[Imc-tech] Tech Issues/Meeting? was Re: [Imc] list moderation

[Mike Lehman]

OK, I'm finally catching up with my email for the last month.

I would be willing to help moderate the lists, if Zach can set me up for 
that. Just let me know.

As for the missed Tech meeting, I say let's schedule it for the 2nd 
Tuesday in August, August 10. I think the time we previously chose was 
8pm, but someone correct me if I'm wrong about that.

We simply have too much going on with Tech that needs attention to let 
this slip through the cracks. Among these items are:

* list moderation
* need for revision of website use policy to deal with chronic trolls
* color issues with Darrin D's cartoons
* dying public access computer

I'm sure there are more. This is also something that should not fall on 
Paul's shoulders (but it sounds like he's making that clear anyway). 
Like several other people, he's way over-committed at the IMC already. 
We need some new blood to step forward, but, if not, we also need to 
work together to get the vital things taken care of, as well as making a 
list of things that will be _left to fall through the cracks_ until 
there is more help available.
Mike Lehman

Paul Riismandel wrote:

> Well, for historical context, I've been a list moderator for years and 
> have made continuous occasional calls for help the whole time, and have 
> decided that since there's been nearly no relief that nobody really 
> minds having piles of late e-mails get caught in moderation.
> 
> This would be a great things for the supposedly resurrected Tech group 
> to take care of, but a second meeting has never happened -- nor did a 
> request for consent from Steering happen at the last Steering meeting 
> (if my reading of the meeting notes are correct.  A check of the 
> archives shows it was planned for Yesterday, the 13th -- the notes don't 
> show anyone agreeing to facilitate or call it, nor do the notes indicate 
> if someone agreed to make the reques to Steering. (As the person who 
> kept the last iteration of Tech on life support for months after the 
> rest of the group lost interest, please don't look to me to call or 
> facilitate this meeting).
> 
> --Paul
> 
> On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:59 PM, meghan at ucimc.org wrote:
> 
>> so I thought I would go ahead and through it out into the void...
>>
>> is anyone interested in moderating the IMC list who isn't currently doing
>> it already? this would entail getting an email everytime someone who is
>> not on the IMC list sends and email to it, and eventually going to a
>> website and approving everything that isn't spam.
>>
>> I'm just guessing that whoever is doing it now is overwhelmed, since I 
>> got
>> a pile of out of date mail about meetings that already happened in my
>> inbox today. (it's fine--it happens to the best of us.)
>>
>> so, anyone else interested?
>>
>> -meghan