StatusNet Groups
Reported by Steve Klabnik | March 31st, 2011 @ 04:56 PM | in Full ostatus support
https://github.com/hotsh/rstat.us/issues#issue/43
see this for the ostatus api:
http://status.net/wiki/AtomPub#Groups
for the twitter compatible api:
http://status.net/wiki/Twitter-compatible_API#Group_resources
Comments and changes to this ticket
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singpolyma March 31st, 2011 @ 08:01 PM
Some problems with using special "groups" instead of just making every hashtag a "group" (ie: OStatus-enabled/followable hashtags):
1) Usually introduces special new microsyntax
2) Can cause data duplication (if someone wants something to be tagged and also go to a group)
3) Can be an excuse to not implement followable hashtags (even thouh those are really useful by themselves) -
Steve Klabnik April 2nd, 2011 @ 07:56 PM
- State changed from new to open
- Milestone set to Full ostatus support
- Milestone order changed from 13 to 0
I do agree that groups are awkward. They are part of the ostatus spec, though, so at least the gem should properly support them.
I do like the idea of making hashtags groups, and no other way of doing it, though. I do agree that the whole !whatever syntax is kinda awkward.
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singpolyma April 4th, 2011 @ 03:58 PM
Sure, this is a part of the OStatus spec that was a bit poorly done, since really groups are just users that repeat whatever you Salmon to them, but whatever.
+1 to implementing groups at the protocol level but making them indistinguishable from hashtags in the UI.
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