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Read+Comment: commentable documents reloaded
September 2010
Steph Gray, Helpful Technology
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Implementing commentable documentsRead+Comment
• Back in 2008, there were some interesting options already:• CommentOnThis (by MySociety volunteer Sam Smith)• Co-ment (collaborative text editing)• Scribd (embeddable documents)• Google Docs or wikis• CommentPress (WordPress theme for paragraph-level comments)• just using regular ol’ Typepad/WordPress
• But it’s two years on, and things are now even more interesting:• In 2009, DIUS released Commentariat, a WordPress theme built for
document commenting, used by lots of government organisations, and as a basis for something better by lots more
• CommentPress is now being actively developed as Digress.It as used in RegulationRoom.org and WriteToReply offers a hosted service
• Google Docs now allows live document highlighting• Crowdsourcing: Delib’s OpinionSuite for Spending Challenge & Your
Freedom
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Reloading commentable documentsRead+Comment
• There seem to be three main directions for commentable documents in the context of UK government digital engagement at the moment:
1. Collaborative drafting and detailed commenting on a document
2. Crowdsourcing, reviewing and prioritising ideas
3. Ongoing engagement around a strategy
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2009: Commentariat 1.0Read+Comment
• A different site for each document
• All about the document structure
• Flexible and accessible, but took some fiddling with for each new project
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2010: Commentariat 2.0Read+Comment
• Designed to be able to deploy quickly, for lots of documents
• Layers: comment quickly or slowly, publicly or privately
• Position the document alongside other channels for engagement (blog, email Twitter etc)
• Keep it accessible and flexible, but make it possible to change the look and feel without coding skills
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One bunch of code, lots of different-looking documents
Read+Comment
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So what’s Read+Comment?Read+Comment
• Ready-made software, hosting and support for online engagement around commentable documents
WordPress 3.0 + Commentariat 2.0
Hosting + Configuration
As much support as you need
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Your own subdomain address, and the basic site setup done for you
UK cloud-based, scalable Ubuntu Linux hosting. Software tested, maintained and ready.
Fixed price or flexible
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Out of the box, a new Read+Comment siteRead+Comment
Soon after you’ve signed up, you’ll get emailed with the login details for your new site:
• Comes set up with some demo content showing how you can organise the pages
• Is password-protected, for you to share internally, until you’re ready to launch
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A new Read+Comment siteRead+Comment
• Drag-and-drop to layout the homepage
• Edit content using regular WordPress WYSIWYG editor
• Moderate (spam-filtered) comments before they appear -- or not, you choose
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A new Read+Comment siteRead+Comment
• Customise the look and feel to upload new backgrounds, choose colours etc
• Change layout to suit the project - two columns or three, fixed or ‘floating’ comment box
• Add your own CSS rules and analytics code if you want
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Government-friendlyRead+Comment
• Low cost (like, under a grand)
• Quick: can have a nice-looking site up and running in hours
• Transformational Government & COI standards compliant:
• Designed for time-limited sites, with functionality most CMS don’t offer
• Subdomain can be mapped to your chosen subdomain or as a simple redirect (myconsultation.department.gov.uk or department.gov.uk/myconsultation)
• Indexable by search engines and The National Archives - add to your sitemap
• Easy to track cost and usage data if you want to report on it
• Cross-browser compliant - yes, even IE6
• Ready-made Privacy, Accessibility and Moderation policies and T&Cs for you to tailor
• Core templates and functionality accessible to WCAG Priority Level 2 (AA)
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A sales pitch in three flavours (kind of)Read+Comment
Off you go
Keys to the site
Happy to help Jim’ll Fix ItSomething
Else
A bit of help tweaking it and getting it right
Whatever you need: help with inputting content, tweaks to design or functionality
A private version of Read+Comment on your own servers, or customised to you
£450+VAT £950+VAT From £1,950+VAT
Let’s talk!
Traffic limits apply. Costs for 1 site for up to 12 months.
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What’s next?Read+Comment
• Find out more about the service: http://readandcomment.com
• Check out the public demo: http://demo.readandcomment.com
Email or call for a chat about the options:
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