Inline Comments

Woke up this morning thinking about how much I like longform journalism and how I wish there were a better way to comment on large, complex pieces. I had an idea for inline comments that I decided to flesh out a little bit. (Embiggened view attached.)

Highlight any part of an article to bring up a comment box. Any other users who made comments on content that included the section you highlighted would also show up, creating micro-comment sections. This gives you the granularity to discuss even the smallest details of an article while still leaving room to consider the piece as a whole.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Patrick Ward
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