[CIMC-working] Re: PROPOSED FEATURE: Northern Illinois Confederation of P...

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I support getting this feature up asap. Who's taking the lead?

christine

In a message dated 11/27/2002 8:33:42 AM Central Standard Time, 
being@enteract.com writes:


> Subj:[CIMC-working] Re: PROPOSED FEATURE: Northern Illinois Confederation of 
> Peac 
> Date:11/27/2002 8:33:42 AM Central Standard Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:being@enteract.com">being@enteract.com</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:ianb@colorstudy.com">ianb@colorstudy.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:garthliebhaber@hotmail.com">garthliebhaber@hotmail.com</A>
> CC:<A HREF="mailto:imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org">imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> Ian,
> Your ideas about features are very productive and helpful.  And you are 
> approaching this at the level the CIMC has approached features for some 
> time.
> 
> However, I think this focus is much to intense a level of approach for 
> sustainable feature production.
> We need to think much smaller, but still do quality stuff.
> 
> The feature space is meant to highlight thiings that we would like people 
> to know about.
> I think we are setting way too high a bar for what is a feature in these 
> discussions.
> 
> We have not had a feature in 3 weeks.  If none other are forthcoming I 
> suggest we make minor tweeks and this one up.
> 
> In my mind, what Garth has described below in his paragraphs without any 
> elaboration or other links is enough for a short feature.  This is a 
> significant conference or event.  I passed the ball on this due to too many 
> 
> critiques but I think I should have stuck by it.
> 
> I think this should go up with a bit of text tweaking and add a sentence 
> about the contacts.
> There can be follow up features on the local peace stuff to give more 
> details.
> 
> Best, Doug
> 
> At 01:01 AM 11/27/02 -0600, Ian Bicking wrote:
> >On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 00:41, Garth Liebhaber wrote:
> > > Hello Doug, Ian and gang,
> > >     read through the discussion on proposed feature.  The point of the
> > > article wasn't so much that a new group was formed as it was to give a 
> > sense
> > > of what was going on west of 355.  This evening I added on a specific 
> list
> > > of group contacts with summaries of what each of those groups was up 
> to. I
> > > also have a few pics to add.  The Peace Confederacy- it's so weird to 
> use
> > > that word- is more akin to being called a Conference or the like.
> > >     Perhaps if there were regular articles being posted under the topic 
> of
> > > 'west of chicago metro actions', it would be easier to form it into a
> > > feature under such.  as well as for chicago.  I've been encouraging 
> folks
> > > involved in groups to post articles on their events.  people are 
> > looking at
> > > the site and warming up to it...
> > >      What do you say about making a  call to peace groups to  post 
> > articles
> > > of their ongoing activities and forming it into a feature?  of course 
> Dec.
> > > 7th and 8th is coming up.  Perhaps this can be a good rallying point to
> > > build around?  This could also be a good way to get 
> > participation/support of
> > > the site if groups can see it as being for them.
> >
> >I'm no good at this sort of stuff -- to what degree I'm involved in
> >content it's pretty much editorial, not journalistic (i.e., not doing
> >the hard work ;).  But if you and perhaps some other people are willing
> >to do this, that would be great.  Even better (as I think about it, much
> >better), if you can convince a few groups to post their own articles
> >summarizing what they are up too, compiling those would be a great
> >feature.  On the development/outreach side, getting groups to post stuff
> >on their own is probably our biggest goal.  If one of them is doing
> >something exciting, that can be a feature on its own.  If it's just a
> >simple update on what they're doing, a few together would be a fine
> >feature.
> >
> >We also have done "week in review" features.  How often is based in part
> >on what's gone on, but also in large part on the effort of compiling
> >them and the energy of the person doing it.  Any of this stuff could be
> >part of a week in review feature.  If anyone is keeping track, a week in
> >review that's simply a list of links to CIMC-local/original content
> >would be good, and only require monitoring of the newswire.  (Such a
> >feature is obviously just a hack to get around the shortcoming of not
> >having a split wire, but until the wire is split it's useful).
> >
> >   Ian
> 
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I support getting this feature up asap. Who's taking the lead?<BR>
<BR>
christine<BR>
<BR>
In a message dated 11/27/2002 8:33:42 AM Central Standard Time, being@enteract.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>[CIMC-working] Re: PROPOSED FEATURE: Northern Illinois Confederation of Peac </B><BR>
Date:11/27/2002 8:33:42 AM Central Standard Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:being@enteract.com">being@enteract.com</A><BR>
To:<A HREF="mailto:ianb@colorstudy.com">ianb@colorstudy.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:garthliebhaber@hotmail.com">garthliebhaber@hotmail.com</A><BR>
CC:<A HREF="mailto:imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org">imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org</A><BR>
<I>Sent from the Internet </I><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Ian,<BR>
Your ideas about features are very productive and helpful.&nbsp; And you are <BR>
approaching this at the level the CIMC has approached features for some time.<BR>
<BR>
However, I think this focus is much to intense a level of approach for <BR>
sustainable feature production.<BR>
We need to think much smaller, but still do quality stuff.<BR>
<BR>
The feature space is meant to highlight thiings that we would like people <BR>
to know about.<BR>
I think we are setting way too high a bar for what is a feature in these <BR>
discussions.<BR>
<BR>
We have not had a feature in 3 weeks.&nbsp; If none other are forthcoming I <BR>
suggest we make minor tweeks and this one up.<BR>
<BR>
In my mind, what Garth has described below in his paragraphs without any <BR>
elaboration or other links is enough for a short feature.&nbsp; This is a <BR>
significant conference or event.&nbsp; I passed the ball on this due to too many <BR>
critiques but I think I should have stuck by it.<BR>
<BR>
I think this should go up with a bit of text tweaking and add a sentence <BR>
about the contacts.<BR>
There can be follow up features on the local peace stuff to give more details.<BR>
<BR>
Best, Doug<BR>
<BR>
At 01:01 AM 11/27/02 -0600, Ian Bicking wrote:<BR>
&gt;On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 00:41, Garth Liebhaber wrote:<BR>
&gt; &gt; Hello Doug, Ian and gang,<BR>
&gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; read through the discussion on proposed feature.&nbsp; The point of the<BR>
&gt; &gt; article wasn't so much that a new group was formed as it was to give a <BR>
&gt; sense<BR>
&gt; &gt; of what was going on west of 355.&nbsp; This evening I added on a specific list<BR>
&gt; &gt; of group contacts with summaries of what each of those groups was up to. I<BR>
&gt; &gt; also have a few pics to add.&nbsp; The Peace Confederacy- it's so weird to use<BR>
&gt; &gt; that word- is more akin to being called a Conference or the like.<BR>
&gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps if there were regular articles being posted under the topic of<BR>
&gt; &gt; 'west of chicago metro actions', it would be easier to form it into a<BR>
&gt; &gt; feature under such.&nbsp; as well as for chicago.&nbsp; I've been encouraging folks<BR>
&gt; &gt; involved in groups to post articles on their events.&nbsp; people are <BR>
&gt; looking at<BR>
&gt; &gt; the site and warming up to it...<BR>
&gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What do you say about making a&nbsp; call to peace groups to&nbsp; post <BR>
&gt; articles<BR>
&gt; &gt; of their ongoing activities and forming it into a feature?&nbsp; of course Dec.<BR>
&gt; &gt; 7th and 8th is coming up.&nbsp; Perhaps this can be a good rallying point to<BR>
&gt; &gt; build around?&nbsp; This could also be a good way to get <BR>
&gt; participation/support of<BR>
&gt; &gt; the site if groups can see it as being for them.<BR>
&gt;<BR>
&gt;I'm no good at this sort of stuff -- to what degree I'm involved in<BR>
&gt;content it's pretty much editorial, not journalistic (i.e., not doing<BR>
&gt;the hard work ;).&nbsp; But if you and perhaps some other people are willing<BR>
&gt;to do this, that would be great.&nbsp; Even better (as I think about it, much<BR>
&gt;better), if you can convince a few groups to post their own articles<BR>
&gt;summarizing what they are up too, compiling those would be a great<BR>
&gt;feature.&nbsp; On the development/outreach side, getting groups to post stuff<BR>
&gt;on their own is probably our biggest goal.&nbsp; If one of them is doing<BR>
&gt;something exciting, that can be a feature on its own.&nbsp; If it's just a<BR>
&gt;simple update on what they're doing, a few together would be a fine<BR>
&gt;feature.<BR>
&gt;<BR>
&gt;We also have done "week in review" features.&nbsp; How often is based in part<BR>
&gt;on what's gone on, but also in large part on the effort of compiling<BR>
&gt;them and the energy of the person doing it.&nbsp; Any of this stuff could be<BR>
&gt;part of a week in review feature.&nbsp; If anyone is keeping track, a week in<BR>
&gt;review that's simply a list of links to CIMC-local/original content<BR>
&gt;would be good, and only require monitoring of the newswire.&nbsp; (Such a<BR>
&gt;feature is obviously just a hack to get around the shortcoming of not<BR>
&gt;having a split wire, but until the wire is split it's useful).<BR>
&gt;<BR>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ian<BR>
<BR>
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