[CIMC-work] Center Panel

[Garth Liebhaber]

I like where Ian is going with this including the criteria he has laid out.  
I would cast my voice in favor of this plan.  I'm pessimistic about the 
response, but whatever, could be wrong...  g.


>
>On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 12:48, Mitchell Szczepanczyk wrote:
> > Hi, everyone.
> >
> > I don't know if this was discussed at Sunday's meeting (I wasn't at
> > Sunday's meeting but I'll be at Saturday's fundraiser), but I'm thinking
> > that the Center Panel should be updated with new material, and more
> > frequently.
>
>Was anyone at Sunday's meeting?  I wasn't either.  Don maybe, or Chris
>K, but all the other regulars weren't there I think.
>
>Anyway, I think everyone is in agreement that we should have more
>features.  I think we should max out at one a day, unless there's
>something really important (but that might mean delaying a feature to
>keep them staggered).  But besides that limit, the more features the
>better.  The actual limit is up for debate, of course, and presently is
>not an issue anyway unless we get more features.
>
>One thing we could do is put a note on the publish page to email us with
>copy for a center panel if the poster thinks it's appropriate.  And then
>we can lay out a couple guidelines.  Maybe:
>
>
>Do you think this news is appropriate to be featured in the center
>column?  Here's some criteria:
>
>* Local news (particularly the Chicagoland area, but anything in the
>Midwest can be considered local).
>* Original Indymedia content.
>* Of general interest. [vague, but it's a vague requirement]
>* News.  This is intended to exclude press releases, though an article
>about something also covered in a press release is welcome. [I don't
>know... I just don't like press releases, and I find them horribly
>boring.  I think there's also other things we may want to exclude, like
>newsletters]
>
>These criteria aside, the one most important consideration is if the
>news is likely to be of interest to the site's readers.
>
>If you think your article or topic should be considered for a center
>column feature, then follow these steps:
>
>Write up the content for the center column.  This should be a short
>summary [word limit?].  Longer content should go in an article on the
>newswire, which will be linked to the feature.  Also include a short
>title.
>
>Please collect any links that are relevant.  We particularly like to
>include links to articles on our newswire, or articles from other
>Indymedia sites, but any relevant and interesting link can be included.
>Do not link to articles that have been copied and pasted to our
>newswire, instead link to the original article.
>
>If you know HTML, you can compose this as HTML.  But if you don't, don't
>let that stop you, we can reformat your feature as necessary.
>
>When you've composed something, email it to
>imc-chicago-features at indymedia.org [note: new email list].  If you are
>not sure if your topic is appropriate, or have any other questions, feel
>free to ask at this address.
>
>Event postings can also be sent to this address.  Event descriptions
>should be posted to the newswire, and in your email include a link to
>that posting, a date and time, and a very short description.
>
>All features are subject to editing, and submission is not a guarantee
>that we will include your feature.  [We should probably set up some
>process, and perhaps include a more detailed internal list of criteria.
>But I don't know... this might not be a problem at all.  I'd rather
>think about process after we have concrete examples of what we have to
>deal with]
>
>
>[I would propose we put this on the publishing save page, i.e., not add
>to the excessive content we have on the "Publish your story" page, but
>put it on the "Your story is published" page.  And use some color so
>that people notice the new content.  Also link to it off the About page,
>and include a note in the newswire.]
>
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