@scotttarlo32 --

I'd like to write for you (@argv01), but I'm a bit confused about the notion of what might have already been "distributed." I haven't submitted my articles to other publications, but when I look at the reader stats for my articles, most are usually marked "chosen for distribution," but it doesn't say who did it, or where it was distributed. (I asked Medium support about this twice, but no one ever answers me.)

This usually seems to happen within the first day or two after I publish. Does this affect whether you will publish my works? Or will it affect others who seem to be choosing them for distribution? And is there a difference between "publishing" and "distributing?"