Build the reading habit before asking for the community habit
Altreddit can be a strong showcase, but the publication should earn repeat visits on its own before discussion metrics become the test.
Desk notedesk note
Why it matters
Keeping the forum in a separate service lets both products develop in parallel without forcing empty threads into the publication MVP.
Story ledger
What changed
Parallel track opened
The publication repo keeps only a stable discussion identity and an optional forum link.
The read
What to carry forward
- No copied forum code in CricTalk.
- One stable story ID can connect both services later.
- Empty-community risk does not block publication work.