[IMC-US] PROPOSED: Arafat on the verge of death

[Andy Pyle]

lets not assume everyone has the latest hardware/software to see cool features.  This is a
class issue.  Many of us and a zillion others are recycling old computers to internet
newbies and these computers run something like IE 4 or Netscape 4.7.

john duda wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 03:18:49PM -0500, max wrote:
> > yeah I agree with john: "a set of distinctions beyond
> > > start special/breaking news/feature/local wire that tied into a less
> > > traditional layout like what sf.indymedia.org is now using."
> >
> > that would be key in terms of moving indymedia sites away from the blog design
> > and towards a news design.  sf.indymedia.org looks really good right now. also
> > check out http://michiganimc.org/~max/version6.html - this is what we were
> > working on but never implemented. it'd probably be way easier to do in mir than
> > dada.
>
> i also had your design in mind, but couldn't find the url.  the trick
> as i see it would be to come up with some easy ways of splitting up or
> rearranging texts and abstracts.  if someone has some bad ass css
> skills, we could do something like article titles+1 or 2 sentence
> leads with a small picture, but then when you mouse over that, you get
> a full summary which appears in a floating div in the same place.  it
> would be futuristic and super cool if it worked right, but damn hard
> to nail....
>
> >
> > max
> >
> >
> > Quoting john duda <john at manifestor.org>:
> >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 12:02:24PM -0500, Ana Nogueira wrote:
> > > > I agree. This is what I propose.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > longterm:
> > > > This might be too radical an idea, but we find space on our page for
> > > > "syndicated global features." a narrow column with *just* headlines from
> > > the
> > > > global feature page that link to the global site.
> > > >  I think this would help us more clearly define both site's roles. Crazy?
> > >
> > > i think we need to seriously think about how to 1) increase the amount
> > > of space on the page (a stretchable banner would help here) and 2) how
> > > to display more info at the top of the page for longer periods of
> > > time.  maybe if we could come up with a set of distinctions beyond
> > > start special/breaking news/feature/local wire that tied into a less
> > > traditional layout like what sf.indymedia.org is now using.  or something.
> > >
> > > john
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/5/04 3:26 AM, "bht" <bht at indymedia.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > i am also against having this a feature of us imc.  i think its place on
> > > > > us imc would be in the syndicated feature wire should indybay feature it
> > > > > on their local page.
> > > > >
> > > > > this is a global story.  it belongs on the global page, i almost think it
> > > > > would be good to highlight somewhere on the site other indy sites like us
> > > > > imc.  there is global, of course, and there is also oceania syndication
> > > > > site.
> > > > >
> > > > > also, i am very concerned about the crossposting on indy sites, and i
> > > > > especially worry about the relationship that us.indy will have with
> > > > > indymedia.org
> > > > >
> > > > > i dont know how many of you are familiar with the global process and
> > > such,
> > > > > but global imc working group is a very small group of people that take
> > > > > original submissions or compile features themselves and post them as
> > > > > features.
> > > > >
> > > > > i think the actual number of people that actively participate in global
> > > > > features right now is 4 or 6.  And quite a few of the people on this list
> > > > > and actively doing work on this site are people that used to be involved
> > > > > with global features.  So the energy and momentum is switching, as it
> > > > > should.
> > > > >
> > > > > I kind of lost my track of thought, so I am going to stop rambling.  But,
> > > > > I think my main point was that we should create a symbiotic relationship
> > > > > with other indy sites, especially global.
> > > > > bht
> > > > >
> > > > > ahhh! Chris Anderson
> > > > >>> And we don't have to mention the US connection in
> > > > >>> every story either.  If we did it would
> > > > >>> sound like the RCP having to mention Bob Avakian in
> > > > >>> every story, speech, etc.  The
> > > > >>> cumulative coverage of the site will make the US
> > > > >>> connection clear.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I disagree with the above statement in general, but am
> > > > >> not opposed to this feature specifically. That said, I
> > > > >> dont see why we shouldn't mention the impact Arafat's
> > > > >> death will have on the US.  There's a way to do it so
> > > > >> we dont "sound like bob avakian."
> > > > >>
> > > > >> chris
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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