[UCIMC-Tech] Grant non-IMC members IMC account?

[Mike Lehman]

Brian,
I don't have any concerns here. You're right, a wiki is very different 
from a FCC-licensed radio station. I just wanted the general principle 
out there for the potential occasions where it might apply.
Mike Lehman

Brian Duggan wrote:
> Josh and I had a discussion about granting access to some services,
> like Wiki edit access, but not others, like email. This would address
> the issues Nicole brought up. The issues that Mike brings up are
> certainly important and I want to be cautious, too, but I think this
> situation is different from WRFU's.
>
> I think we can address any concerns by granting only wiki edit access
> to certain users and revoking that access when it's no longer needed.
> We may be liable for what's on the IMC wiki in that it should be a
> living collection of IMC documentation and history. But we can also
> roll back any undesirable changes non-members make.
>
> If it becomes necessary, we can also grant edit access only to certain
> parts of the wiki.
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> Brian,
>> Another consideration here is potentially liability. This is not to say
>> anything at all about the individual involved in the current case. But an
>> example is WRFU. Because of the potential for individuals to engage in
>> behavior that could threaten the WRFU license or to have conflicts with
>> others at WRFU or in the IMC that might be expressed on air, we made
>> membership in the IMC a requirement of WRFU membership. That way any person
>> involved would fall under IMC policies.
>>
>> We should be cautious of creating circumstances where someone who isn't an
>> IMC member essentially gets the keys, but without any actual obligations to
>> the IMC. I'm not saying that the circumstances for Tech  here are like that
>> for WRFU.  But it is important to keep in mind precedent, as when this is
>> granted for someone who would never be a problem, the next time the question
>> comes up, it might not be so clearcut.
>>
>> If the issue is primarily a financial one, like other working groups, Tech
>> can waive part or all of the cost of IMC membership.
>> Mike Lehman
>>
>> Brian Duggan wrote:
>>     
>>> I met a potential volunteer for the IMC Computer Help Desk this
>>> Tuesday. He was very enthusiastic about staffing the Help Desk and
>>> contributing to Help Desk documents on the wiki. He's not a member of
>>> the IMC. Today he attempted to edit the wiki and found he could not do
>>> so without an IMC account. He attempted to create an IMC account and
>>> found that account creation had to go through a human being. He mailed
>>> the Help Desk address asking for wiki edit access.
>>>
>>> I want non-members to be able to contribute to the wiki if they can,
>>> but right now this means granting accounts on every service that are
>>> benefits of IMC membership - mail, IM and microblogging accounts. It
>>> would be kinda crummy for me to ask him to send me the network
>>> troubleshooting documents he authored so that I could upload them to
>>> the wiki.
>>>
>>> What's the current policy for granting an IMC account? Does someone
>>> have to be a member of the IMC to have an account? What would be the
>>> effect of granting accounts to non-members?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
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