[Imc-web] Reminder on Editing Etiquette/Policy

[Stephen Fonzo]

Thanks Nicole and Mike for addressing these issues.  It makes me wonder if
we ought to have another Web group meeting sometime in January.  I'm not
addicted to meetings, but it might be good to meet and discuss the current
work and future plans for the site, especially as Production is trying to
get its Drupal site up and populated in advance of its Film Festival in
early February.

-Steve

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Hi Nicole,
> Yes, that was the editing I referred to. Not a problem to do that, so long
> as it appears that the author of such an email does appear to be the author
> of the comment in question. Sending a note to the list lets others know that
> the request has been accomplished, as well as documenting it in case there
> is any question about it later.
>
> On several occasions in the past, there has been some dispute about whether
> the author of an anonymous post was actually the person requesting the edit.
> This is just one of the potential editing  problems with allowing anonymous
> comments, especially when we now have a group of editors.  In an earlier,
> somewhat less secure version of the software, we also encountered a problem
> where it seemed that someone who was not authorized gained access to editing
> privileges. So it keeps us all on the same page when notice is made about
> these changes.
>
> I see that Steve did send a notice of the Featuring of one of the stories I
> was referring to, so that's more a question of timing, as our efforts seem
> to have passed each other in the mail. We still don't know who Featured the
> other story. No problem with either one being a Feature.
>
> Not a big deal with any of this, but since editing is a collective
> activity, documenting things avoids any questions.
>
> Please note that comments or articles hidden based on policy can be
> documented by simply adding a brief note at the top of the post in question
> of why and the initials of the editor involved. There's no need for a post
> to the list in such circumstances, as editors can simply view the post to
> discern what was done and by whom. The new version of the software has a
> number of options that can do similar documentation, but that's still a work
> in progress, which we should discuss once the website has reached stasis.
> Mike Lehman
>
> Nicole Pion wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> This morning, we got a request to the IMC list to remove some personal
>> contact information that was listed in a comment to a story on sex
>> offenders.  I removed the contact info - is this the kind of editing you
>> want us to let you know about, Mike?
>> Thanks for the reminder.
>> Nicole
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net<mailto:
>> rebelmike at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>>
>>    We've got a couple of new features and an edit of a comment, but
>>    no documentation of the creation of the features or of the edit
>>    being made. Please remember that editing is something that is a
>>    shared effort. It is courteous to your fellow editors to post
>>    notices of such work to this list, as well as a matter of existing
>>    policy.
>>    Thanks,
>>    Mike Lehman
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>> Nicole Pion
>> Outreach and Development Adviser
>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>>
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Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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