[Boston-editorial] secondly, what's our policy on death threats/slander/attacks in Comments?

[Pete Stidman]

>From what I know about it, it just takes learning the
policies and asking a lot of questions at first.  

In my own view you've been lurking on the editorial
list long enough to get an idea of what we hide and
what we don't, so if you're willing to ask the list
when you find comments you are not totally sure about,
and be conscious of what we have as group decisions
about that and all it's good.  

We really need to define our editorial policy better
anyway so if you can make it to the next editorial
meeting we can vote you and Jon in officially (as per
tradition, or at least that's how I got in and what I
told Jon when he asked) and then we could start
discussing how we will write the policy as an agenda
item (if other people want to too) and you all could
not only learn but own some of the lingo for making
editorial decisions.  

Sound good to everyone else?

-Pete

--- Sofia JarrinT <sofiajt at yahoo.com> 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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> "Truly, there is no future without forgiveness."
> Desmond Tutu
> 
> "Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion.
> It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is
> hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is
> the patience to win." Cesar Chavez
> 
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