Thread:Talk:LiquidThreads/Redesign/Summaries/reply

There are a couple things brought up here that I think are worth talking about. First, I'll (try) answer your questions.


 * 1) Such a mechanism already exists.  You can find the links to any post within a thread and reference that, just like you would any other wiki page.  For example, the link to your question (that I am responding to) is here.  Currently, the "link to" action is located under the "More" menu.  References to posts in a summary can just be done using those links.
 * 2) Since (currently) the summaries in LiquidThreads topics are hand-generated, there won't be any way to ensure full summary of all posts or ideas.  Just like an article, summaries can be edited by anyone (so if there is a contention that certain POVs were not included, they can be added by anyone.

Now, the problems inherent with issue 2 are very interesting. We (the WMF) are currently talking with a couple researchers from the University of Washington who have developed a technology called REFLECT that does pretty much what you're looking for (or begins the technology roadmap for it). You can read about their design proposal here.

I am clearly interested in this technology but am unsure when we'll be able to start the study, which is a concern.