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dw_suggestions2009-07-24 05:49 pm
Comment screening in another user's entry
Title:
Comment screening in another user's entry
Area:
entries, comments
Summary:
Ability to screen my own comment(s) in another user's entry in a personal journal and/or community.
Description:
Each user has the ability to delete his/her own comment in another user's entry. Only the entry poster can delete, screen and freeze comments made to their entry(ies).
If I wish to share personal information that I do not want others to view, what I can currently do is to delete the comment after posting it to ensure that only the entry poster can view it. Even if I were to ask the entry poster to screen my comment, s/he will only do so when s/he reads my comment.
My suggestion is to allow each user the ability to screen his/her own comment in another user's entry(ies) made in a personal journal/community, whether the entry/journal/community is public or restricted to that user's access list or community members. This way a user can share personal information with the entry poster that s/he does not wish for others to view.
Regarding communities, perhaps some users might feel hesitant to implement this in case it creates additional problems for maintainers/moderators in case of conflict between the entry poster and other members/users. However, I know that members/users with posting access already have the ability to delete, screen and freeze all comments made to their entries in a community. So I don't believe that it would cause additional problems if users have the ability to screen their own comments.
This suggestion:
Should be implemented as-is.
9 (23.7%)
Should be implemented with changes.
7 (18.4%)
Shouldn't be implemented.
22 (57.9%)
(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)
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