[IMC-Boston-Editorial] Feature Policy

[Svea Eppler]

        For several years Matt Williams had the  best "feature" system for centered articles. His standard list  announcement included the title "New Feature: TITLE HERE", sometimes  had a hyperlink to the new story, and the summary paragraph to let  everyone who might not have the time to read the article a brief intro  to see if they had any immediate objections.
  
       Here are some examples of his announcements, and one of mine that includes a hyperlink...
  
        : )
  
  http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/boston-editorial/2003-August/000561.html 
    http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/boston-editorial/2004-September/0923-3g.html
    http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/boston-editorial/2005-February/0226-f3.html
    http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/boston-editorial/2005-November/1117-ea.html
  
        I wholeheartedly endorse anyone and everyone who  decides to feature a story to follow this type of procedure - it really  helps us come to a quick decision if there are any disagreements  (unlike this disagreement, which I haven't even had a chance to look at  because, among other things and as Sharpie pointed out, I don't know  which article was in hidden/unhidden because there was no title  provided, no hyperlink in the announcement, and I didn't even check to  see if it was currently hidden or not hidden because it took too much  time to do so... 
  
       So, if Sharpie's comment wasn't enough for a formal proposal, I'll insert one here!
  
       I propose that any New Features must be  announced to the list with the article Title, a short summary or the  piece (taken from the article), a hyperlink to the article, and perhaps  a short description from the Editor as to why they decided to center.
  
       What say you?
  
       S.
  
  
  

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