re: #23 Charles

I’ve been tossing something around all day - the Linkage feature is now just one small step away from being a diary system similar to the one at Daily Kos, but much cooler.

I think I’ll make the link itself optional. It’s weird that by eliminating the necessity for the original focus of the whole feature, it frees it up to be an open-ended blog/diary/whatever system.

All the other tools you need to post a diary entry are already there — you can embed links (soon images too) and videos, and edit your posts when needed.

In fact, I may eliminate the “Link URL” field in the bookmarklet entirely, and just put the link into the description field, followed by any selected text as a blockquote.

The LGF Diaries.

I like that you can comment on links and spur discussions…I think it’s a great idea. As far as the use of ‘diaries’ is concerned, I was put off by that term when I first started posting at dKos, but I do think it’s an appropriate term…But if I had my preference, I’d use ‘essays’, and for the following reasons:
1. ‘essay’ connotes an organized discussion of a given topic, and raises the bar of expectation.
2. ‘diary’ connotes a personal journal…Little Green Journal Entries, if you will. It doesn’t offer the same onus on the author to put together a reasoned argument…in fact, journal does a better job of that.
3. I’m funny that way, I guess. Okay, I really don’t have a #3 off the top of my head, but as this is a comment and not a diary or journal and definitely not an essay, I suppose that’s allowed. :)

But I do like the direction you’re headed in, Charles. One thing I’ve wanted to have is a place where I can read more substantial posts by some of the people who contribute here, and I look forward to calling them ‘writers.’

Cheers.