Functions - gossip
From The Socknet
gossip is used to inform others about some Socknet entity.
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Specification
POST gossip
{ gossip: [
{ openid: "http://untrusty_user.com",
isa: [ "spammer" ]
}
]
}
->
nothing
gossip must be called via POST.
The request includes a gossip field holding an array of gossip objects.
A gossip object has an openid or serviceid field.
A gossip object may have an isa field holding an array of strings describing the entity.
A gossip object may have a nota field holding an array of strings that do not describe the entity.
Support
Providers must support this function, though they do not have to acknowledge the data.
Services may support this function.
Further Reading
Purpose
One of the most useful features of meat-space social networks is gossip. It enables participants to get an impression about an unknown entity, even if that impression must be treated with care.
The gossip function brings this feature from those social networks into the Socknet, which ultimately seeks to empower those social networks.
