In my last diary, I asked about things people would want to have in an ideal blog system of the future. One intriguing suggestion was for non-verbal ways to comment. I have a solution to that and would like to know.... What non-verbal elements of communication would you want to use if you had three or four different parameters to work with?
courteous---- troll/rude
Approval-- disapproval
Interest--- disinterest
Funny---- serious
encouraging further comment--- satisfied, enough already
smart--- dumb
Any other suggestions. These are just a few off the top of my head.
Each item will be describable along a continuum.
We'll be implementing this new approach on our site at www.opednews.com in the next week or two, about the same time we add blogging to our existing article and comment content management system.
Check out this page for an idea that one commmenter inspired-- nonverbal responses based on color. We're just starting with it, and don't have any colors nailed to specific responses.
color commenting
Rob