Please make imported entries act like crossposted entries

[glymr]

Title:
Please make imported entries act like crossposted entries

Area:
Importing, crossposting

Summary:
When editing imported entries on Dreamwidth, the edits should also be applied to the original post (similar to crossposted entries).

Description:
Occasionally I will edit old entries, to modify tags or fix errors, etc. I was extremely pleased to find that when I edit a crossposted post on DW, its counterpart on LJ is also edited (this made me decide to buy a paid account at DW, in fact). However, if I edit any of my many *imported* entries, the original post it was imported from at LJ is not modified.

It would make a lot of sense to treat imported entries like crossposted entries, and might make people feel more comfortable about coming over to DW, because they know they will have a true mirror of their archive without having to edit two different posts if they need to make a change to one of their older posts.

Poll #3027 Pleas make imported entries act like crossposted entries

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 63

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Should be implemented as-is.
33 (52.4%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
17 (27.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
0 (0.0%)

(I have no opinion)
13 (20.6%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[green_grrl]

I would definitely be interested in this if it were provided as an option, but there are some edits I don't want mirrored. For example, if I have a multi-page fic on LJ that was imported, and I change the page links on the DW posts to the DW URLs (or even combine the fic into one post on DW), I wouldn't want those changes made on my LJ pages.

[cheyinka]

Yes, it's definitely not something I'd want always to happen, but I can see the use in it.

[ratcreature]

+1

[sally_maria]

Yes, that would be my preferred behaviour if this was introduced.

[cesy]

+1

[azurelunatic]

Changes = +1

[justhuman]

+1

[too_rational]

Definitely +1.

[glymr]

It's great to see interest in this! I agree that I wouldn't want this to happen completely automatically, either. However, as long as the imported posts really acted like normal crossposted entries, one would always have the option of turning off crossposting settings when editing - one could just uncheck the box that says "crosspost this entry" just like any other crossposted entry made from DW.

[eosrose]

That's what I was thinking exactly!

[kerravonsen]

+1

[eruthros]

Yeah, I cleaned up a lot of posts at DW, private-locked stuff that I didn't want to give access to, etc. I wouldn't actually want those changes to apply to lj, because they were designed to make this journal not a perfect duplicate!

[kyrielle]

Agreed, but if it followed the standard behavior for cross-posted entries, I'd be happy.

I also assume this would only apply to entries imported from a journal that you have cross posting configured for.

[turlough]

+1

[stasha2g]

+1

[nafs]

+1

[sheelal]

I agree. I'd like it as an option, but sometimes I want the original post on the other site to remain exactly as it is.

[glymr]

I'm really glad to see so much interest in this idea. Obviously I didn't realize it when I sent it, but this suggestion is a duplicate of this one. (I did search - I just missed it. Sorry about that. ^^; )

I made some points in the comments on the other post, but they may bear repeating: the best part about getting this implemented would be that it would allow you to treat all DW entries, old and new, in the same way. You could sync an old journal at any time and know that any edits you made on DW would automatically be applied to both journals (as long as you left the "Crosspost" box checked when editing, of course).

[eosrose]

I think this idea isn't actually a duplicate since my comments focus more on importing changes made to the other account while this one asks that we be able to make the changes directly from DW in the first place, which actually sounds more convenient.

[lorem_ipsum]

+1