Lockable crosspost link

[azurelunatic]

Title:
Lockable crosspost link

Area:
entries, security, crossposting

Summary:
Allow display of crosspost links to public, access list, custom security group, or only you.

Description:
This suggestion is inspired by a spinoff comment in another suggestion: http://dw-suggestions.dreamwidth.org/404239.html?thread=2453007#cmt2453007

Sometimes you're crossposting, and it would be very convenient for you to have the crosspost link on all your entries, but for varied reasons you might not want to display that crosspost link to your readership or the general public:

Your readership might not appreciate it (particularly if they've washed their hands of a place that you still crosspost to)
The link might not be something you want to publicize
Trying to concentrate comments on the DW version
Different names on other sites
The crosspost is locked and not everybody who can see the local version can see the remote version
You want to see at a glance whether you've crossposted or not, but don't need to display it to your readers
The crosspost link is convenient if you need to go edit the remote post, but you don't need to display it to your readers

Problems with the concept include that every time there's a page element that displays to some readers but not others, there's a chance that someone will refer to it in comments, not realizing that others can't see it. Also, I believe security-checking stuff can be database-expensive. Because of this, public/private/off might be the best option.

Poll #4881 Lockable crosspost link

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 53

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Should be implemented as-is.
15 (28.3%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
2 (3.8%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
5 (9.4%)

(I have no opinion)
31 (58.5%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[delladea]

If implemented, I think something like this would be better as a public/private/off feature.

As you mentioned, I also think having the link show for some and not others could create confusion if the crosspost link was mentioned in comments. If there were a way to somehow indicate (visually or otherwise) that the link was only visible to some that may help.

[aedifica]

I have no opinion on whether the suggestion should be implemented, but if it is, +1 on having an indication that the link is only visible to some.

[twisted_times]

If implemented, I think something like this would be better as a public/private/off feature.

This!