Maybe we can start with something small.
We need proper author attribution for guest posts and comments. If we all can use a similar set of .json data fields then guests posts can be properly displayed in other apps as well.
Note: sometimes we can use bots not for just guests, but even for existing Steem users (ex. object updates on Waivio are posted by bots in order not to clutter user profiles, comment feeds and to save user's RC).
- flag: guest or Steem user
- username to show (guests names can have duplicates on Steem, so they should be marked: "username (guest)");
- profile URL (for guest users);
- icon URL (for guest users).
Did I miss anything?
I like the idea of putting a metadata field into the comment for profile URL that makes sense.
What would ours be @asgarth and is that something we're considering?
Why do we need a profile url? Just clicking the guest username will bring you to the correct page.
Basically, we need it for guest accounts. Other apps may not index your guest posts accurately. Plus you may have some additional public information about this guest user, which my app would not be able to display.
If you check how the guest accounts are created on steempeak you'll see that everything is already there ;)
I am sure. So is 3speak, Haveyoubeenhere, Waivio and others. We just need to decide to support one of these, so that we can show proper guest attribution even if it was not our guest account.
If you post you .json specs here first and they are flexible enough to support key scenarios, we might as well just use them. More work for us and less for you ;-)