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Jessica Mah replied on June 12, 2008 23:08 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Thanks for the kind words! And as always, please don't hesitate to tell us about any issues or suggestions you have for PBwiki.

Ciaran Holahan replied on June 12, 2008 22:40 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Good luck with the work on this, it will be great when it is in place. Keep up the good work PBWiki people, I just am getting a wiki going for a nonprofit organisation in Ireland and I really appreciate the value it will bring to our work.
Thanks,
Ciarán

Jessica Mah replied on June 12, 2008 18:58 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Thanks for your comments -- we've already begun designing the feature and plan on developing it sometime in the near future. There are so many thing's on our to-create list, but I promise we're doing everything we can to make sure you're happy with PBwiki :)

Blink replied on June 12, 2008 07:26 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Slowly rolling out? Can you please get the reader comments underway PDQ PB? It is a function that I would use immediately with students ?

How long do you think ? I will use another product for summer classes if it is not going to be a feature soon enough.

Marc Schelske replied on June 12, 2008 04:39 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Liking the sound of this! Looking forward to seeing it rolled out.

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Thanks for the suggestion. Many people have suggested groups for a while, but that also brings up many un-answered questions. What kind of settings should one be able to set across groups? What if the security settings of a group conflicts with that of the individual? This is no easy feat! – Jessica Mah, on June 12, 2008 01:22

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

That's why the wiki holder needs to have some options, such as, at minimum, the ability to turn commenting on and off. But, also requiring a valid email address, or other measures can make a difference. – Kayza Zajac, on June 12, 2008 00:24

Kt replied on June 11, 2008 23:42 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

This is sounding very positive. Yes, the ability to delete comments. Yes, the ability to allow/disallow anonymous comments.

The ability to apply permissions to groups of users or groups of pages would be a nice-to-have.

Tim replied on June 11, 2008 23:39 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

As long as admins have the ability to delete comments, I'm not too worried about spam comments... of course, as long as the there is the ability to disable anonymous comments, the people who are willing to police their site can have the accessibility they prefer.

Jessica Mah replied on June 11, 2008 22:58 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Thank you for the suggestions. It's possible that we'll slowly roll this out, such that only pbwiki readers can comment. Eventually, we may open this up to anonymous, non-pbwiki users as well. It's just important to keep in mind issues such as spam. (way too prevalent on wordpress blogs!)

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Your other suggestion was more on target - PBWiki users on public Wikis always have comment privileges, comments from non-pbwiki account holders should be allowed by default, with the ability to turn it off. – Kayza Zajac, on June 11, 2008 22:53

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Agree totally with Tim. There is an inherent inertia to comment that needs no further barrier. I would in an ideal scenario have the abilty for open access combined with the open access to comment. Interaction has to be spontaneous and genuine.....see the proliferation of the message boards - great tools. – Callie, on June 11, 2008 22:35

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

I totally agree with Tim too. :) – Tim, on June 11, 2008 22:27

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Agree totally with Tim. There is an inherent inertia to comment that needs no further barrier. I would in an ideal scenario have the abilty for open access combined with the open access to comment. Interaction has to be spontaneous and genuine.....see the proliferation of the message boards - great tools. – Callie, on June 11, 2008 22:21

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Agree totally with Tim. There is an inherent inertia to comment that needs no further barrier. I would in an ideal scenario have the abilty for open access combined with the open access to comment. Interaction has to be spontaneous and genuine.....see the proliferation of the message boards - great tools. – Callie, on June 11, 2008 22:12

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Agree totally with Tim. There is an inherent inertia to comment that needs no further barrier. I would in an ideal scenario have the abilty for open access combined with the open access to comment. Interaction has to be spontaneous and genuine.....see the proliferation of the message boards - great tools. – Callie, on June 11, 2008 22:12

A comment on the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

I think that if we require users to create pbwiki accounts to comment we'll get less comments.. I know that my wiki gets about new 200 unique visitors a day that have never been to the wiki before.. and it goes back to the amount of typing that you'd need to do to leave a comment versus the amount of typing your planning on doing in your comment – Tim, on June 11, 2008 18:56

Jessica Mah replied on June 11, 2008 18:46 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

Another option that seems to be more supported:

Private wikis: Admin has the option to turn on comments for users with reader privileges.

Public wikis: Admin has option to turn on comments for people who don't even have reader privileges, but they must be logged into their PBwiki account.

Doug Carmichael replied on June 11, 2008 18:46 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

sounds right. thanks for thinking this through

Jessica Mah replied on June 11, 2008 18:24 to the question "Can people comment without editing?" in PBwiki:

What do you guys think about the following solution:

Private Wikis: Admin has the option to turn on comments for users with reader privileges.

Public Wikis: Anonymous, non-pbwiki users are allowed to comment on the wiki by default. This would be similar to wordpress in that users write their name, email address, and comment. IP address is recorded. However, if the user is logged into PBwiki, it puts down their name and provides a link to their user page. Admin has the option to pre-screen comments or not, also like wordpress.

And for good measure, anonymous commenting can always be turned off. All comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated!