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@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ however, to add ' or internal()' to `boring`, for some reason.
 >>> implementing support for more nested datatypes in [[plugins/websetup]]. —
 >>> [[Jon]]
 
+>>>> Well, it's a difficult problem. websetup builds a form using
+>>>> CGI::FormBuilder, which makes it easy to build the simple UI we have
+>>>> now, but sorta precludes anything more complicated. And anything with
+>>>> a nested datatype probably needs a customized UI for users to be able
+>>>> to deal with it. I don't think websetupability need be a deal-breaker
+>>>> for this patch. I personally like special pages like Kathryn is doing
+>>>> more than complex setup files. --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>>> I've ran out of time to keep working on this, so I'm just going to
+>>>>> submit it as a 'contrib' plugin and leave things at that for now.
+>>>>> — [[Jon]]
+
 ---------------------------
 
 Based on the above, I have written an experimental plugin called "subset".
@@ -150,3 +162,8 @@ Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to do the dependencies - I'd really appr
 >>>> whatever you like ☺  I like some of the enhancements you've made, but
 >>>> having the aliases/subsets/"things" work in any pagespec (inside map, or
 >>>> inline) is a deal-breaker for me. — [[Jon]]
+
+>>>>> I'm a bit confused by your statement "having the aliases/subsets/"things" work in any pagespec (inside map, or inline) is a deal-breaker for me".
+>>>>> Do you mean that you want them to work in any pagespec, or that you *don't* want them to work in any pagespec? -- [[KathrynAndersen]]
+
+>>>>>> I mean I would want them to work in any pagespec. — [[Jon]]