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The Medium Engagement Rules Have Changed

These involve clapping, reading and general engagements

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This story by Bin Jiang gives some invaluable insights into the recent changes on Medium. Click to read.

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/is-this-the-reason-why-your-earnings-are-increasing-with-fewer-reads-7375a5fd1156

I would like to put it succinctly directly simplified with some tints of humour, of course.

The story by Fleda.B also provides more clarifications on these Medium changes accordingly. Click to read.

https://medium.com/@fleda.b/important-info-about-the-newest-medium-algorithm-39ae231dbf22

From these stories written by certain authorities on the Medium algorithms, the rules of engagement on the platform have taken further new positions. This is unexpected anyways.

1. Thou shalt not clap before reading the story, O Medians. If thou dost so, thy claps shalt no longer count.
2. Thou shalt not engage in fake readings. Thou shalt read at least 30 seconds before the first 20 seconds shalt be put into consideration. This is because it takes about 10 seconds to…