#Pinning A #Post
If I might make a #suggestion to the #Diaspora* coders & #podmin's:
It would be really helpful were there the possibilty to #pin a post, to keep it in your sight whilst the #stream is floating past. For instance, I have two posts I remember I wanted to comment when I read them, but not right then. Now, a mere week since, it’s virtually impossible to find them again. #Pinning a post would also help #concentrate on the #discussions you’re interested in, and not - as it is today - #forget what was on your mind, what you wanted to say, because of the constant #influx of new topics.
One might say that once you added a #comment to a post it stays afloat. In fact it doesn’t. It keeps its head above the water as long as somebody says something. But after just a little period of silence it drowns like all the others, and the stream prevails. Which is rather counterproductive.
Birne Helene Thu 17 Sep 2015 5:14AM
What would argue against reimplementing it? From what I can tell (which may not be much though) there's no reason why the two features couldn't co-exist.
Jason Robinson Fri 18 Sep 2015 8:24PM
Like for most things that get talked about, even if opinions differ on whether something is needed, usually because the people would or would not need it themselves, if working and sanely written code is submitted as a PR - it will be merged in ;)
Birne Helene Sat 19 Sep 2015 4:04AM
So, you're saying that unless somebody is a coder, especially versed in the language(s) D* is written in, he should shut up? That's rather small-minded, wouldn't you agree? Or did I just miss the satire in your comment?
Deleted account Sat 19 Sep 2015 7:54AM
So, you’re saying that unless somebody is a coder, especially versed in the language(s) D* is written in, he should shut up?
No. That's absolutely not what he said. What he said is that it is a new feature hence, if it is developed, nobody will oppose it be merged because, as it is a new feature, it will be very useful for at least one person. But the code has to not interfere with the existent one and be correctly developed. That's the only requirement.
Basically, we are not magician. We all do what we can and some of us spend a huge amount of time developing for diaspora even if it's done on free time. There are tons of features we would like to implement but so few time to implement them.
Jason Robinson Sat 19 Sep 2015 1:29PM
What he said is that it is a new feature hence, if it is developed, nobody will oppose it be merged because, as it is a new feature, it will be very useful for at least one person
Yep. Unless of course someone does block then we vote. But, I'd be surprised if someone blocked a feature like this if well implemented.
Till Hülsemann Tue 22 Sep 2015 11:13AM
I really miss a feature like that. Though I would much prefer some sort of bookmarking in a seperate view/menu to a pinning, which just makes the pinned post float on top of your stream.
Elm Tue 22 Sep 2015 11:38AM
For good ideas about how to make this (although with more code) have a look at Libertree "pools" and "springs" : a pool : a personnal 'folder' of posts bookmarks, "springs" : public folder of posts bookmarks
Birne Helene Wed 23 Sep 2015 12:26AM
@Till I think we're talking of the same. When you scroll up you'll find that what you describe as bookmark matches my projection for a pinning feature.
lukas Wed 30 Sep 2015 3:41PM
there's already an open issue for this on github: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues/5306
goob · Wed 16 Sep 2015 9:37PM
Yes, I understand that. But in the depths of my memory, the one function was replaced by the other (or at least, pinning was removed and likes came in).