On 6/27/05, Joseph Reagle <joseph.2003(a)reagle.org> wrote:
lines of
"is it really necessary for wikiphiles to use off-wiki
methods of communication? what are the pros and cons?"
I'm of the philosophy that one should use the right tool/media for the task.
For example, I hate checking Web pages to see if something changed: events
should be "broadcast" (or at least made available for a pull).
Up with "push" wiki extensions!
Of course the
advantages to wiki-style email is that you could easily
retain two different IDs for each message; the core ID of a particular
message, and the revision ID of the latest-updated version of it...
With email discussions as with articles, there are both discussion
messages and the rarer content messages; it would be likewise
interesting to distinguish the two.
Not sure I'm following you here but it sounds as if you would like a
thread-id?
No, threads are distinct; I assume you still have a thread-id, even if
via some hackish linked-list referrer-matching. On the simplest level
I want a message-id, and the ability to edit my messages later.
On a more complex level, more people than the original author may be
able to edit the original message. It's still the same message; it
still spawned whatever thread surrounded it... but it now has more
lasting value because it isn't instantly flat and dated.
--SJ