[Standards] Fwd: Proposed XMPP Extension: User Bleg

[Tobias Markmann]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:15 AM, Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter at stpeter.im> wrote:
> Nick Vidal wrote:
>  > Hi Peter and Kevin,
>  >
>  > In the spirit of illustrating a generic solution that would suit this
>  > specific question-and-answer pattern, I offer a simple example:
>  >
>  > - Peter creates a node called "philosophy" where he publishes all
>  > philosophical questions he has.
>  > - Some friends subscribe to it.
>  > - Kevin publishes an answer to whatever node better identifies the subject
>  > (free tagging) AND the following metadata to the "commented" node:
>  >
>  > <iq type='set' from='kevin at kismith.co.uk' to='pubsub.kismith.co.uk' id='answer'>
>  > <pubsub xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub'>
>  > <publish node='commented'>
>  > <item>
>  > <commented>
>  > <original jid='stpeter at stpeter.im' id='368866411b877c30064a5f62b917cffe'/>
>  > <comment jid='kevin at kismith.co.uk' id='ae890ac52d0df67ed7cfdf51b644e901'/>
>  > </commented>
>  > </item>
>  > </publish>
>  > </pubsub>
>  > </iq>
>
>  Ah, yes that makes more sense: a distributed post-and-comment system
>  with cross-references and tagging built in. Is this just microblogging
>  over XMPP?
>
>  /me ponders
>
>
>
>  Peter
>
>  --
>  Peter Saint-Andre
>  https://stpeter.im/
>
>

In what way is this system different from a mailing list system over
XMPP? There you have people asking and people answering. Isn't it
quite the same in the end?

Tobias