[Imc-uk-features] Feature proposal: Tweedle Brown

[maqui]

Hello

Sorry, but i really don't understand what is Ben's issue with having 
this feature up, even if i agree 100% with him when he said:

> Indymedia isn't normally associated with following the in's and out's
> of party politics and a front page feature basically about one
> celebrity politician making way for another doesn't seem quite right
> to me.

But as Shiar and others pointed out, this feature is not about 'one 
politician making way for another' damn b'stard, it is about anti-war 
protests going on whilst this is happening. I think the title of the 
feature makes this point straight: 'Anti-war greeting for Tweedle 
Brown'.

Also, as for Ben's argument about 'leaving breathing space' between 
features. I think it has been me who in the past has argued in favour 
about a 'breathing space' in between features. But every time I have 
done so, is because a feature has been put up immediately after another 
(by this i mean less than 24h or so). I think if this was the case 
between the GM one and the anti-war protests greeting Brown feature, 
then I would support Ben's argument, but in fact the GM feat has been 
on top for 2 days. I think this is enough 'breathing space' if 
something else is going on, that makes someone put time and effort into 
making a feature.

As for whether there is or not a feature about this in the London page. 
Well, I very much doubt it will be actually. Doug said he would be 
putting one up, but then withdrew from this with a mail to the london 
list 'because there was one in the uk anyway'. I have not seen anyone 
else from the London kollective offering to work a local feature on 
this. So, in that sense, I am glad there is one in the UK's front page.

Moreover, to me the feature fits very well in the front page, as it is 
a UK wide issue in the sense that the 'same' protests have 
consecutively gone on in Manchester and London, and not because it 
refers to a new PM moving in number 10. The feature is not about that 
at all.

Also, Chris wrote:

> On Wed 27-Jun-2007 at 02:44:46PM +0100, Ben wrote:
>>
>> The GM piece has a very specific time scale, since it is
>> promoting what is likely to be the last GM action this
>> year taking place this weekend.
>
> It has a link in the "Upcoming Coverage" box and a front
> page feature article -- this is more than most protests
> have before they take place...

Indeed.

besides as phunkee said:

> The potatoes GM feature is still visible on my browser.

It is in mine too, and I do have an average size screen.

He also said:

> Can we move on?

Yes please!.

And please, lets try to be a bit more constructive about each others 
work. There aren't so many people out there putting time and effort 
into making features and running the indy back office. Both Chris and 
Ben are one of these few, and i find it odd not to support each others 
efforts. I guess i'm saying this for the usual tone people seem to talk 
in the features list. It is more confrontational that I'd like it to 
be, and this is not about not expressing disagreements.

Anyway, I think i better shut up now before someone reminds me that one 
of my mails to this list not long ago (during the g8) was actually 
shouting in a quite confrontational manner i guess. Ehem ...

Anyhows ...

maqui