[Imc-tech] Re: [Imc-newsroom] Please remove me from your website

[Mike Lehman]

Max,
We'll take up your request at the Steering group meeting this Sunday.
You are of course welcome to attend the meeting (which starts at noon)
so that you can present your side of the issue. I imagine that we will
contact Nadine to get her side of the story before we take any action,
however.

A rereading of the comments makes it appear that she may have been
quoting either your letter or the DI itself. If that is the case,
perhaps some better attribution of the source may be in order. However,
I can't see us removing something that is publically available
information. Likewise, the material doesn't appear to be of a libelous
nature. In any case, we will attempt to ascertain if there is a basis to
remove this and take action accordingly. Generally, we are reluctant to
edit any story without the consent of the author unless it is a clear
violation of our website use policy or unless it falls into the very
limited area of speech that is illegal under US law.
Mike Lehman

mfollmer wrote:
> 
> To the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center News and tech departments:
> 
> It has come to my attention that my name, and comments made to a DI reporter
> are contained on one of the pages on your website, as part of a series
> entitled "Hate Propaganda" part 3 of 4
> (http://print.ucimc.org/front.php3?article_id=213&group=webcast). The young
> woman, Nadine Malik, who's name appears on the byline, called me in the spring
> and identified herself as a reporter for the Daily Illini. While I consented
> to have my name and comments printed in the DI, I never gave my consent to
> appear on your website. She never identified herself as being affiliated with
> your group, or made it known that she was working on a story for you. Had she
> fully disclosed her intentions, I would not have given her permission to use
> my name. Please remove my name and my comments from your website immediately.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Max Follmer