Timwi <timwi@...> writes:
OTOH, the currenty wikipages are not really
suited to discussions at all -
I'd rather not have someone edit my "posts" - whether it be for fixing
the speling or whatever.
Well, I for one would object to any system that doesn't allow me to edit
other people's comments. It's too useful to let traditionalism and
conservatism ruin it. It's not just about fixing atrocious spellings,
it's also about removing objectionable parts of comments without
removing the entire comment, or about summarising an unnecessarily long
piece of prose. I don't see any point in listing the advantages here
since wikis have shown time and again that they work, and Wikipedia
wasn't the first. Yes, it defies the well-established and widely loved
web forum paradigm where everyone "owns" their own comments, but we're
not a web forum, we're a wiki, and wiki is our paradigm.
Timwi
Who are you to decide what is objectionable, or unnecessarily long, especially
in someone's opinion based comment? This is EXACTLY what a lot of people are
talking about when they dislike the idea of someone editing their comments.
Just because something is status quo doesn't mean that it is working. The
discussion pages are probably one of the worst features of mediawiki IMO. I hate
the idea of someone editing my comments. 99% of the time, people who are reading
the discussion section will NOT check the history to see if what someone said is
really what someone said.
I believe the proposed idea is quite a good balance between the current model,
and a traditional forum/thread style model. It still allows editing (when users
allow it), and refactoring. But it could also allow an easier model to track
threads, reply to comments, get notification when a person responds to your
posts/replies, etc, etc...
I think your objection to a new system is conservatism at its best. The new
model could offer quite a bit of benefit.
Ryan Lane