[IMC-US] a proposal

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>From: max <max at michiganimc.org>
>To: john duda <john at manifestor.org>
>CC: imc-us at lists.cu.groogroo.com
>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] a proposal
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:27:57 -0700
>
>ok, so the proposal has been amended to include an open publishing newswire
>like www.indymedia.org (linked to from the front page but not visible on
>the front page).
>
>I think we're getting somewhere...
>
>max
>
>---
>
>
>Quoting john duda <john at manifestor.org>:
>
> > if this is the editorial proposal we want to go with(no open
> > publishing, more editorial voice than a purely syndication site), i
> > would suggest that we *either* give up the url
> > "us.indymedia.org"(leaving us with indymedia.us) and the other
> > associated rights of being an "official" imc(syndication by global
> > newswire, link in the cities.inc sidebar file) *or* submit the
> > proposed editorial policy to imc-process, explaining our reasons for
> > not wanting to offer open publishing, in order to give the network a
> > chance to object before we launch the site officially.
> >
> > personally i'd prefer open-publishing....seems simpler...
> >
> > john
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 04:14:09PM -0700, max wrote:
> > > proposed by members of michiganIMC.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I. "featurewire" policy:
> > > fully automated, syndicated wire of all features from US IMCs
> > >
> > > II. center column policy:
> > > -the center column is the place to feature:
> > > 	1) articles promoted from the featurewire
> > > 		-these articles will be either:
> > > 		a) bumped to the center column with no changes from the feature wire
> > > 		b) bumped to the center column with spelling and grammar corrections
> > if
> > > needed
> > > 		c) bumped to the center column with added links and content with the
> > > exclusive purpose of adding context for a US-wide 		audience
> > > 	2) articles written by an editorial team specifically for US-IMC
> > > 		a) these articles will be written collaboratively over an email 
>list,
> > in a
> > > very similar fashion to global
> > >
> > > III.  additional criteria for center column:
> > > 	1) center column features should be articles produced by local IMCs
> > with
> > > content relevant to the US-IMC readers
> > > 	2) center column features should be original features compiled by the
> > > US-IMC editorial team
> > > 	3) there will be an emphasis on featuring articles produced by local
> > IMCs
> > > rather than by the US editorial group
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > IV. process:
> > > 	1) there will be a US-IMC editorial group that will communicate over
> > an
> > > email list.
> > > 	2) this group will work out a more detailed policy regarding the
> > promotion
> > > of features to the center column from the featurewire as 	    needed.
> > > 	3) if articles from the featurewire fall within the criteria for the
> > center
> > > column, they can be promoted immediately by any individual with
> > > editorial access.
> > > 	4) original articles produced by the US editorial group will follow a
> > > similar process to global (proposal --> 6hrs without blocking -->
> > publish -
> > > this can be articulated in greater detail if people want)
> > > 	5) the email list and the internal message boards in Mir will be used
> > for
> > > inter-group communication
> > > 	6) the editorial group is open to anyone who is already working on a
> > local
> > > IMC in the US
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Joshua Breitbart <breitbart at indymedia.org>:
> > >
> > > > "live" is such a relative term anyway. Does it mean when the
> > indymedia.us
> > > > url is
> > > > pointed to it? Or when we actually start promoting it?
> > > >
> > > > The site won't start getting much traffic until it has something
> > more
> > > > than an
> > > > untouched syndication feed. We need at least to be able to provide
> > some
> > > > context
> > > > for the links, expand or reduce the abstracts, and correct typos.
> > > >
> > > > John - I'd like an account. But is there any editorial management at
> > all
> > > > as its
> > > > currently configured? Seems like the features wire just rolls along.
> > > >
> > > > I think it would be really incongruous to once in a while all of a
> > sudden
> > > > have
> > > > breaking news pop up on the site.
> > > >
> > > > My main concern is that the site be most useful with the least
> > possible
> > > > effort.
> > > > That means a constantly updated center column. For that, we should
> > allow
> > > > for
> > > > multiple ways to access the center column. The easiest way to do 
>that
> > is
> > > > simply
> > > > to be able to bump up features from the wire and that will probably
> > be
> > > > the
> > > > primary source of content. But we'd be making our lives more
> > difficult if
> > > > we
> > > > close off the option of being able to post features directly.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Josh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Quoting max <max at michiganimc.org>:
> > > >
> > > >  should we decide how the site is going to work before we start
> > doing
> > > > it?
> > > >
> > > >  max
> > > >
> > > >  ---
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Quoting bht <bht at indymedia.org>:
> > > >
> > > >  > one thing about setting up admin accounts:
> > > >  >
> > > >  > we should preface our admin name with what imc we come from, mine
> > is
> > > >  > pdx_bht this is how global does it and is a good way to remember
> > > > where
> > > >  > we
> > > >  > have accounts!
> > > >  >
> > > >  > also, I can set up accounts and run people through admin use as
> > well!
> > > >  > bht
> > > >  >
> > > >  >
> > > >  > > so, the syndication stuff seems to be working pretty well.
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > > do we want to point indymedia.us and us.indymedia.org at the
> > > > current
> > > >  > > server?  i can turn on the breaking news stuff, and start
> > handing
> > > > out
> > > >  > > admin accounts to those who want one...there's a lot of
> > features
> > > >  > > coming in, it would be good to get people to start watching and
> > > >  > > categorizing features(we need a set of topics first, obviously)
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > > john
> > > >  > >
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