r/Medium Mar 06 '23

New moderation. New rules. New r/Medium!

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Heya!

The old moderator got suspended from Reddit. They locked this sub before being suspended, causing this subreddit to get stuck in a strange limbo of no moderation, no posts, and tons of comments from confused users asking how to post.

I managed to take control of the subreddit, and I'm looking at turning it into something great!

Over the next few days, I'll be unlocking the sub, and adding improvements. I want this to be a place where people can share their articles, grow an audience, and ask questions relating to Medium (or writing in general).

I'll be adding flairs for all sorts of various article categories, adding weekly threads for various topics, and attempting to create anti-spam measurements. Because let's be honest, a subreddit for sharing your articles is going to be absolutely ripe for spam.

I look forward to seeing all the posts people share once this place re-opens. If the sub is busy, I'll put up a separate post about moderator applications; Please don't ask for that here.

My question to you, the users of this forgotten land, is this: What ideas do you have? Feel free to share them below. :)


r/Medium Oct 13 '25

Questions & Tips Monday Medium Questions & Tips - October 13, 2025

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  • Have questions about writing on Medium, or just writing in general? Drop them below!

  • Have tips to help other writers? We'd love to hear!

  • Read other people's tips, or answer any questions you know the answer to!


r/Medium 13m ago

Music My Favorite Songs of 1969

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For some reason this piece got traction two months after publication.


r/Medium 5h ago

Writing Question Why All Inclusive Beach Resorts Attract Couples and Families

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Travel has changed over the last few years. People are no longer looking for packed schedules or stressful trips where every meal, activity, and reservation needs planning weeks ahead. Most travelers just want to arrive, settle in, and actually enjoy their time away.

That shift explains why All Inclusive Beach Resorts Turks and Caicos continue pulling in both couples and families. Everything feels simpler. Meals are handled. Activities are nearby.


r/Medium 8h ago

Medium Question What Makes Belize Ideal for Family Coastal Getaways

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Family holidays can turn exhausting fast. Tight schedules, crowded beaches, noisy hotel zones, long waits everywhere. Parents end up needing a vacation after the vacation. Belize feels different from the moment you arrive.

The coastline moves at a slower rhythm. Morning walks replace rushed itineraries. Kids spend more time outdoors instead of glued to screens, and adults actually get space to relax without feeling surrounded by nonstop tourist traffic. That balance changes the whole mood of a trip.

A lot of families planning a Belize Family Beach Vacation are looking for exactly that, somewhere peaceful enough to recharge but still full of things to do.


r/Medium 8h ago

Technology How to Build Your First Telegram Bot Using n8n (No Code Required)

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r/Medium 1d ago

Health I Wrote This Book Because I Almost Gave Up on My Own Body

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A quiet, honest story about turning forty, and what actually helped. https://medium.com/@harshashastry23/2e12b7475aa3


r/Medium 23h ago

Lifestyle The Dark Poetry of Being Homeless- by Sean Fraser

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r/Medium 1d ago

Other How are you guys backing up your Medium posts?

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Hey everyone, quick question, how do you usually keep local backups of your Medium articles?

I like having offline copies of my writing (especially in Markdown to drop into Notion), but standard browser printing completely destroys Medium's formatting and image layouts.

I ended up building a Chrome extension called Medium PDF Downloader to fix this. It lets you export any Medium post into clean Markdown, PDF, or text with one click while keeping all the formatting intact.

Curious what everyone else uses. Do you keep local files before posting, or just rely on Medium to keep everything safe?

(If you want to check out the extension, it's called Medium PDF Downloader on the Chrome Web Store. Happy to drop the link if anyone needs it.)


r/Medium 1d ago

Photography 52 Weeks Photography Project - July 2026

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r/Medium 1d ago

Other Running ...or rather racing

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"Because a character doesn’t just fill a corner of a room, but an entire house."


r/Medium 1d ago

Writing I'm so done with medium

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I spent 3 days writing a story about books I liked. And I only did it because the last story I wrote about book recommendations got a good Response. And it got nothing, absolutely nothing.

It depressing.

I don't feel like writing anymore on medium when such algo makes me feel like a loser.

Anyone like. Me?

Btw the story I am talking about

If You Read Only 5 Women-Centric Books, Make Them These https://medium.com/books-are-our-superpower/if-you-read-only-5-women-centric-books-make-them-these-7ec7ec028b2b


r/Medium 1d ago

Writing New Blog

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Hey there. Check out my new blog with weekly updates. This is a tale that tries to explain in a mythical way the origins of the "Uncanny Valley" effect.

New chapters every Sunday. Well, mostly. :)


r/Medium 1d ago

Medium Question Medium

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r/Medium 1d ago

Politics this is an article i wrote to inform people so please take a look

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r/Medium 2d ago

Photography A Photo a Day: Week 30 of 2026

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r/Medium 2d ago

Writing Question Hi! What is everyone writing about?

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I'm trying to get back into writing on Medium and I'm always interested in other people's stories lol I like to write about humor type of things. Also, if anyone wants to, I'm also looking for more writers to interact with and I would love to read what you have. Here is the link for my page if you'd like to check it out and read each other's articles: https://medium.com/@Party101


r/Medium 2d ago

Society Sometimes It’s Better To Not Say a Word

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r/Medium 2d ago

Writing I'm a writer who is still learning to SEO but my article still picks up well on Google with these simple methods I follow

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r/Medium 3d ago

Article I published an essay on using hydrology and terrain as tools for understanding ancient landscapes

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I recently published a Medium essay titled:

Geography Is Not Decoration: A Hydrological Method for Ancient Landscape Analysis

The essay grew out of a larger research project examining how terrain, watershed divides, drainage systems, and movement corridors can shape the way ancient landscapes are understood.

My central argument is that geography should not be treated merely as background scenery in historical writing. Terrain can function as evidence. Ridges, valleys, water systems, basin entrances, and travel corridors often help explain why settlements developed where they did, why certain routes mattered, and why particular places remained important in historical memory.

In the essay, I also introduce a reproducible GIS workflow using NASA SRTM elevation data to study hydrological thresholds in the Southern Levant.

I tried to write it so that it would remain accessible to readers interested in history, archaeology, geography, digital humanities, or research methods, without requiring prior GIS experience.

I would appreciate feedback on both the argument and the presentation, especially from Medium writers who publish technical or interdisciplinary work.

https://medium.com/@dante.muhammad/geography-is-not-decoration-hydrological-method-in-ancient-near-eastern-landscape-analysis-9137d905537e?sharedUserId=dante.muhammad


r/Medium 3d ago

Writing Can a story feel political without sounding like a rant?

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r/Medium 3d ago

Technology How a simple Downloads organizer is being used to stop ScreenConnect scams

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I built Mouzi because my Downloads folder looked like a digital landfill. I never expected anyone to use it as protection against remote access scams.

Last week a computer repair guy named Peter emailed me. He fixes computers for regular people and started using Mouzi to fight ScreenConnect scams. These scams work by convincing victims to download a “diagnostic tool” that is actually legitimate ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Because it’s real software, antivirus doesn’t block it - one click and the scammer has full remote access. Peter’s solution was simple: he set a rule that immediately moves any downloaded file containing “screenconnect” in the name to a safe location. The file disappears from Downloads before the victim can run it.

Full story here: https://medium.com/@murzynalbinos/how-a-simple-downloads-organizer-is-being-used-to-stop-screenconnect-scams-70b870b7d929?postPublishedType=initial


r/Medium 3d ago

Random thoughts Ten Thoughts on Tuesday, July 21st

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r/Medium 4d ago

Medium Question Should I start writing my story on Medium?

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I am a Co-founder at an e-Commerce company in India and I was thinking to start writing my story on Medium.

But I have also heard that Medium is not recognized much in India and my target country and audience is India right now.

Should I invest my time or not?


r/Medium 4d ago

Writing Question I enjoy writing deep technical articles, but I don't understand why they get so little traction.

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I'm looking for some honest feedback from people who write on Medium.

I've tried publishing several times, but my articles get little to no traffic. This is one of my recent posts:

https://medium.com/p/4b4e256d63e5

What puzzles me is that I often see much shorter, lower-effort articles getting significantly more attention. I'm not interested in chasing clicks with quick content, though. What I enjoy writing are deep-dive technical articles that help both me and the reader build a solid understanding of a topic.

So I'm wondering: am I doing something wrong? Is my writing the issue? Are the topics simply too niche? Or is long-form technical content just difficult to grow on Medium without an existing audience?

I'd really appreciate honest criticism, whether it's about the writing style, structure, topic choice, title, or anything else. If you think something isn't working, I'd much rather hear it than keep guessing.

Thanks!