thank you both :-) On Oct 22, 9:00 am, Jeremy Ruston <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > mailto:[email protected]://www.tiddlywiki.com
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