How Can I Reply to Articles on the Insights Blog?

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Articles on the Insights Blog allow for replies, but users may encounter issues due to insufficient privileges linked to their Physics Forums account. Clicking the "Become a Member!" link does not lead to a functional membership page, causing confusion about account mechanics. Users are advised to utilize the forum thread linked at the end of each article for commenting instead. A fix for the current access issues is expected within a month. Patience is appreciated as these technical problems are addressed.
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Articles at the Insights Blog appear to allow replies and commentary at the very bottom. However, it appears my login at the Physics Forums is an insufficient privilege to reply to articles at Insights Blog. At the right margin there there is a link with the title "Become a Member!" However, when I click this link, it leads nowhere, only redirects me back to the top of the site. All the articles appear to be located on the same domain name as the Physics Forums, (www.physicsforums.com/insights)

I'm a bit confused about the mechanics of privileges and accounts and how those work here.
 
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hyksos said:
I'm a bit confused about the mechanics of privileges and accounts and how those work here.
It's a broken bridge at the moment. It should be fixed in a month or so. Use the forum thread linked to at the end of the article to comment. Thanks for your patience!
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Use the forum thread linked to at the end of the article to comment.

Just to be clear, the link Greg means appears as a DISCUSS IN THE COMMMUNiTY button.
 
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