[CIMC-work] CIMC hiding policy and Pastor Michael Treis

[Chris Kaihatsu]

CIMC, Michael Treis,

I feel that the Chicago Independent Media Center collective has an issue of policy which is both unaddressed and pressing.


* Mike Treis initially sent an email to the CIMC-Work list with a
question about how his content, which he did not provide a link to,
violated CIMC editorial policy.

[CIMC-work] Re: Your IMC website article has been deleted
lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-chicago-working/2004-April/0030
67.html


* After not seeing any response on the CIMC-Work list to Michael Treis'
question, I responded to him, asking if he had received any response. I
cc'ed the CIMC-Work list, but I do not see my message in the archives. 


* Michael Treis has noted that the CIMC has no clearly spelled out
criteria for what constitutes a "policy violation" for the hiding of
(his) articles. See:

Editorial Policy
chicago.indymedia.org/mod/info/display/about/index.php#editorial

[CIMC-work] Re: Your IMC website article has been deleted
lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-chicago-working/2004-April/0031
22.html


* Dick Reilly references my response to Michael Treis and characterizes him as a "right wing fundamentalist, milita supporter, and compulsive IMC spammer." 

He references Michael Tries' material at this link

urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mondex_biochip.htm

but does not explicitly explain how the content characterizes him as
such, or what part of Michael Tries' posting to the CIMC site violates
CIMC editorial policy.

[CIMC-work] Article Deletion and Pastor Michael Treis
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* Based on my working history with co-CIMC-participant Dick Reilly, I
followed his lead, and told Michael Treis not to post his material to
any IMC site. I may have spoken too quickly in speaking for the entire
CIMC collective, but neither have I seen any other CIMC participants
weigh in on this specific issue. See:

Do not post to any IMC site. Re: [CIMC-work] someone's deleting, not hiding
lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-chicago-working/2004-April/0031
02.html


* Dick Reilly has called for a CIMC-wide review of its editorial policy,
which I agree with. It is possible that our editorial policy lacks
specificity and may also benefit from a clearer editorial process for
hiding posts.

[CIMC-work] Hiding comments and articles -- we need a review ofpolicy
lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-chicago-working/2004-April/0030
91.html


* Further posts to the CIMC-Work list are at the following link, and may
be helpful in providing a larger context for the discussion I have outlined above.

April 2004 Archives by date
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Chris Kaihatsu, volunteer
Chicago Independent Media Center