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kristenkuhns
kristenkuhns
when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 9 2008, 10:05 PM EDT | Post edited: May 9 2008, 10:05 PM EDT
Is there any mechanism to allow for users to “discuss” a page? For example, on Wikipedia, there is a discussion page designated for each wiki page that allows users to interact, resolve disputes, etc. Does WTG have any concept of a “discussion” element within a page itself that we can use?
thx,
kristen
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alexberg
alexberg
1. RE: when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 10 2008, 6:54 PM EDT | Post edited: May 10 2008, 6:54 PM EDT
It won't be available for launch, but embeddded threads are under consideration for our next round of feature updates. Do you find this valuable?    
ryan_wetpaint
ryan_wetpaint
2. RE: when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 11 2008, 12:08 PM EDT | Post edited: May 11 2008, 12:08 PM EDT
Alternatively, a discussion page in Wikipedia is nothing more than another wiki page linked to from the article page. To recreate this functionality, create another page called "discuss" and add a cell on it.

To Alex's point, however, we are also considering adding a more integrated option to add threaded discussions to a cell, much like we're using here. Do you find this valuable?    
kristenkuhns
kristenkuhns
3. RE: when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 11 2008, 5:22 PM EDT | Post edited: May 11 2008, 5:22 PM EDT
True, but also then creates a separate indexable page that will show in the navigation as well as a separate page - can lead to confusion. Do you find this valuable?    
kristenkuhns
kristenkuhns
4. RE: when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 11 2008, 5:23 PM EDT | Post edited: May 11 2008, 5:23 PM EDT
Not sure where my post went?

This is true but it would then create a new indexable page that could cause user confusion... Do you find this valuable?    
ryan_wetpaint
ryan_wetpaint
5. RE: when will you be adding "Discuss this page" API to the articles?
May 12 2008, 12:15 PM EDT | Post edited: May 12 2008, 12:15 PM EDT
If you do not give that "discuss" page a parent cell, it would not appear in the navigation of any other page. Edits and activity will show up on feeds and usage reports, however. Do you find this valuable?    

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