[IMC-pgh-discuss] statement about baiting?

[Andy Mulkerin]

Yeah, I don't think it'll necessarily stop people from posting, but I
think we need to clear it up, because they're pretty good at disguising
themselves and have a lot of people confused, and are surely scaring
people away from the movement.

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On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Nathan Shaffer wrote:

>
> I suppose this might be a good idea ... but I just don't think it will do enough.  I think that the people (and I think some of them are cops) will keep posting and clogging our site.
>  Andy Mulkerin <arm58+ at pitt.edu> wrote:hey all
>
> what with the trouble that has been caused by one/more people posting to
> our site and stating that batteries and rocks were thrown yesterday and
> kids in masks were feeling up the lovely edgewood ladies, do you think we
> would be smart to make a statement as a collective?
>
> i'd like to hear from as many of you on this list as possible, regardless
> of how involved you are or aren't. i propose something like this:
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> Recently some users of the Pittsburgh IMC website have made allegations
> about the March 30 anti-war rally and march that are unsubstantiated and
> untrue, and are obviously aimed at creating a rift in the anti-war
> movement. We, as the collective that administers the site, would like to
> remind everyone that while indymedia is a good way of getting news out
> about what did happen, it is also a place where untrue claims can very
> easily be made and supported. Please read this site carefully, and keep in
> mind that the mere fact that someone says they were at Point A at X hours
> does not mean they actually were. It is very easy for one person to pose
> as several people with several different perspectives and say the same
> thing.
>
> No one who can prove that they were at the march has supported the claims,
> in public or private, that people keyed cars, or harrassed anyone on the
> sidewalk. It is just plain untrue. The claim that someone threw rocks was
> made by police, but has not been backed up by anyone else who was present
> at the march.
>
> - The Pittsburgh Independent Media Center Collective
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