Comments on Best Practices document

http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web


   - 4 Why Federate?<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Why_Federate.3F>

- This should be the first step imho
It is not answered in any meaningful way.

The concept of the network effect is not mentioned *at all*


   - 1 ToDo<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#ToDo>

Could this be moved, maybe to the bottom?



   - 2 Different
Approaches<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Different_Approaches>

I dont think this belongs in the document

http://useraddress.net:12380/ is a dead link


5 User Stories and Use
Cases<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#User_Stories_and_Use_Cases>

Separate document imho



   - 6 General Guidelines<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#General_Guidelines>

+1 to everything



   - 7 Forces<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Forces>

This is a bit nebolous i dont think it says much about best practices

8 Relevant Standards and
Specifications<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Relevant_Standards_and_Specifications>

Seems OK

   - 9 Mobile Devices<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Mobile_Devices>

+1 to support mobile

   - 10 Feeds<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Feeds>

Seems OK

12 Identities and User
Profiles<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Identities_and_User_Profiles>

Seems important *disclaimer* I wrote part of it.  As "best practices" we
really want to bring everyone *willing* up to 5 star interop.

   - 13 Linked Data and the Open Social
Web<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Linked_Data_and_the_Open_Social_Web>

fine but doesnt say much

   - 14 Audio and Video
Communication<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Audio_and_Video_Communication>

Out of scope perhaps until other sections are filled

15 Privacy and Security<http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Best_Practices_for_the_Open_Social_Web#Privacy_and_Security>

Worth a section on this, but there's no magic bullet


*Next Steps*

If anyone is still interested in this I think it needs:

1. Cleanup, and move a lot of items to a supporting document

2. Establish who is still actively persuing federation (if anyone)

3. Write the "why" section and review


I've spoken to a couple of projects lately and 2-4 are interested in
federated profiles, if we can have more then it would help to flesh out a
clearer best practices document that will act to grow the network effect
among participants