Add customizable text footer to crossposted entries

[rosefox]

Title:
Add customizable text footer to crossposted entries

Area:
Crossposting

Summary:
I would like to see a footer in the text of my crossposted DW entries that (as much as possible) matches the footer on my LJ entries.

Description:
I would like each of my DW entries to have a footer in the entry text that says:

"This entry has been crossposted. Read it on [link]LiveJournal[/link]."

Ideally it should be as customizable as the footer that appears on the crossposted entries elsewhere (allowing the user to change what it says as well as the text style), and have the option for multiple links if the entry is crossposted to multiple sites. Having it appear in the text of the entry is important; showing the current link setup requires style modification (at least for those of us who use custom S2 styles) while having it in the text means it will show for everyone in every style.

To make it clearer, if you look at

http://rosefox.dreamwidth.org/1598852.html?format=light

the crosspost link is very obvious. But if you go to:

http://rosefox.dreamwidth.org/1598852.html

you can't see any info on the crossposts because it's a style object rather than part of the post text.

Poll #3462 Add footer to crossposted entries

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 35

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Should be implemented as-is.
10 (28.6%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
4 (11.4%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
9 (25.7%)

(I have no opinion)
12 (34.3%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[matgb]

I don't want other users inserting any kind of footer or sig line in their entries automatically. If they do, they should at least have the trouble of setting up an external client to do it.

So you want to prevent other people from being able to easily do things you personally dislike, out of personal preference?

Given that, as you've said, it can be easily hidden in style, what's wrong with having people be able to write what they want, in the same way we can for the entry that hits the other site from here? I use DW as a client for LJ, that allows me a custom footer on every LJ post that I can edit from here.

Why does DW let me do something on LJ but not let me do it here? What's that substantive difference?

[noracharles]

I like it that it can easily be hidden in style; the reason we can hide it in style is that it is a separate element. The OP suggested that it not be a separate element, but be part of the entry element.

Yes, I want dw to not facilitate content which is bad for accessibility, when there are more accessible options.

There is nothing wrong with dw letting us write what we want - I voted for a textbox to let us write what we want. I also don't have a problem with the element being editable on an entry by entry basis, like mood is.

When we crosspost to lj from dw, dw acts as a client. I've also seen entries on dw crossposted from other places with a crosspost footer. The substantive difference is that I choose to read the version crossposted to dreamwidth from wordpress (for example) because it is more convenient for me, and I'm willing to accept an inferior copy for the convenience of having all my feeds and subscriptions on one reading page.

But having an automatic footer text as part of the entry would mean a less accessible original copy for no very compelling reason. I've been to notice board forums, I hate sig lines based on experience not prejudice.