> So if I //did// want my better Wordpress (I've always wanted the > flexibility of TW in a "true blog" setting - wordpress plugins don't > measure up to TW plugins) do you think it would be easier to pursue > the comment function within TiddlySpace, or would it be better to > install TiddlyWeb/TiddlyWebWiki somewhere as a completely separate > instance (which is daunting to me as I try to restrict my "development > time" to things that could conceivably be done in five minute > increments) and go from there?
I'd favour building it in TiddlySpace, using underlying TiddlyWeb capabilities to create an additional publically writable bag for the comments. I'm not sure if it's exactly a 5 minute job, but I think there's wider interest in the capability which should mean that you wouldn't be working alone. Best wishes Jeremy > On Oct 22, 1:34 am, Jeremy Ruston <[email protected]> wrote: >> > 1. Is tiddlyspace pretty much a "tiddlyweb version" of tiddlyspot? >> > i.e. I could plunk my tiddlyspot TW right in there and it would just >> > work, and its planned to be there for the long run? >> >> Yes, that is correct. >> >> > 2. If that's the case, is there an existing (read "easy") way to >> > allow the public to add comments to tiddlers on a TW there I'd be >> > using as a blog of sorts? >> >> It is possible to have public, open comments but it doesn't really >> make the best use of TiddlySpace. TiddlySpace is designed to solve >> some of the problems that have been found with open blog comments, >> open forums and open mailing lists - notably spam and the difficulties >> of scaling. The idea in TiddlySpace is that everyone only writes into >> their own spaces, to avoid the originating space risking hosting spam >> or other content that they do not control. Groups can create shared >> spaces, but the features of sharing are designed for use by small, >> trusted groups, not for throwing spaces open to everyone. >> >> The goal is that this approach will make commenting into a more >> discoursive, two-way process, and avoid the sort of rude, drive-by >> comments that have come to characterise the well-lit areas of the >> blogosphere. >> >> As I say, despite those comments, the design of TiddlySpace explicitly >> allows for radical extension and configuration, and so it would be >> possible to implement public comments. >> >> It may seem perverse for TiddlySpace to eschew obvious, popular >> features like comments and traditional multi-threading, but our >> objective is to explore new directions in social collaboration that >> are opened up by TiddlyWiki, and not to create a better Drupal or >> WordPress - they are already fine products that exemplify traditional >> features beautifully. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> >> > Thanks, >> > Dave >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "TiddlyWiki" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Jeremy Ruston >> mailto:[email protected]://www.tiddlywiki.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. > > -- Jeremy Ruston mailto:[email protected] http://www.tiddlywiki.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
