[IMC-Boston-Editorial] cateogories/mike's feature

[visnusdream at juno.com]

I centered Mike's article:
http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/49362/index.php
(Summary is at the bottom of this e-mail.)
I don't care if you add a war/militarism category but I'd like to see two or three other ones disappear. In fact, I think 5 is probably the maximum we need. Lately, I've just been using the 'control key' to put things in several categories at once. But then I just feel silly. Maybe we should look at some other news outlets and see what kind of categories they use. We have too much gray area. I'm not real picky though. I don't think its that important (but I don;t mean that the way it sounds). Ideas: 'education,' 'race,' 'GLBT/Queer' can all be collapsed into 'social welfare.' Also, if we have war/militarism, we don't really need human rights. I mean don't all human rights issues fall into War/militarism, international, or social welfare? Let's dump 'technology,' all those issues should fall into either environment, globalization, or social welfare. Can we change some categories? We should probably keep Labor, but don't those issues fall under the rubric of Organizing? I think we've tried to give every identity group a heading and its just so watered down the headings mean very little. But . . . maybe that's what will make them more readily available for searches.) What ever you guys think is fine with me.  
If you guys want to change anything on that article up-load page, I want to have the 'local interest' block changed. I want it to say something like 'Check this box if this article directly pertains to the Boston/Massachusetts area,' or just 'Pertains to the Boston/Massachusetts area.'
I want people to know that if their article doesn't actually have a 'local slant' and they check the box, then they are disrespecting the IMC space. Everyone wants their article to garner 'local interest' so they all check it. I have to fix 5 of these things a day. Its silly. And its a waste of time. I don't blame them but I would like to see a change. 
Love, 
Jamie 
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