do something for me. If it helps even one person, awesome.

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kstrauser2y ago

I agree with you, at least in principle. I've shared things I've written to various sites, including this one. My guidelines:

- I never write with the goal of gaining traffic.

- I only share things organically when it makes sense.

If I were on Reddit and someone was talking about Foo, and I'd written something relevant about Foo, I'll send them the link. I've I write something and then realize people here might think it's interesting, I'll submit it. In short, I want to participate in the conversation, not make the conversation all about me.

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