Us & Them

Archived copy (2020-04-05)

Us & Them are 2 categories of posts:

  • Us: written here (first) — this is the “default” category
  • Them: written there (first) — i.e., this was first written somewhere else, and is referenced / shared here

Let’s go into more detail about this second category. The thinking here is to create a space for comments written elsewhere (across the web) … which remain unpublished. In order for this to work, the following guidelines are suggested / recommended / etc:

  1. title format: [example.com] “Original Title”
  2. the text of the original post should be included in its entireity (this should be at the top of the post, in “blockquote” format); supporting media are also recommended, but are not as essential
  3. only a link to the unpublished comment is required; if this is not available, then the post is not a valid “them” post (all other links are deemed invalid)
  4. a copy of the unpublished comment itself (author must be identical)
  5. a timestamp (approxiamate), in the following format: [YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm UTC] (HH refers to 24hr clock digits; alternatives to UTC are also permissible)
  6. it is strongly recommended that only comments that remain unpublished for at least 24 hours be published (here) as “them” posts
  7. after publication (here @jax.news.blog ), the link to the original comment should be converted to plain text (in other words, not a live / functional link); if either the original comment or a new pingback link (to the new post @jax.news.blog ) are published, only then should the plain text link should be converted to a live / functional link (in order to create a transparent / functional discussion thread)