[IMC-bristol] bunker feature stuff drags on

ian ian at videonetwork.org
Thu Nov 13 18:44:09 PST 2003


Thanks Tony for yet again putting private e-mail correspondence on to a 
public list.  That's the second time in the space of a year that you've 
done that.  I feel well comfortable working with you now and in the future.

What part of  - " please note that this is a personal e-mail - so I don't 
expect to see the reply posted on a public list"   do you not 
understand?   or was this deliberate?

You seem to be stepping from one smelly cow pat to another.  Keep up the 
good work :-)


best
ian



At 16:16 13/11/2003 +0000, Ecovillage Network UK wrote:
>Ian insists I apologise to the list,
>
>What exactly am I supposed to be apologising for? I'm sorry for breaking 
>any rules about putting up features - certainly -
>But not for being upset about the way it was dealt with by whoever deleted 
>it. My comments have, in fact, been aimed at whoever - still no-one's said 
>who it is - who originally deleted the feature three times and those who 
>decided it should be deleted without involving me in that decision.
>
>It would be helpful for me to know what to do with features in the future 
>... Run them past the editorial list first - which no-one else seems to do 
>- or phone people up?
>
>What do you do Ian?
>(no need to reply to the list)
>
>Tony
>
>
>
>At 03:46 PM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>
>>I suggest you run any further questions to the list - until you apologise 
>>I'm not prepeared to engage you anymore.
>>
>>At 15:36 13/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>Actually - Yes I am perfectly willing to prostrate myself before the 
>>>rulebook,
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm still not sure what I am supposed to do with features,
>>>
>>>Run them past the list first - or phone people up?
>>>
>>>T
>>>
>>>At 02:34 PM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>yet again there was no censorship (hmm - i'm sure we've been here b4 
>>>>)  I suggest you apologise to the list for yesterdays outburst.  Your 
>>>>comments have always been directed to Bristol IMC as a whole.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not prepared to draw a line under this until you acknowledge 
>>>>publicly that this misunderstanding is partly your fault - all because 
>>>>you didn't have a grasp on imc features protocol.  Four volunteers have 
>>>>already said as much - will you bite the bullet and do the same?
>>>>
>>>>knowing what a stubborn git you are I don't think you will be so 
>>>>gracious.  Until you do that don't bother me again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 14:27 13/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>'ctually - I was questioning the integrity of whoever deleted it 
>>>>>before running the doubts past me.
>>>>>
>>>>>maybe we can draw a line under this now?  Bite the bullet and ditch 
>>>>>the censorship.
>>>>>
>>>>>T
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>At 02:06 PM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>pathetic?  your stubbornness to not accept that this misunderstanding 
>>>>>>is partly your fault is whats pathetic.  Time and time again you show 
>>>>>>your self up as a complete amateur Tony in every respect.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>i believe that you are putting your fragile ego in full public 
>>>>>>display here - and its laughable tony.  Any respect I had for you has 
>>>>>>now vanished after that ridiculose tirade that you launched 
>>>>>>yesterday.  I suggest you lay of the ganja because its obviously 
>>>>>>making you extrememly paranoid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Maybe if you hadn't of chosen to insult the integrity of the website 
>>>>>>- and the volunteers who run it day in and day out then we wouldn't 
>>>>>>be here.  Really Tony - this is all very boring.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>when i mentioned the ungraceful way that this situation has been 
>>>>>>handled it was aimed at you - more than the person who took down your feature.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At 14:01 13/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>What procrastinations are you talking about?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Your schizophrenic reasonable/insulting attitude - you're putting 
>>>>>>>your fragile ego or God knows what - before the public's right to know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Pathetic
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At 01:38 PM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>and your continual procrastinations are starting to sound like a 
>>>>>>>>spoilt child who doesn't get his own way.  get over it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>At 13:36 13/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>I never said it was anything to do with content - but it was censored.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>And it wasn't an elaborate rebuttal - but a response to being 
>>>>>>>>>censored in such a, as you put it, ungraceful way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>At 12:56 PM 11/13/03 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>no - i called you in order to clear up any misunderstanding - but 
>>>>>>>>>>you still insist that you're being censored due to the content of 
>>>>>>>>>>your article...rather than this being about your misunderstanding 
>>>>>>>>>>of indymedia feature protocol.   Perhaps if you familiarised your 
>>>>>>>>>>self with this then misunderstandings like this wouldn't happen - 
>>>>>>>>>>i'd just like to add that no one else aprat from you has had this 
>>>>>>>>>>problem - funny that.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Your remarks are unwelcome and way OTT.  Perhaps if you put as 
>>>>>>>>>>much time into writing elaborate rebuttals as you do into 
>>>>>>>>>>cultureshop it wouldn't be in the mess that it is now.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>grow up tony
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>At 12:54 13/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>Blimey, - you're blowing hot and cold.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>It's not paranoia - but the way it was done really did upset 
>>>>>>>>>>>me.  And I still maintain it was censorship - I'm not shifting on that.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>anyway - putting that behind us (if possible) -  there's a film 
>>>>>>>>>>>4 you on top of the fridge at Bens
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>T
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>At 11:18 PM 11/12/03 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>please note that this is a personal e-mail - so I don't expect 
>>>>>>>>>>>>to see the reply posted on a public list.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Your continuing insinuations that this is some kind of 'get 
>>>>>>>>>>>>tony' campaign is yet again bordering on paranoia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I find it disrespectful of you to continue posting up 'i'm 
>>>>>>>>>>>>being censored' comments after I'd called you.  No one is or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>has complained about the content of this article.  It has never 
>>>>>>>>>>>>been removed from the news wire.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I'd like to think that any grievances that occasionally arise 
>>>>>>>>>>>>would stay on the list for discussion - after all that's what 
>>>>>>>>>>>>its there for.  But no - you choose to misuse the comments 
>>>>>>>>>>>>section.   As I said earlier this demonstrates a lack of group 
>>>>>>>>>>>>solidarity - and again it appears to me that you're behaving in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>a partisan ( - A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea )  manner.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Earlier on I felt sorry for you - but after reading your 
>>>>>>>>>>>>replies I do think that you're now over reacting.  Its not even 
>>>>>>>>>>>>a very good article...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>best
>>>>>>>>>>>>ian
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>ps- out of interest what did you commission this for?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>At 21:23 12/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dear friends,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is now being peddaled as some kind of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>'self-promotion'.  Come on people.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Do you folks normally put someone's work on trial 'in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>absentia' And are you suprised that you have created this bad feeling?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>As it turns out the reason cited for removing it - that I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>didn't have copyright to it (well WHAT THE HELL IF I DIDN'T 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>that's what Indymedia is all about) is rubbish. No wonder 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>no-one brought it up to my face. The other reason that someone 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>who adds something to the newswire shouldn't add a feature in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>fact happens regularly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'd love to know what the real reason is......  Whatever it is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>the only ones laughing are NATO.  (and I bet they are) Nice one dudes!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>This kind of investigative feature is exactly the kind of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>stuff which needs an outlet and is not getting one in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chronicle, Evening Post BBC or HTV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm not promoting myself or being partisan - unlike the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bristolian Party ;-) - I did commission the article and for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>such a feature to be deleted for no good reason is pure censorship.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>No-one has been saying it shouldn't be on the newswire Crash 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>(God knows where you got that from) but it's a quality piece - 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>an exclusive and written as a feature - it is liable to be of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>interest nationally even internationally and particularly to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>people who live round here. We are likely to get interesting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>feedback from local residents and maybe even employees 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>otherwise gagged from talking about where they work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>As far as I know we don't yet have a formal approval system on 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>email for features and as such as one of the editors of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>site I decided the feature was good enough - which it is - and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>with genuine leaked info about the new computers definately 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>worthy of the centre column. I have not added a feature for at 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>least six months now and the first time I do I'm stabbed in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>the back - that really is how it feels to have features you've 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>put your guts into censored behind your back. It would be 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>helpful if we could think of the role Bristol IMC is playing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>in filling the gap left by the mainstream press - and showing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>them up with good investigative features like this rather than 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>censoring ANYTHING. Especially such a well written piece.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>If a good writer like John added a good investigative piece 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>into bristol cops (or something) like this I would expect him 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>to put it up as a feature - not delete his work - luckily I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>had a copy of the links and what I've written on the UK IMC - 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>otherwise that would have been lost for ever.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm bloody angry about this with those cowards who decided to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>remove it without running their doubts past me - but I'm much 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>more disappointed now with the apparent petty-mindedness of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>whoever the still anonymous person it was who seems to delight 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>in hitting the delete key. The only people losing out to your 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>trigger happy finger - whoever you are - is the public we are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>supposed to be serving.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is no way to takle on the corporates guys by wiping good 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>investigative anti-imperialist stuff off the BIMC screen - it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>really is feeling like spite.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I can only say - how would you like it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyone any ideas of where I can publish this feature if not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>the Bristol Open Publishing website I helped to create??
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>>>>>>>>0117 944 6219
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