replies versus kinds #49

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opened 2025-02-21 17:02:01 +13:00 by mikedilger · 0 comments

mikedilger commented

2025-02-21 17:02:01 +13:00

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But also there is a difference between being a reply (I want the author to hear this) and being a comment (this is for my followers, I'm not intending to contact the author of the thing I'm commenting on).

I think these all make the most sense being orthogonal from each other, and so they can't all be represented as different kinds.

Replies can be a tag indicating "in reply to" which points to the parent note, and the author of the parent note is also tagged. Any kind could have such a tag.

And comments can be the same, but without tagging the author.

Replies in nostr are tied up in kinds, meaning there is no orthogonality. You can't be a picture and a reply, a git commit and a reply, or a markdown post and a reply. The "fix" in nostr is to have your reply reference any one of those. But also there is a difference between being a reply (I want the author to hear this) and being a comment (this is for my followers, I'm not intending to contact the author of the thing I'm commenting on). I think these all make the most sense being orthogonal from each other, and so they can't all be represented as different kinds. Replies can be a tag indicating "in reply to" which points to the parent note, and the author of the parent note is also tagged. Any kind could have such a tag. And comments can be the same, but without tagging the author.