Difference between revisions of "User relationships"
Foxfirefey (Talk | contribs) m (→LJ Relationship Table) |
Foxfirefey (Talk | contribs) m (→Commentary on specific patterns, pre-launch: some more little clean ups) |
||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
== Commentary on specific patterns, pre-launch == | == Commentary on specific patterns, pre-launch == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Right now, this is speculation. | ||
=== XSYS === | === XSYS === | ||
| Line 34: | Line 36: | ||
<em>Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access.</em> | <em>Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access.</em> | ||
| − | This should be a decently common pattern; many people might want to watch and read each other's public | + | This should be a decently common pattern; many people might want to watch and read each other's public content, but not go into the locked content. |
=== XAYS === | === XAYS === | ||
| Line 40: | Line 42: | ||
<em>X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access.</em> | <em>X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access.</em> | ||
| − | An instance of this usage pattern would be Y as a reader of author X's content. Author X keeps all of their content locked from the general public, but gives access to interested readers. However, Author X doesn't want to read everyone who is reading them, so they don't actually subscribe to Y. | + | An instance of this usage pattern would be Y as a reader of author X's content. Author X keeps all of their content locked from the general public, but gives access to interested readers. However, Author X doesn't want to read everyone who is reading them, so they don't actually subscribe to Reader Y. |
=== XBYS === | === XBYS === | ||
| Line 46: | Line 48: | ||
<em>X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X.</em> | <em>X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X.</em> | ||
| − | This could be an effect of different usage or comfort levels for locked content between two users. X might be more willing to share their locked content than Y. Y might reserve locked content access to only a given few. | + | This could be an effect of different usage or comfort levels for locked content between two users. X might be more willing to share their locked content than Y. Y might reserve locked content access to only a given few, for a variety of reasons. |
=== XNYS === | === XNYS === | ||
| Line 52: | Line 54: | ||
<em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X.</em> | <em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X.</em> | ||
| − | Popular | + | Popular journals could have many instances of this pattern: X writes interesting material that Y wants to read, but X isn't a reader of Y. Y only wants to read X, however, not give X access to their locked content. This is probably the pattern that drove the split from friends into subscribe and access. |
=== XSYA === | === XSYA === | ||
| Line 68: | Line 70: | ||
<em>X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X.</em> | <em>X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X.</em> | ||
| − | Pattern might occur when somebody does a "friends cut" | + | Pattern might occur when somebody does a "friends cut" with previously XBYB mutual friends, where Y doesn't care as much about who is reading their locked content as much as having less content to read. In this instance, Y is doing the cut down, while X still subscribes and gives access to Y. |
=== XNYA === | === XNYA === | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 21 February 2009
The user being considered here is User X. User Y is someone who User X has some kind of relationship to--note that this can include things like User Y subscribing to X, but X has nothing to do with them.
Contents
DW Relationship Table
| User X | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribe | Access | Both | Neither | ||
| User Y | Subscribe | XSYS Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access. |
XAYS X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access. |
XBYS X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X. |
XNYS X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X. |
| Access | XSYA X subscribes to Y, and Y gives access to X, but Y does not subscribe to X. |
XAYA Mutual access; X and Y give each other access, but neither subscribes to the other. |
XBYA X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X. |
XNYA X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y gives access to X. | |
| Both | XSYB X only subscribes to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X. |
XAYB X only gives access to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X. |
XBYB X and Y both subscribe and give access to each other. The equivalent of friending on LJ. |
XNYB X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X. | |
| Neither | XSYN X subscribes to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X. |
XAYN X gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X. |
XBYN X both subscribes and gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X. |
XNYN X and Y have no direct connections. | |
Commentary on specific patterns, pre-launch
Right now, this is speculation.
XSYS
Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access.
This should be a decently common pattern; many people might want to watch and read each other's public content, but not go into the locked content.
XAYS
X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access.
An instance of this usage pattern would be Y as a reader of author X's content. Author X keeps all of their content locked from the general public, but gives access to interested readers. However, Author X doesn't want to read everyone who is reading them, so they don't actually subscribe to Reader Y.
XBYS
X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X.
This could be an effect of different usage or comfort levels for locked content between two users. X might be more willing to share their locked content than Y. Y might reserve locked content access to only a given few, for a variety of reasons.
XNYS
X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X.
Popular journals could have many instances of this pattern: X writes interesting material that Y wants to read, but X isn't a reader of Y. Y only wants to read X, however, not give X access to their locked content. This is probably the pattern that drove the split from friends into subscribe and access.
XSYA
X subscribes to Y, and Y gives access to X, but Y does not subscribe to X.
Like XAYS, but in reverse.
XAYA
Mutual access; X and Y give each other access, but neither subscribes to the other.
XBYA
X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X.
Pattern might occur when somebody does a "friends cut" with previously XBYB mutual friends, where Y doesn't care as much about who is reading their locked content as much as having less content to read. In this instance, Y is doing the cut down, while X still subscribes and gives access to Y.
XNYA
X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y gives access to X.
XSYB
X only subscribes to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.
Differing comfort levels or usage of locked content, like XBYS, but in reverse.
XAYB
X only gives access to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.
Just like XBYA, except reversed.
XBYB
X and Y both subscribe and give access to each other. The equivalent of friending on LJ.
Expected to be a very popular pattern, since mutual friending on LJ is the norm.
XNYB
X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X.
XSYN
X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X.
Like XNYS, but in reverse.
XAYN
X gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.
Like XNYA, but in reverse.
XBYN
X both subscribes and gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.
Like XNYB, but in reverse.
XNYN
X and Y have no direct connections.
At least...no OVERT connections.
LJ Relationship Table
This is for comparison--relationships on LJ are much simpler!
| User X | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend | Not Friend | ||
| User Y | Friend | XFYF X and Y have friended each other. |
XNYF X has not friended Y, but Y has friended X. |
| Not Friend | XFYN X has friended Y, but Y has not friended X. |
XNYN X and Y have no direct connections. |
|
