[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40031: Consider Adding Web Annotations to WordPress

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#40031: Consider Adding Web Annotations to WordPress
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 Reporter:  MikeSchinkel     |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments         |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by PeterRKnight):

 I think this idea of this being part of core has a lot going for it. A
 WordPress site should be able to be a digital home for persons and even
 businesses. Comment activity involves content authorship which can be as
 valuable and noteworthy as any post. Comments in WordPress still are a 2nd
 class citizen. Today most comments are lost to unappealing systems (such
 as Discus), closed gardens (Facebook) and lost in ephemeral streams (such
 as Twitter), or chained to platforms that are bound to fold (Medium being
 next in line after projects like posterous, friendfeed, Wave etc) and in
 each of these examples the comment author has little to no control.

 On another front, if WordPress gets ahead of the curve on annotation
 features, it will be a boon for professionals who produce content in teams
 as well as opening up new ways of inviting reader contributions and
 tapping into crowdsourced improvements to content.

 Compared to other notable platforms, only WordPress really takes the
 mantle of acting as a worthy digital home. Attention to annotations will
 do much to amplify that underlying strength.

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