[IndyMedia Bombay] existence of imc-india & imc-mumbai mailing lists

[boud]

<crosspost www-features, imc-india, imc-mumbai>

Dear www-features people,
   There are now 52 subscribers on the imc-india mailing list,
and at least 44 subscribers on the very new imc-mumbai mailing list.

The india.indymedia site itself is run by the Madurai collective, who
don't have a good internet connection, and so don't much use the
imc-india list for discussing editorial decisions [i think they make
editorial decisions in face-to-face (not yet open or public?) meetings
in Madurai; and they presumably use a lot of off-list email], though
apparently they do stay informed of discussions on the list.

The recent india feature on the "main" site www.indymedia.org, as
discussed here:

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/www-features/2002-May/006345.html
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/www-features/2002-May/006352.html
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/www-features/2002-May/006353.html
+thread

does *not* seem to me to have been posted to imc-india, despite what mark
said in 
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/www-features/2002-May/006352.html

> This feature should go up ASAP, and be updated with heavy, heavy input from
> the India people.

Well, if you want "heavy, heavy input from the India people", it might
be a good idea to send at least a "light" message to imc-india and
imc-mumbai next time. But maybe a bit of "heaviness" to make sure that all
the new people understand the www-feature process would be good.

E.g. if www-features has some sort of 2-hour and 6-hour deadlines, 
better make it clear to the imc-india/imc-mumbai people what sort of
deadline there is - and IMHO you'd probably need at least a 48-hour
deadline.

The imc-india mailing list has been growing rapidly recently, and 
this would be a good way of helping them get concretely involved.
i'm sure that collective work by the locals on these lists could
lead to some very good features for the main site... 


boud (IMC PL volunteer)