[Boston-editorial] hiding vs. deleting

[TL]

just for clarification because my shortterm memory is
really weak but did we or did we not agree recently
that deleting blatant ads, like those online casino
ones we were getting blitzed with, was acceptable?   

--- Sofia JarrinT <sofiajt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> 
> Thanks for the heads up.  I think I've only deleted
> duplicate postings (my own...), but I'll make sure
> to
> be careful not to delete anything.
> 
> cheers,
> Sofia
> 
> --- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Sofia --
> > 
> > Not to pick on you or anything, but I've noticed
> > that you've deleted a 
> > couple things. You should really be hiding them.
> We
> > only delete things 
> > in extreme circumstances, as designated in the
> > editorial policy: "1. 
> > Any hate posting that also carries media such as
> > photos, audio or video 
> > clips (to prevent the use of our server as a
> > linkable storage space); 
> > 2. Any post by an individual known by Indymedia to
> > have consistently 
> > acted in a disruptive manner and that the
> collective
> > has unanimously 
> > identified as a sabateur. 3. Stories, pictures,
> > video footage or other 
> > material that could potentially incriminate or
> > otherwise endanger 
> > activists." (Tim also once deleted an audio
> > recording in which Johnny 
> > Wizard threatened to kill President Bush,
> something
> > we all agreed was a 
> > wise decision.) Other than that things should be
> > hidden, so they can 
> > still be read by anyone who goes to the hidden
> > articles page. This is a 
> > way of editing the website to get rid of junk yet
> > try to remain 
> > consistent with the spirit of open-publishing. I
> > don't think anything 
> > you deleted is a great loss, mind you, so it's not
> a
> > big deal. I just 
> > wanted to give you a heads up.
> > 
> > -- Matt
> > 
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> Desmond Tutu
> 
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> It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is
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> the patience to win." Cesar Chavez
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