[imc-uk-collective] New-imc application

[anargeek]

Hi

On Wed 01-Dec-2010 at 09:56:27PM +0000, Genny wrote:
> Mr. Demeanour wrote:
> >
> > I note the comments from Mike and Genny concerning writing to Nick,
> > and I shall hold off on that until instructed otherwise.

I think it would be best to get the application in ASAP and then the
off-list sorting out of details can follow.

I agree with everything removed from this email, some bits follow...

> I thought all northern people had given up their log-ins. have i
> missed something? 

No, that is still the case.

> > We could do with a local Mission Statement and an Editorial Policy.
> > We can do these quite easily; we already know what they are, I
> > presume, and we just have to write them out and adopt them. 
>
> Did we already start doing this in docs? An editorial policy already
> exists for the uk site, so we could adopt that for now. Some of the
> stuff we discussed at the meeting could be included in our mission
> statement, adapted from what we expect individual members to support
> to what we want the collective to achieve - f'rinstance to provide an
> open publishing platform for anyone within the uk to report their
> news...

At this stage I'd suggest simply using the existing ones, but perhaps
deleting references to United Kollektives?

At our next meeting I think it would make sense to have a more political
review of them, for example I'd suggest considering adding a new
guildeline we have adopted for Sheffield:

- Pro-Establishment Disinformation : Articles or comments which are
  designed to undermine criticism and critiques of the ruling class
  agenda.

  https://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/static/editorial.html

> > I suppose the "Technical Contact" is esssntially the same as a WHOIS
> > Tech contact, and might be Chris.
> >   
> Seems to make sense, if Chris is happy with this... Chris?

Sure, stick this in:

  Technical Contact Name: Chris
  Email: chrisc at indymedia.org

> > Critical Dates?
> >   
> What are critical dates???

None in our case -- this if for IMC's created around specific events
AFAIK.

> > Each of us is at least competent to administer a standalone Linux
> > system.
> >   
> What does that mean? I'm not at all sure I'm 'at least competent...'

Change it to "Several of us is at least competent to administer a
standalone Linux system"?

I guess it would make sense to have the draft New-IMC on the wiki, this
is what we are doing for Sheffield:

- https://docs.indymedia.org/Local/ImcSheffieldNewImc

All the best

Chris