Draft Privacy Policy, was: Re: Promoted topic added to the site, was: Re: [Imc-uk-process] promoted newswire - moving forward

[Chris]

Hi

On Sun 08-Jan-2006 at 02:11:51PM +0000, MrDemeanour wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> >
> > I think it's OK agreeing the article about the promoted wire by
> > passive consensus -- this is what is done for most feature
> > articles... but I really have doubts about changes to the Editorial
> > Policy and a new Privacy Policy being agreed in this way...
> 
> I'm inclined to agree with respect to the Editorial Policy; although
> since the promoted newswire is for the time-being onsidered an
> experiment, perhaps it's OK. But as far as the Privacy Policy is concerned,
> (a) we really ought to have one, since we *do* take privacy really
>     seriously; and
> (b) the one being proposed is unexceptionable (IMO) as far as its
>     content goes, and I think it could be approved by passive consensus.
> 
> Arguably the PP is too windy, and there may be other objections to it.
> But given that we currently have no PP at all, and that the *substance*
> of the proposed draft
> (http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkPrivacyPolicy) is essentially a
> question of fact, I don't see why it couldn't be done by passive consensus.

Yeah, I agree.

> BTW: what alternative process is being suggested here? You (Chris) said
> on 2nd January: "How long do we need to agree this text and the text of
> the feature article and the changes Ekes suggested to the Editorial
> Guidelines -- a week or so (9th Jan 2006)?" - Other than a Network
> Meeting I'm not aware of any other candidate process; and a NM is
> arguably not as open and inclusive a process as a mailing-list consensus.

Well, I think we should leave the Editorial Guidlines
unchanges at the moment -- they have been changed in the
past via discussiosn on this list but with more
participation...

So... tomorrow I think the promoted wire could be deployed
with the privacy policy and the article about it and the
Editorial Guidline amandments can stay on hold for the
time being...

Shout if you disagree!

Chris

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