@kaa There is slightly less friction in the multiple-images case if you use one of the apps vs using only the web, but otherwise, yes, there is still (extra) friction in a set of use-cases (though it’s also not clear to me whether that’s ultimately by design or just a set of unfixed bugs).
@smokey Possibly it's down to the fact that Manton's not got around to it? Or maybe it is by design. The end result however is the same. Friction means less of something, in this case longer form articles (with or without images through out). I certainly don't see much of this type of post on mb. Editing is another one. On Blot, I open a text file, save it and my edits are updated on the site. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that each one has it's own character and guides you towards a certain type of post, playing to the system's strengths.
@kaa Right. And there’s clearly more friction with the web than with the apps (or a 3rd party app like MarsEdit).
Friction means less of something, in this case longer form articles (with or without images through out). I certainly don't see much of this type of post on mb.
The other thing about long-form articles is that we have a sense that others do not frequently click through to read them, so there’s less incentive to write them and/or syndicate them here. (I forget who which of us had a conversation around this last Northern winter.) That’s not to deny the role of friction in shaping what gets posted, just to note that for this particular point (“don't see much of this type of post”), there’s another factor that may also be in play :-) (and another type of friction, even: having to visit someone’s site vs reading in the Timeline).
@smokey That's good point. From my perspective, writing things online is a way to get it out of my head. If someone gains something from it and engages with me, that's a great +ve, but not the reason for writing it down in the first place. It's for me to read a few years down the line, so the effects of the timeline aren't necessarily a factor for me, but that's not say that others might need that encouragement.
@smokey For what it's worth I do click through to read long-form articles and enjoy them, as long as the headline clearly lets me understand what's the article is about without clicking.
@pratik You know that's not a half bad idea. The timeline really should be customisable to what I want to see at the moment. Maybe I do want to see only long form, maybe I just want to see replies, maybe I want to see short posts. Maybe only photos. Maybe only videos.... @manton you taking notes here :).
@kaa Exactly; I am more-or-less in the same place as you (there are some things I write with the hope that others will read them, but generally I am writing for myself), but I know that not everyone is in that place.
@amoroso Yes, I do that as well. Sometimes I will also reply to my own long-form post with a brief comment about what I’m writing about in the event it’s not entirely clear. in order to help people decide if they are interested in reading it.
@pratik @kaa First Manton has to implement the “only-posts” (no replies) filter ;-)
There’s a bunch of different metadata that would be great for Manton to add to the JSON (and expose in the HTML) that would allow third-party apps and members to create these kind of filters without having to rely on Manton to implement the filters himself everywhere.