[imc-maritimes] A better way to arrange news

[Duane Rousselle]

I hardly remember the email that I sent because it was such a while ago,
but I do remember my intentions when I was sending it.  

I am happy that it generated some sort of reaction, even though it was a
belated one.

-duane



On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 13:43 -0400, TremBen at netscape.net wrote:
> Hey Duane
> 
> Duane.Rousselle at unb.ca Fri Apr 28 19:06:02 PDT 2006 wrote:
> > I was wondering who has access to the code for the site.
> There are 2 or 3 suites that are used by almost all IMCs ... I can't say about this one.
> 
> > I'd like to suggest that people are able to rank news according
> > to unique ip's, and then use that as a counter so that the most
> > popular news articles are placed in the top right section of the
> > page.
> Interesting idea. But I think maybe it should be optional, maybe a configurable preference; the design decision to have "river of news" has been time proven across the global network.
> 
> >  The way it is now, there needs to be somebody constantly picking
> > and choosing which articles are worthy of higher attention.
> That's true.
> 
> >  This would free up the load from whoever has the monotonous task of
> > doing this daily, and it would more closely resemble the principles
> > of social justice.  
> "River of news" is, of course, objective ... since it's mechanical and arbitrary. Features are usually the product of teamwork and since (in theory, usually in practice) IMCs are group processes this is actually very open.
> 
> You might be surprised by how much discussion is generated by tasks like this ... not only matters of Information Architecture but, as you point out, the justice aspects of process. You'll find more activity at the network level, on the other lists. (see http://lists.indymedia.org/ for the full list)
> 
> -Duane
> ben
> 
> p.s. I'm sorry nobody bothered themselves to reply to you. Truly. The dynamic that gave rise to Indymedia in the spring/summer/fall of 1999 had everything to do with getting people involved in order to propagate technical skills and broaden the base for decision making. As indicated by Dru's "I (Dru Jay) am willing to fill both of these roles until other people are willing to take them over. (last update by Dru Jay, March 11, 2001)" one energized individual cannot replace that group dynamic, even when that one individual has supportive friends in key positions. The consequence is that motivated individuals such as yourself are left to twist in the wind ... being ignored has far more impact than being alone.
> 
> I hope you keep on keepin' on; despite appearances and events to the contrary, groups of well intentioned individuals is the way to go.
> 
> 
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Duane Rousselle
Sociology Honours @ UNB - Graduate Game Programmer
UNB/STU Social Justice Society - http://sjs.revolt.org
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