[IMC-UK-Features] Response to Shift's email, was Re: hello

[jagmad at riseup.net]

The impression that I had was that both Shift and Shiar were referring
generally to Indymedia discussions being open or not rather than to any
specific subject.

Doug.

> I fail to see how the existence of a list for legally sensitive matters,
> or your
> own issue about a video you shot at Climate Camp in any way impact on
> Shiar's
> claim that discussions on the matter of Israel/Palestine or 'conspiracy
> theory'
> issues are not open...............
>
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> Quoting jagmad at riseup.net:
>
>> While I largely agree with Shiar I must take issue with the following.
>>
>> > Where did you get from the idea that discussions within and about
>> > Indymedia were ever not open? All our meetings and lists are open and
>> > publicly archived and anyone is welcome to participate.
>>
>> We all know that at least one list is not open, the one where legal
>> issues
>> are discussed privately among a few. Then there are those little IRC
>> get-togethers that happen from time to time. Goodness knows what else
>> goes
>> on behind closed doors and by private email, which may or may not be
>> necessary but please don't deny it.
>>
>> I was put on emergency moderation for daring to go public about an item
>> of
>> mine that was deleted, as opposed to being hidden, and am still subject
>> to
>> moderation on one or two lists because of it. I was also deemed to be
>> too
>> untrustworthy to take a more active role in admin as a result. All of
>> which can hardly be described as open and public or welcoming.
>>
>> Doug.
>>