Comments on articles

[ynohtna]

As for as implementation of comments goes, IMHO, they should be similar to what is done with blogs.  At the end of the article, there is a link to the comments.  See http://littlegreenfootballs.com for an example of how comments are implemented.

Heh, those guys are articles and comments only it seems, no front page forum posts?

[iowamf]

correct - it's a blog only (note, not all bloggers allow people to comment).

TinyPortal w/ articles *and* the forums has the potential to be a lot more than just a blog.

[ynohtna]

ya and that's where I'm wondering how to balance the layout of articles and forum topics.  Soo much potential but how to use it  

[bloc]

I can agreed on that way to look at it - articles can have "comments" that are not discussions, but it can also/instead have a link to a discussion. Those two need not to be the same, one could perhaps choose between them. Some articles is perhaps a advertisment(?) and pointing to a discussion is better than just replies below.

Other times it can be a statement type, that short simple replies will benefit from.

[iowamf]

I can agreed on that way to look at it - articles can have "comments" that are not discussions, but it can also/instead have a link to a discussion. Those two need not to be the same, one could perhaps choose between them. Some articles is perhaps a advertisment(?) and pointing to a discussion is better than just replies below.

Other times it can be a statement type, that short simple replies will benefit from.

A potential issue with linking to a discussion is that getting SMF to sort chronological requires hacking.  Most comments are a "running log" and if SMFs soft *SORT* changes the order - all context is lost.

If a discussion breaks out in the forums about an article - great.

[JayBachatero]

I would like this idea.  Like blogs you can choose if oyu want to allow comments or not.

[eldacar]

Hmm. Some good ideas here.

I like the idea of there being a distinction between articles and normal discussions. Articles can be for content and rarely have comments. However if you decide one should have the ability of comments, it could be linked to a forum topic. I really dislike the idea of having a separate comments system.

I also like the idea of being able to nominate specific topics to appear in categories. How it is now, the latest topics from a board or from the whole forum are shown I think. It would be great to be able to select specific topics to be shown on the front page rather than just the latest. Or prehaps not the front page but instead in a block.