Add a mean to review and comment blog posts

[ctmbl]

Currently blocked by #12

Problem

There is no mean, at the time, to review blog posts, for example to fix typos, add/ask for additional information or warn about dead links.
We should also be able to report blog posts.

Some Solutions

Here is a list (from the simplest to the most complex ones) of solutions I imagined:

• a simple comment section below the post (this is for another issue but the author could be notified)
• a mean to send private messages to/email the author, with or without some embedding to highlight/show the diff one would like
• a more complex workflow where, after submitting a post an author, the post is in Review state (analogous to Allow article to be set to private #75) and the author must wait for, designated or not, reviewers approval (same as GitHub PRs or Root-Me solution submitting)
• some other I didn't think of ??

[dolphinau]

This new feature is, from my pov, quite important, and interesting to add.
Regarding the solutions you proposed:

• I understand the idea of a Review state, but I think it's too much work for the maintainers of the blog, and will probably slow the publication process. Nevertheless, we talked about this review process for bloggers who wouldn't have a "iScsc member" or "Verified user" badge, and I totally agree for that!
• The private message way isn't the best solution for me because I don't think we should make a difference between normal comments (like question, greetings, extra information from other users...) and review comments (typos...). There could be a Type of comment field which would change the color, visibility and priority of comments, but otherwise they should be handled the same way. I don't think making them private is a good solution.
• The last (first 🙃) solution is the best for me. I think it's time to implement a comment feature. You sorted this solution as the simplest but it's the most difficult I think 😉

Here is a none exhaustive TODO if we choose this solution:

• Update the database to add "comments" backend
• Add API endpoint to Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) comments backend
• Update frontend to add comments bellow the blog posts frontend

Fell free to raise other issues to tackle!

[ctmbl]

@atxr
Thanks for the answer!

I'd like comments section so I'm happy you prefer it too.
However we should first make the blog posts editable don't you think?

[dolphinau]

Yes of course!