[Pmwiki-users] commenting / hierarchy case-study

J. Meijer commentgg
Mon Jun 14 17:38:15 CDT 2004


Perhaps instead of hierarchies I'd like to see support for 'attachments' to
pages. For example, my boss commenting my Project.Work page could do so in
an attachment named  'BossComments'.

As a page it would be written as BossComments.Project.Work.

But when linking from the page to the BossComments only [[BossComments]]
would be necessary. It would display with the originating Project.Work page
in a frame. Or within the Project.Work page.

I think this is a common need for hierarchy with special needs attached.

There could be several comment-sources and they could be included with the
main page, this probably depending on the viewers priviliges. Only I would
be allowed to see the comments my boss made ;-)

3-level references that include 'key-groups' such as BossComments should be
recognized and allowed to escape the 2-level standard.

'BossComments'  could follow or preceede a pagename, the order is not of
major importance.

As far as restrictions apply, "BossComments.Project" can be considered a
group, and Work a page in that group. BossComments by itself would not be
consired a group.

I can imagine only 4 comment-groups: BossComments, ClientComments,
GroupComments, Comments.
GroupComments are  those made by the group that has write-access to the
Project pages. Its priviliges/restrictions are the same as for the Project
pages.
Comments are by those that have read access to the Project pages.

Comments on comments could be allowed, resulting in f.e.
BossComments.GroupComments.Project.Work, but no new restrictions would
apply, this is still a BossComment on Project.

I think this case shows a special use for hierarchy. There will always
be 'official content' and pages that reflect on that content. If a project
has an owner, client and member-list, restrictions for the various comment
pages can be automatically generated. In fact when the Project group is
defined, all restrictions /could/ be automatically in place.

>From comment-pages new official content may result. I think a comment system
invites people to contribute while at the same time leaving the
responsability for the content with the people that 'make' the site. I think
this improves collaboration. Lots of people don't like to mess in other
people text and vice versa.
The important thing is to have comments and the commented text available on
a single page.

-jm










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