Does a "person link" to Paxton allow him to edit this post?
Apparently not.
Or is it just a convenience for referring to a Vox member, and is no different from linking the name Paxton to the URL http://paxblog.vox.com?
Not quite. If you hover over the person link above, it shows you that Paxton is a Vox user and allows easy communication and relationship editing between the reader of this post and Paxton.
I initially thought it might mean that Paxton is a contributor or subject of discussion, or perhaps to allow collaboration / multi-authorship.
At the very least it could also be a way to incorporate commentary into a post, and attribute the contribution.
Think of it as the "Just-in-time-post-comment-becomes-post-contribution" feature.
Please comment if you have something to add to this idea in general, but disregard it's practicality or actuality, and keep in mind this is a larger question for all blogs that allow comments, not just those on Vox.
What would make commentary more useful? What sort of commentary do you want to encourage? Do you want less commentary? Do you welcome disagreements?
Do you sometimes wish someone's "private message" were a comment, or vice-versa?
Philip Greenspun's comment moderation policy is interesting reading pertinent to questions posed here.
What I find disappointing about Vox in particular is that comments on your posts are almost your only indicator as to how wide your readership is. I've read that Vox plans on addressing this, and site metering your sub-domain can help you get a rough idea. But, readership via feeds and via posting to Vox groups isn't easy to measure. [Any ideas?]
Terse positive commentary on Vox serves one important function: it tells you someone read your post.
However, it would be nice to know that in some other way, and assume that consistent readership without commentary is also to be taken as "positive feedback."
See future post Unproven Technology: ooVoo for more questions on comments
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