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Some of our users had the same concerns when we made our site featurelist.org. That's why we added (due to a user's feature request) a way to export all data f
by thorax 18y ago
Some of our users had the same concerns when we made our site featurelist.org. That's why we added (due to a user's feature request) a way to export all data from your project to XML.
Without exports like that, users will become even more wary of storing their data on sites that aren't supported by the "big 5" internet/software companies. There's always the risk the company (or handful of hackers) will go away and take their hard work with them. It's also a differentiator when you do that because the big guys want to hold onto the data.
Obviously an XML dump is not the same as having the full service, but at least, if bad things happen, the users can salvage some of their content without digging through Google/wayback caches.
- jeroen 18y agoThe problem with xml dumps is that it is a backup-like feature, and users are notoriously sloppy with backups. It is great that you provide the feature (and I'm slightly embarrassed that http://scribbl.net/ http://scribbl.net/ doesn't) but what users really need is the ability to get their data after the application has gone down. Not that I see any way to do that given the current state of the internet.