From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-19 23:54:46
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we're working on the bulletin board plugin now... what do you guys think we should call the post a user makes? it's basically an article, but we wanted it to be called something different in the bulletin board as 'article' sounds newsish and more important (per feedback from our users). i thought about thread, but you can display comments in 'threaded mode' so i thought that may create confusion. 'post' won't work because we use that as a verb in our site. ideas? :-) thanks! |
From: Eric D. <eri...@ja...> - 2001-04-20 00:11:03
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You could call it a Thread maybe. Or maybe something like "mark" or something. I dunno. I agree though that Articles seem to have an intuitive "importance" about them compared to a post. Maybe "post"? Thread? I don't know. But a bulletin board plugin sounds pretty cool though.... "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > we're working on the bulletin board plugin now... what do you guys think we should call the post a > user makes? it's basically an article, but we wanted it to be called something different in the > bulletin board as 'article' sounds newsish and more important (per feedback from our users). i > thought about thread, but you can display comments in 'threaded mode' so i thought that may create > confusion. 'post' won't work because we use that as a verb in our site. > > ideas? :-) > > thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development -- Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out to lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com |
From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-20 00:14:26
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Uhm, heh you suggested the 2 options i had explicitely considered and rejected for the below said reasons. are you trolling me or just tired or something? :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> To: <sla...@li...> Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 17:11 Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > You could call it a Thread maybe. Or maybe something like "mark" or something. I dunno. I agree though > that Articles seem to have an intuitive "importance" about them compared to a post. Maybe "post"? > Thread? I don't know. > > But a bulletin board plugin sounds pretty cool though.... > > "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > > > we're working on the bulletin board plugin now... what do you guys think we should call the post a > > user makes? it's basically an article, but we wanted it to be called something different in the > > bulletin board as 'article' sounds newsish and more important (per feedback from our users). i > > thought about thread, but you can display comments in 'threaded mode' so i thought that may create > > confusion. 'post' won't work because we use that as a verb in our site. > > > > ideas? :-) > > > > thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > Sla...@li... > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > -- > Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! > > Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic > self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out to > lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > |
From: Eric D. <eri...@ja...> - 2001-04-20 01:44:44
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Probably all the above, but, what else can you call it? "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > Uhm, heh > > you suggested the 2 options i had explicitely considered and rejected for the below said reasons. > are you trolling me or just tired or something? :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> > To: <sla...@li...> > Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 17:11 > Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > > > You could call it a Thread maybe. Or maybe something like "mark" or something. I dunno. I agree > though > > that Articles seem to have an intuitive "importance" about them compared to a post. Maybe "post"? > > Thread? I don't know. > > > > But a bulletin board plugin sounds pretty cool though.... > > > > "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > > > > > we're working on the bulletin board plugin now... what do you guys think we should call the post > a > > > user makes? it's basically an article, but we wanted it to be called something different in the > > > bulletin board as 'article' sounds newsish and more important (per feedback from our users). i > > > thought about thread, but you can display comments in 'threaded mode' so i thought that may > create > > > confusion. 'post' won't work because we use that as a verb in our site. > > > > > > ideas? :-) > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > > Sla...@li... > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > -- > > Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! > > > > Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic > > self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out > to > > lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > Sla...@li... > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development -- Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out to lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com |
From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-20 01:46:55
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> To: <sla...@li...> Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 18:44 Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > Probably all the above, but, what else can you call it? that's the eight-dollar question, mac. > > "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > > > Uhm, heh > > > > you suggested the 2 options i had explicitely considered and rejected for the below said reasons. > > are you trolling me or just tired or something? :-) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> > > To: <sla...@li...> > > Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 17:11 > > Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > > > > > You could call it a Thread maybe. Or maybe something like "mark" or something. I dunno. I agree > > though > > > that Articles seem to have an intuitive "importance" about them compared to a post. Maybe "post"? > > > Thread? I don't know. > > > > > > But a bulletin board plugin sounds pretty cool though.... > > > > > > "CertIndex.com Webmaster" wrote: > > > > > > > we're working on the bulletin board plugin now... what do you guys think we should call the post > > a > > > > user makes? it's basically an article, but we wanted it to be called something different in the > > > > bulletin board as 'article' sounds newsish and more important (per feedback from our users). i > > > > thought about thread, but you can display comments in 'threaded mode' so i thought that may > > create > > > > confusion. 'post' won't work because we use that as a verb in our site. > > > > > > > > ideas? :-) > > > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > > > Sla...@li... > > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > > > -- > > > Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! > > > > > > Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic > > > self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out > > to > > > lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > > Sla...@li... > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > Sla...@li... > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > -- > Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! > > Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic > self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out to > lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > |
From: Eric D. <eri...@ja...> - 2001-04-20 01:54:10
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Well, is this plug in going to be a totally separate thing than the existing stories/articles schema? I think it would be kinda neat to kinda have it work with the existing stories stuff, but be regulated to a certain area. Kinda like the existing sections you can have on a slash site, but in that section being able to have ANYONE start a new "article" and then people can discuss on it. But the naming still is confusing. I guess article wouldn't work. How about question and answers? |
From: Joel K. <jkl...@ea...> - 2001-04-20 04:02:48
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Why not call it a "note" ? Since that's what most BB thread-starting posts are, anyway. Might I also recommend www.thesaurus.com :) BTW, I wouldn't just give in and call it an "article." Personal opinion, but since the forum is separate, you want to make it easy for people to recognize what they are posting and to where. Joel At 07:01 PM 4/19/2001 -0700, CertIndex.com Webmaster wrote: >it's not separate. it uses all of the existing tables and stuff. it's not >just like an article, it >is an article. we just provide an interface for people to directly post >articles. not moderation or >whatever. we're actually going to do that with a separate php page since >we prefer php. however, >display and all of that is still slash's perl. same with postingcomments >to 'articles'. i guess >we'll just use article and people can change it if they want >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> >To: <sla...@li...> >Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 18:54 >Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > > > > Well, is this plug in going to be a totally separate thing than the > existing stories/articles >schema? I > > think it would be kinda neat to kinda have it work with the existing > stories stuff, but be >regulated to > > a certain area. Kinda like the existing sections you can have on a > slash site, but in that section >being > > able to have ANYONE start a new "article" and then people can discuss > on it. > > > > But the naming still is confusing. I guess article wouldn't work. How > about question and answers? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > Sla...@li... > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Slashcode-development mailing list >Sla...@li... >http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development |
From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-20 04:09:15
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how about 'message'? i just renamed all of the instances and so on to 'Message Board' anyway, for i think it's a trifle more modern than the throwback to our dial-up gathering places of yore. =) so you would post a message, then people would comment on the message. (however we're making a plugin for bender to allow webmessaging (NOT web-based IM's) so it may conflict.) *shrug* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Kleppinger" <jkl...@ea...> To: <sla...@li...> Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 21:03 Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input (Score: 5, Insightful) > Why not call it a "note" ? > Since that's what most BB thread-starting posts are, anyway. > > Might I also recommend www.thesaurus.com :) > > BTW, I wouldn't just give in and call it an "article." Personal opinion, > but since the forum is separate, you want to make it easy for people to > recognize what they are posting and to where. > > Joel > > > At 07:01 PM 4/19/2001 -0700, CertIndex.com Webmaster wrote: > >it's not separate. it uses all of the existing tables and stuff. it's not > >just like an article, it > >is an article. we just provide an interface for people to directly post > >articles. not moderation or > >whatever. we're actually going to do that with a separate php page since > >we prefer php. however, > >display and all of that is still slash's perl. same with postingcomments > >to 'articles'. i guess > >we'll just use article and people can change it if they want > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> > >To: <sla...@li...> > >Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 18:54 > >Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > > > > > > > Well, is this plug in going to be a totally separate thing than the > > existing stories/articles > >schema? I > > > think it would be kinda neat to kinda have it work with the existing > > stories stuff, but be > >regulated to > > > a certain area. Kinda like the existing sections you can have on a > > slash site, but in that section > >being > > > able to have ANYONE start a new "article" and then people can discuss > > on it. > > > > > > But the naming still is confusing. I guess article wouldn't work. How > > about question and answers? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Slashcode-development mailing list > > > Sla...@li... > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Slashcode-development mailing list > >Sla...@li... > >http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > |
From: Ask S. G. <cl...@sl...> - 2001-04-20 14:49:25
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Again I make the mistake of offering suggestions pre-caffeine: "Forum" Users create forums for their issues while regular authors can post: "Stories" And comments to each can be called: "Threads" ..without much confusion. OK, off to get caffeine. - Cliff On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:10:50 -0700, CertIndex.com Webmaster said: > how about 'message'? > > i just renamed all of the instances and so on to 'Message Board' anyway, for i think it's a > trifle more modern than the throwback to our dial-up gathering places of yore. =) > > so you would post a message, then people would comment on the message. > > (however we're making a plugin for bender to allow webmessaging (NOT web-based IM's) so it may > conflict.) > > *shrug* > |
From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-22 08:37:19
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well naming a comment a thread is just as confusing as naming an article a thread. it still collides with the comment display mode 'threaded' i feel. i'm sorta at a loss. while it isn't super important which terms we use, we're putting a lot of work into this message board plugin and i'd like it to be good. proper / logical terminology helps usability and that's good. if i dont' come up with naything better in the next couple days, i'll just call them articles. maybe i'll prefix their uses with 'news' and 'message board' so you'd have 'news article' and 'message board article'. *shrug* whatever. i won't hold back this project for lack of better terms. if people like it they'll use it whether we have great terms or not i guess. :-) regards. ps: thanks all for your input ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ask Slashdot Guy" <cl...@sl...> To: <sla...@li...> Sent: Friday, 20 April, 2001 07:52 Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input (Score: 5, Insightful) > Again I make the mistake of offering suggestions pre-caffeine: > > "Forum" > > Users create forums for their issues while regular authors can post: > > "Stories" > > And comments to each can be called: > > "Threads" > > ..without much confusion. > > > OK, off to get caffeine. > > - Cliff > > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:10:50 -0700, CertIndex.com Webmaster said: > > > how about 'message'? > > > > i just renamed all of the instances and so on to 'Message Board' anyway, for i think it's a > > trifle more modern than the throwback to our dial-up gathering places of yore. =) > > > > so you would post a message, then people would comment on the message. > > > > (however we're making a plugin for bender to allow webmessaging (NOT web-based IM's) so it may > > conflict.) > > > > *shrug* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > |
From: Chris N. <pu...@po...> - 2001-04-20 16:15:00
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At 21:10 -0700 2001.04.19, CertIndex.com Webmaster wrote: >how about 'message'? Well, it might be confused with Slash::Messages, which is in progress (it is on CVS in fry). -- Chris Nandor pu...@po... http://pudge.net/ Open Source Development Network pu...@os... http://osdn.com/ |
From: Eric D. <eri...@ja...> - 2001-04-20 17:13:11
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Yeah, thats a good idea Ask Slashdot Guy wrote: > Again I make the mistake of offering suggestions pre-caffeine: > > "Forum" > > Users create forums for their issues while regular authors can post: > > "Stories" > > And comments to each can be called: > > "Threads" > > ..without much confusion. > > OK, off to get caffeine. > > - Cliff > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:10:50 -0700, CertIndex.com Webmaster said: > > > how about 'message'? > > > > i just renamed all of the instances and so on to 'Message Board' anyway, for i think it's a > > trifle more modern than the throwback to our dial-up gathering places of yore. =) > > > > so you would post a message, then people would comment on the message. > > > > (however we're making a plugin for bender to allow webmessaging (NOT web-based IM's) so it may > > conflict.) > > > > *shrug* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development -- Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), clarinetist, manic self-publicist, part-time flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out to lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com |
From: CertIndex.com W. <web...@ce...> - 2001-04-20 01:58:02
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it's not separate. it uses all of the existing tables and stuff. it's not just like an article, it is an article. we just provide an interface for people to directly post articles. not moderation or whatever. we're actually going to do that with a separate php page since we prefer php. however, display and all of that is still slash's perl. same with postingcomments to 'articles'. i guess we'll just use article and people can change it if they want ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dannewitz" <eri...@ja...> To: <sla...@li...> Sent: Thursday, 19 April, 2001 18:54 Subject: Re: [Slashcode-development] bulletin board input > Well, is this plug in going to be a totally separate thing than the existing stories/articles schema? I > think it would be kinda neat to kinda have it work with the existing stories stuff, but be regulated to > a certain area. Kinda like the existing sections you can have on a slash site, but in that section being > able to have ANYONE start a new "article" and then people can discuss on it. > > But the naming still is confusing. I guess article wouldn't work. How about question and answers? > > > _______________________________________________ > Slashcode-development mailing list > Sla...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/slashcode-development > |