[Imc-uk-features] hiding comments

[Ilyan]

There was no guide to see hidden comments that I could see in the 
Guidelines.  Hidden comments were not included in view all posts viewings. 
If a post giving name and address and advocating violence were acted 
upon with fatal results, then Editors might be liable for incitement to 
murder.  Such a post was certainly hidden on UKindymedia, and I hope 
edited to remove the name and address, or deleted.   

On Indycymru we used to carry posts from the SWP as well as CP, they 
were always answered or given a warning notice about the merit of 
scientific Marxism and the danger of dogmatic Marxism.    We were never 
swamped.

Comments from the far right caused much of the best writing on Indycymru.  

Ilyan


freethepeeps at aktivix.org wrote:
> Quoting Ilyan <ac.thomas at ntlworld.com>:
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>> One does not prevent open publishing when you take down copyright 
>> material that has already been published.  Breach of copyright could 
>> result in legal action costs that close the site.  The same with 
>> criminal postings.  
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> Of course you're interfering with open publishing when you 'take down' posts you
> think might be "criminal" ...... thats why hiding is the best compromise that I
> can see. It does however raise a problem around giving clear instructions on
> how to view hidden posts, because it can then be claimed that we intended for
> those posts to be widely viewed.
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> There is a link to the editorial guidelines at the top of every page, and
> through that it is possible to view all posts, including hidden comments. And
> through that, people can view everything posted except for personal addresses
> and details.
>
> The editorial guidelines also give contact details, so that people can email the
> list if they're having a problem finding something.
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> Surely the main reason for keeping Indymedia up is to report the stuff that
> isn't reported elsewhere, or is misreported, rather than providing a play space
> for right wing trolls who couldn't give a damn about that stuff anyway?
>
> Open publishing (like CDM) works on the theory that people will participate in a
> constructive and responsible manner - those who particpate for destructive
> reasons and with other agendas, subvert it, and if there isn't a defence of
> 'our' space, they will take control of it.
>
> Ask the leadership of the SWP........
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