Re: [gentoo-dev] GWN Comments

[George Prowse]

On 19/06/06, Tobias Klausmann <klausman@××××××××××××.de> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Caleb Tennis wrote:
> > I'd like to propose some form of ability to post user comments
> > to GWN stories.  I suppose a full blown CMS system would work,
> > but for the ease of time I'm suggesting that perhaps we open up
> > a GWN section on the forums and post the text of the GWN (or
> > perhaps each section) in a new thread each week and allow users
> > to write comments.  I think opening up this venue of feedback
> > would let users more readily tell us what they're interested
> > in, and it would allow GWN contributors/editors/etc to see some
> > of the fruits of their labors.
> >
> > Any comments?
>
> Principally, I agree (though I'd also rather go with the blog
> approach as Patrick suggested). One point though: commenting only
> being possible after registration may cut down on the spam (both
> commercial and vandalism),

You have to register for a forums as well (usually) and if it were
made part of Gentoo's forums then there would be no need for extra
moderators.

> but it also raises the bar for legitimate comments.

Again, the thread system of forums allows for easier viewing of comments.

> I'm not saying there should be no hurdle, it's just that it
> should be thought of/decided beforehand.
>
> Regards,
> Tobias

Personally I think discussions in a wiki get more difficult the longer
the discussion carries on, also i think the ability to get an email
after comments have been made on a thread is a *big* advantage over
the wiki style.

It would be easier to clean up and cut down on vandalism because GWN
contributors and authors could have an ability to moderate said forum
and delete threads once they have been used or discarded.

George
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