[imc-scotland-discussion] indymedia email rationalisation

[%20Bunny]

On Monday 20 April 2009 15:41:12 jon at noflag.org.uk wrote:

> Now that we have moved hosting, and have our own domain name, we can
> rationalise all the different email lists, so that they are @ our new
> domain (rather than @ a whole different bunch of places) - this would be
> neater and look more professional.
>
> So here is my proposal for email list rationalisation:
>
> (1) general discussion list
> currently - imc-scotland-discussion at lists.indymedia.org
> change to - discussion at lists.indymediascotland.org

I think it is good this list hosted on

http://lists.indymedia.org/

so they can be seen along side other indymedia groups.

Also I am familier with the set and admin of those lists. They have added some 
extra module to mailmain. i.e a discard all button, and facility to hide post 
from archive. Important with having open archives which is defualt for 
indymedia list unless reason to be otherwise,, in spirt of openess that is 
meant to be Indymedia principle.

It is good to know that the server that now hosts indymediascotland.org 
supports TLS for it's email traffic like lists.indymedia.org

I think Ulla overstates the degree to which hosting list off the general 
indymedia infrastructure would be turning back on gloable indymedia network 
which indymedia scotland is part. I think there are other aspects to where we 
may be falling down a little in this respect that I should have been more on 
ball on and this has prompted me but that will be in other email.

Also 
> (2) editors internal list
> currently - editors at imcscotland.org
> change to - editors at indymediascotland.org

editors at imcscotland.org is not really an email list and certain was never 
intended to be.

imcscotland.org was brought before our sucessful bid for Indymedia franchise.
In order to host the website in meantime before getting scotland.indymedia.org 
in the end it took alot longer to get site running than going through new imc 
process. When site was set up I just on wim choose that to be return and 
diplayed to address and automatic message that went to each register user with 
editor access level. People recieved the email direct via bbc not via that 
email address although looking at email it may have seemed that way, but when 
site moved from using DadaIMC to Drupel, the automatic fature promotion 
messages went just to that email address which I did not realise for a while 
untill editor told me that not recieving them, so I set that email address to 
forward to active editors I knew of.

I have suggest that use the contatc list instead especially as imcscotland.org 
domain won't be renewed unless some on offers to pay fee ($6.95 or $8.88 if 
leave till 14 days of expiry date (5 March)).

I have asked those who are active editors of indyemdia scotland  to subscribe 
to contact list.

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-scotland-contact

If any active editor is not on that list let me know, and I will add you. In 
past I sent some invits from list but not everyone follow through to 
subscrube, I preffer to send invits to a list rather than sub peopleunless have 
specifi agreement to add some to list.

This email was set up as a way for people to email inymedia scotland with 
message being archived in open archive like if they email this list, which for 
me is preffered way to interact with Indymedia Scotland so more people see 
email and responses. but I understand that some people don't wish emails to be 
in open archive and also if giving email contact address on flyers should be 
private one.

scotland [at] indymedia.org

redirect to that list and was used on poster.

I think it should be given on new flyers if email address given.

> (4) donations email address
> currently - does not exist
> create - donations at indymediascotland.org
> and possibly just re-direct to editors list?

If this will be controlling list of donation accounts, then may need to be 
carefull, but more on that in later email.

> (5) Are there any other email addresses/lists I have omitted? and should
> there be any other ones created? Or should any be deleted?

There is a list that was used / intended as a low load annoucement list, that 
we would encourage every one we came accross who may be interested in 
Indymedia to join if they did not want to join this discussion list.

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-scotland-information

Its use has lapsed but it still has many subscribers from way back, and worth 
sending a message out on it re-introducing Indymedia with the updated site.
If message is created for that list one chould bear in mind people recieving 
it will not have recieved any message from Indymedia in a long time so best to 
give full introduction.

If we wish to use in future I reckon a link to it should be made from the 
sites contact information page.

regards,

Bunny

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