[IMC-US] IMC-US Proposal: DECISION-DEADLINE -- Friday Noon EST.

[deva]

editorial policy regarding hiding posts to the newswire

deva


On Jul 28, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Sascha Meinrath wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Chris Anderson wrote:
>
>> agreed. how do we test for consensus on the internet? it seems like
>> we've almost got it :)
>
> are there any more concerns on the table that haven't been addressed?
> how about we set a deadline of friday Noon EST for bringing them up 
> and if
> the table remains clear we move forward with implementation.
>
> --sascha
>
>> --- Tribal Scribal <valeoftheoaks at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> (applause, applause!)  :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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>:
>>>>>>>
>>>
>> === message truncated ===
>>
>>
>>
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