[Boston-editorial] training editors

Tue May 10 08:54:02 PDT 2005

hi,
I won't be at the editorial meeting because I'm going
to the Media Reform Conference @ St. Louis this
weekend.  But I think the process for training editors
should be separate from the mission/vision (which will
take longer) and ideally include them.

But I do agree that we need some "rules" (that are
almost ready) so that the editing process doesn't
become an eternal flame war.

Ps: I'm not sure about that sentence, Matt.  I rather
just go with the social justice thing.

cheers,
Sofia
--- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I think we would just need to make some sort of
> formal decision at the 
> next editorial meeting, which is this Sunday at 4:00
> at the Dome Cafe 
> at MIT. (The Dome Cafe is on the 4th floor of the
> MIT building at 77 
> Mass. Ave.) -- Matt
> 
> On May 9, 2005, at 8:33 PM, sharpie at riseup.net
> wrote:
> 
> > Hey, so then what do you have to do other than ask
> for editorial 
> > access?
> > because if i had editorial access that would be
> great, and i'd probably
> > spend a lot more time working on non-video imc
> stuff...
> >
> > peace
> > sharpie
> >
> >> Yeah, we talked about that a couple meetings ago.
> Thing is, right now
> >> we don't have a training process. We just kind of
> give people 
> >> editorial
> >> access and let them learn on the job, by asking
> questions to this list
> >> when they're not sure about something. Which is
> obviously not the best
> >> way to do it. We'd like to have some time to
> train new editors
> >> (including Petrina and Nicole, as well as you and
> Jon), but we decided
> >> first we wanted to nail down all this stuff about
> our mission 
> >> statement
> >> and editorial policy. We figured it would make
> more sense to do that
> >> first and then train new folks.
> >>
> >> Which reminds me, I added a suggestion for
> compromise language on the
> >> mission statement to the Wiki: "We oppose all
> systems of inequality of
> >> power." Does this work for you, Pete and Sofia?
> (And anyone else?)
> >>
> >> -- Matt
> >>
> >> On May 9, 2005, at 7:39 PM, Sofia JarrinT wrote:
> >>
> >>> hi,
> >>> Related to that, I wanted to ask what our policy
> is on
> >>> training editors to be to help maintain the web
> site.
> >>> I would be interested in helping (with comments
> only,
> >>> not with posting/hidding articles), and I know
> that
> >>> Jon also expressed interest.  So, how does the
> process
> >>> work again?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Sofia
> >>>
> >>> --- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> Our policy is that while constructive criticism
> is
> >>>> OK, simpling
> >>>> insulting someone is grounds for getting your
> post
> >>>> hidden. And some of
> >>>> the comments are indeed out of line.
> Threatening
> >>>> someone with violence
> >>>> is also grounds for getting your post
> automatically
> >>>> hidden, no matter
> >>>> what else you're saying in it. -- Matt
> >>>>
> >>>> On May 9, 2005, at 12:04 PM, sharpie at riseup.net
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> hey folks, so i'm glad that the majority of
> boston
> >>>> indy readers who
> >>>>> write
> >>>>> responses feel as I do that Pitt's a white
> yuppie
> >>>> asshole, but i
> >>>>> noticed a
> >>>>> few comments that seem out of line to me, for
> >>>> example:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Aimee Smith is a bigot who has no problem
> >>>> squelching the free speech
> >>>>> of
> >>>>> anyone she disagrees with.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tell them how you called your fellow students
> >>>> "Nazis" and scrawled
> >>>>> "KKK"
> >>>>> on people's posters, Aimee.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tell them how you cut people's microphones
> during
> >>>> guest talks on
> >>>>> campus.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Fuck off and die, you wannabe fascist.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> and
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Ahhh. It's refreshing that Aimee Smith has
> not
> >>>> abandoned her true
> >>>>> cause:
> >>>>> "Pay attention to Aimee Smith."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On behalf of patriarchical straight white
> >>>> corporate bastards worldwide,
> >>>>> I'd like to extend AImee my sincerest
> gratitude
> >>>> for discrediting and
> >>>>> dividing the opposition.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Don't pull a Rachel Corrie, Aimee! We need
> you!
> >>>>> _________
> >>>>>
> >>>>> anyway, I feel like neither of those comments
> have
> >>>> a place on
> >>>>> indymedia,
> >>>>> and would like to know what our policy is re:
> such
> >>>> things.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> peace
> >>>>> sharpie
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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