[OSM-talk] User diary enhancements, subscriptions, Facebook/Twitter integration

[Josh Doe]

Has there been any discussion of enhancing the user diary system? I
couldn't find any discussions on the wiki or lists, but please point
me to them if they exist.

My number one suggestion is that we allow users to subscribe to
certain diary posts. I'll comment on an entry, and then someone will
follow up, but I'll have no idea unless I remember to go back and
check.

That got me wondering about adding the possibility to share posts with
Facebook/Twitter/etc, and then even allowing login to OSM with
Facebook/OpenID, and who knows what else. I know we need to be careful
about not trying to implement a full blown blogging platform, but I
think it's important to have some of these features.

I don't know anything about Ruby or Rails, but maybe someday I could
take a stab at it myself, or maybe someone here has the interest and
skills.

Regards,
-Josh