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I Want to Cry When I am Locked Out of Medium

Why am I being punished and forced into isolation?

Michele Maize
4 min readJun 9, 2022
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Obsessed much? Probably so.

My comments have been restricted for the past 3 hours. I can’t stand it when my draft folder fills up with comments that I have to go back and redo.

I don’t like to just clap and highlight. I like to engage with writers, especially my favorites.

I had a great video chat with Susie Pinon yesterday and we were talking about Medium. We commiserated about the fact that it’s hard to figure out the algorithm.

It’s funny that this happened to me the day after our conversation.

I mentioned how many articles I would read and comment on a day, however, I didn’t mention that I often get locked out of comments. I’m sure it’s because I comment too much.

She also started a reading club over at The Orange Journal and I can’t even comment on the list of fellow writers. If you haven’t, go check out the awesome publication that I am one of the editors for.

That got me thinking, am I one of the few that reads and comments to excess?

I have read a few articles about this but not many.

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Michele Maize
Michele Maize

Written by Michele Maize

Sober Traveler | Wannabe Vegan | Yoga Addict. Dog-loving extrovert turned introvert. Owner of "The Maze". Editor at Black Bear and Globetrotters.

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