Comments in Feeds and New Buttons
Posted April 26th, 2003 @ 06:22pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Following this conversation, I've added a comments feed. This is not the same as adding comments to my existing feeds, of course. You can subscribe to my "comments" feed at this URL: http://nslog.com/comments.rss. Putting it in a separate feed prevents my articles from showing up as "new" again in certain RSS aggregators.
Of course, adding a feed meant I had to add a button for it. The "RSS Comments" button is with the others, bottom left. While I was at it, I added a GeoURL link, and since that left me with a little hole in my otherwise nicely organized "button area," I filled it with a link to my favorite person's site. Hope she doesn't mind… If the red one is missing when you come back later, assume that I got in big trouble! 😉
Update: I've posted my current comments feed template.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="<MTPublishCharset>"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> <channel> <title><MTBlogName encode_xml="1"> Comments</title> <link><MTBlogURL></link> <description><MTBlogDescription encode_xml="1"></description> <dc:language>en-us</dc:language> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <dc:date><MTEntries lastn="1"><MTEntryDate format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S" language="en"><MTBlogTimezone></MTEntries></dc:date> <admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.movabletype.org/?v=<MTVersion>" /> <MTBlogIfCCLicense><cc:license rdf:resource="<MTBlogCCLicenseURL>" /> </MTBlogIfCCLicense> <MTComments lastn="15" sort_order="descend"><MTCommentEntry><item> <title><MTCommentAuthor encode_xml="1"> comments on "<MTEntryTitle encode_xml="1">"</title> <link><MTEntryPermalink encode_xml="1">#c<MTCommentID pad="1"></link> <description><MTCommentBody remove_html="1" encode_xml="1"></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<MTNull apply_macros="1"><MTCommentBody> </MTNull>]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator><MTCommentAuthor encode_xml="1"></dc:creator> <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="<MTCommentURL encode_xml="1">" /> </MTCommentEntry><dc:date><MTCommentDate format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S" language="en"><MTBlogTimezone></dc:date> </item></MTComments> </channel> </rss>
Posted 27 Apr 2003 at 5:35pm #
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Posted 27 Apr 2003 at 6:47pm #
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Posted 29 Apr 2003 at 9:07am #
What is it that people really want from comment feeds?
I contend it is the ability to "catch up" on those conversation threads that one has posted to. All comments may be too many - and visiting the page with the comments may be too much work. So I think people need comment feeds for just the comments that are on posts that they themselves have posted comments to.
I've implemented such a thing:
http://www.andrewsw.com/news/index.php?p=202
I'd be glad to help the existence of a MovableType based solution also come into being.