Thanks so much for posting this, and my sincerest apologies for the months between then and now! I have been meaning to ask further about this.
Is it possible to not to even show a preview of the article on Discourse, and instead, display a message that simply states something like:
“This is the commenting thread for [title of article], which can be read at [link to article on our website].”
We’re hoping to have a way to lead users to the full article, but also reduce the risk that readers might only skim the preview, and jump to posting their thoughts and opinions on only what they read – instead of taking time to read the full article first.