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The main user 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.
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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.
  
 
== DW Relationship Table ==
 
== DW Relationship Table ==
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<tr><th></th><th></th><th>Subscribe</th><th>Access</th><th>Both</th><th>Neither</th></tr>
 
<tr><th></th><th></th><th>Subscribe</th><th>Access</th><th>Both</th><th>Neither</th></tr>
 
<tr><th rowspan="4">User Y</th><th>Subscribe</th>
 
<tr><th rowspan="4">User Y</th><th>Subscribe</th>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYS</div>Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other, but don't give each other access.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYS</div>Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYS</div>X lets Y access their stuff, and Y subscribes to X , but X  doesn't subscribe to Y.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYS</div>X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYS</div>X gives access to and subscribes to Y, but Y only subscribes to X and does not give them access.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYS</div>X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYS</div>Y subscribes to X , but X  doesn't subscribe or give access to Y.</td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYS</div>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X.</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>Access</th>
 
<tr><th>Access</th>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYA</div>Y gives access to X and X  subscribes to Y, but Y doesn't subscribe to X .</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYA</div>X subscribes to Y, and Y gives access to X, but Y does not subscribe to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYA</div>Mutual access; X and Y give each other access, but neither subscribes to the other.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYA</div>Mutual access; X and Y give each other access, but neither subscribes to the other.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYA</div>X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to Y and doesn't subscribe.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYA</div>X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYA</div>Y gives X access, but X  does not subscribe or give access to Y.</td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYA</div>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y gives access to X.</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>Both</th>
 
<tr><th>Both</th>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYB</div>Y gives access to and subscribes to X , but X  only subscribes to Y and does not give them access.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYB</div>X only subscribes to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYB</div>Y subscribes to X and gives them access, but X  only gives access to Y and doesn't subscribe.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYB</div>X only gives access to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYB</div>The equivalent of "friending" on LJ--X and Y both subscribe and give each other access.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYB</div>X and Y both subscribe and give access to each other.  The equivalent of friending on LJ.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYB</div>Y both subscribes and gives access to X , but X  doesn't subscribe or give access to Y.</td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYB</div>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X.</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>Neither</th>
 
<tr><th>Neither</th>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYN</div>X subscribes to Y, but Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X .</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XSYN</div>X subscribes to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYN</div>X gives Y access, but X  does not subscribe or give access to Y.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XAYN</div>X gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYN</div>X both subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y doesn't subscribe or give access to Y.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XBYN</div>X both subscribes and gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYN</div>X and Y have no direct connections.</td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYN</div>X and Y have no direct connections.</td></tr>
 
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== Commentary on specific patterns, pre-launch ==
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Right now, this is speculation.
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=== XSYS ===
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<em>Mutual subscriptions; X and Y subscribe to each other but do not give each other access.</em>
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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.
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=== XAYS ===
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<em>X gives access to Y and Y subscribes to X, but Y does not give X access.</em>
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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.
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=== XBYS ===
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<em>X subscribes and gives access to Y, but Y only subscribes to X.</em>
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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.
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=== XNYS ===
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<em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes to X.</em>
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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.
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=== XSYA ===
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<em>X subscribes to Y, and Y gives access to X, but Y does not subscribe to X.</em>
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Like [[User relationships#XAYS|XAYS]], but in reverse.
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=== XAYA ===
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<em>Mutual access; X and Y give each other access, but neither subscribes to the other.</em>
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Probably pretty rare.
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=== XBYA ===
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<em>X subscribes to Y and gives them access, but Y only gives access to X.</em>
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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.
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=== XNYA ===
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<em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y gives access to X.</em>
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=== XSYB ===
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<em>X only subscribes to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.</em>
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Differing comfort levels or usage of locked content, like [[User relationships#XBYS|XBYS]], but in reverse.
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=== XAYB ===
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<em>X only gives access to Y, while Y subscribes and gives access to X.</em>
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Just like [[User relationships#XBYA|XBYA]], except reversed.
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=== XBYB ===
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<em>X and Y both subscribe and give access to each other. The equivalent of friending on LJ.</em>
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Expected to be a very popular pattern, since mutual friending on LJ is the norm.
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=== XNYB ===
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<em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X.</em>
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=== XSYN ===
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<em>X doesn't subscribe or give access to Y, but Y subscribes and gives access to X.</em>
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Like [[User relationships#XNYS|XNYS]], but in reverse.
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=== XAYN ===
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<em>X gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.</em>
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Like [[User relationships#XNYA|XNYA]], but in reverse.
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=== XBYN ===
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<em>X both subscribes and gives access to Y, while Y doesn't subscribe or give access to X.</em>
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Like [[User relationships#XNYB|XNYB]], but in reverse.
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=== XNYN ===
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<em>X and Y have no direct connections.</em>
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At least...no OVERT connections.
  
 
== LJ Relationship Table ==
 
== LJ Relationship Table ==
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<th>Friend</th>
 
<th>Friend</th>
 
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XFYF</div>X and Y have friended each other.</td>
 
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XFYF</div>X and Y have friended each other.</td>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYF</div>Y is friends with X, but X is not friends with Y.</td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYF</div>X has not friended Y, but Y has friended X.</td></tr>
 
<tr><th>Not Friend</th>
 
<tr><th>Not Friend</th>
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XFYN</div>X is friends with Y, but X is not friends with Y.</td>
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<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XFYN</div>X has friended Y, but Y has not friended X.</td>
 
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYN</div>X and Y have no direct connections.</td>
 
<td valign="top"><div style="float: right; font-style: italic; font-size: small;">XNYN</div>X and Y have no direct connections.</td>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:24, 7 April 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.

DW Relationship Table

User X
SubscribeAccessBothNeither
User YSubscribe
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.

Probably pretty rare.

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
FriendNot 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.