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more details on actor/dispatch relation

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@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ Note that depending on which options are enabled, the method of federating via A
- If both are enabled the `blog`-actor will announce (boosting) the posts of the - If both are enabled the `blog`-actor will announce (boosting) the posts of the
`author`-actors. `author`-actors.
Currently the whole logic controlling this is written within the `Activity_Dispatcher` [class](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/blob/master/includes/class-activity-dispatcher.php#L21). Currently the whole logic controlling this is written within the `Activity_Dispatcher` [class](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/blob/master/includes/class-activity-dispatcher.php#L21) which is currently triggered only within the `Scheduler` [class](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/blob/master/includes/class-scheduler.php#L14-L15).
## Possibilities ## Possibilities
ActivityPub knows several [actor types](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core/#actors): ActivityPub knows several [actor types](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core/#actors):
- Application - `Application`
- Group - `Group`
- Organization - `Organization`
- Person - `Person`
- Service - `Service`
The specifications allow for a lot of flexibility in their use. As WordPress websites serve a variety of tasks and goals, providing more detailed capabilities and options in this area **may prove challenging to accomplish in a user-friendly manner**. The specifications allow for a lot of flexibility in their use. As WordPress websites serve a variety of tasks and goals, providing more detailed capabilities and options in this area **may prove challenging to accomplish in a user-friendly manner**.
@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Other WordPress actor types might have valid use cases, like actors for categori
### Problems ### Problems
- Overall complexity may lead to programming and usage errors. - Overall complexity may lead to programming and usage errors.
- Naming collisions become more likely. - Naming collisions become more likely. See below.
- Who is the `actor`, who is the `attributedTo`, who is just sending an `Announce` of a post? - Who is the `actor`, who is the `attributedTo`, who is just sending an `Announce` of a post?
## Proposed starting point for evaluating use cases ## Proposed starting point for evaluating use cases