twitter is an example of what distributed webforum

[wanghx]

http://twitter.com/lihlii
I think twitter is an example of what distributed webforum can look like.
nobody is in control of other's posts. but there is a reply thread.
but now it's not distributed. when we run a small twitter server on each
pc host,
and the twitter severs (supernodes) store a copy of the posts, index
them into topic threads,
then it's a distributed webforum that's impossible to block.

[wanghx]

Now twitter is missing some features to support threaded discussion:

1. Replied messages can't quoted easily. There should be serial
number as a link to track back to the message that the current message
replies to.

2.Trackback (ping back, link back) function to show all the messages
replying to the current one.

Example:
Reply message 1 with message 2
Repy message 2 with message 3
Repy message 2 with message 4

Then message 2 should be shown as:

1< message 2 >3 >4

Click on "1<" will go to message 1. Click on ">3" or ">4" will go to
message 3 and message 4 respectively.

2008/10/9 wanghx <wan...@gmail.com>: