AT, I have a question about links to discussions

Hi. I'm wondering what the official AT protocol is around starting discussions. Sometimes there's a link to a discussion, sometimes there's a link to the community forum so we can start the discussion ourselves, and sometimes there's nothing at all. For example, the Wyoming House Tour featured today is from 2023, and there is no link either to a discussion of this particular tour or to the board to create a discussion.

I understand why you took down the original format for commenting, and I don't mind coming over here to comment, but I think you should be consistent. If you're hoping to generate more discussion, could you not just make it a habit to create a discussion link each time you post or repost a story? To be honest, I kind of resent having to start my own thread and then decide whether I'm naming it the title of the article itself or the name of the link to the article, which is never the same. Even not knowing that makes it hard to follow discussions. And if I'm being honest, I'm not coming over here to see if anyone has replied to my post if I have to do more than just click a button and scroll down.

It seems to me that if you really want people to comment, you should make it as easy as possible for them to do that, and if I get a vote, I'd vote on whoever posts the story creating the discussion link in the forum and attaching it to the story. Thanks for listening.

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heyjudith

@everythingispink that is only one of my objections to this awful new format. I am not going to come over here and search for the comments for the article I just read, and I doubt that most others will do so either. Plus, it should not be up to us to "start the discussion." As you mention, the way it is now, more than one person could be doing this. Very annoying. It's so disorganized and user UNfriendly in this new format. I wish they had left things alone.

DanielaAraya

Hi @everythingispink — thanks so much for taking the time to share this feedback (and for doing it so thoughtfully)! I completely hear you, and our team actually agrees with what you’re saying

Right now, we’re manually adding discussion links to new stories, and we’re prioritizing projects where the homeowner is able to join the forum to answer reader Q&As. The long-term goal is to make commenting just a single click from the article (much smoother and more consistent) but we’re still ironing out the details on that update

In the meantime, we really appreciate everyone who’s sticking with us while we make these changes. And if you ever want to start a thread yourself, don’t stress about the title or format. As long as there’s enough info to identify the project, our team can update it for you. We know it's not perfect, but our mods are here to help. Thanks again for your patience and for continuing to be part of the conversation here. If you have any other questions or suggestions, I'm all ears!