[Imc-uk-process] Sheffield mini-minutes

[ana]

Hi all,
 
Here is a first list of decisions from the Sheffield network meeting.
If people wrote more extensive minutes from their workgroups, please post
to this list.

For documentation purposes. And, it would be great if some one who is 
both in this and the tech list forward a summary of this list, with the 
points that need to be implemented and only techies can do. And/ or, to 
put those tasks in the 'to do' list in the wiki pages (i don't have the 
url, i'll get it next time i go online) Thanks...

Decisions

* Use process list for all day to day matters, network list only for events
and/or projects.

* Global lists: We need liaisons for imc- process, imc- finance, imc-
communications, minimum 2 people, preferably 3 people for each list. 
Also, bi-lingual people much needed in new-imc. Take the matter to local
groups and propose liaisons from the local groups in the process list.

* The Communications group talked about communication channels (wiki,
email, face to face meetings, irc). Concern about speed of communication,
esp. for people with restricted web-access. Christina (sheffield) and 
Javier
(london) offered to do some research into what is best for what. Some
descriptions are in the working practices snapshot. Comments please to the
process list.

* create a uk topic on the same technical level as the regional topics
(regions).
Problem: Regional newswires can't show postings which have been hidden from
the Uk newswire. This function is only rarely needed, but important for the
autonomy of regional collectives. Solution, as recommended from structure
working group and agreed in plenary: Create a uk topic along with regional
topics (sheffield, manchester, oxford etc). Every newswire posting will go
to the uk newswire by default. Moderators will be able to untick the uk box
to hide stuff from the uk newswire, but keep it on regional newswires.
Process for this will be found in hands-on work. The article-type "regional
features" will disappear, each feature will be specified as to on which
page (including uk startpage) it should appear.
See proposal 4 here:
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkNetworkAutonomyDebate

* there was a debate about the non-news editorial guideline. Proposal was
to remove phrase 'non news' form the editorial guidelines. Proposals for an
adaequate replacement should go to the process list and and be decided
there. (minute writers could not agree wether it was decided to remove the
non-news item, or to discuss removal of the non-news item. Who remembers?)

* Each posting will show (in viewer and admin mode) to which region it
refers. This can be done either by showing from which regional imc page the
posting originally came from, or by showing which local boxes are ticked.
Reason for this change is confusion on the newswire, when locals post local
news without indicating the city/region - so the user doesn't know WHERE
this great party is actually going to happen.

* A colour coding in the admin view would be desirable. This should
indicate which article has been monitored, which hasn't, and which is 
hidden.

* To create features, we create a new article rather than promoting from
the newswire. This way, postings will remain on the newswire AND show in
the middle columns - we won't "steal" postings from local newswires to
create features. Creating a new article can be done by copy and paste from
the newswire (plus adding links), or by writing a new piece.

* proposal to create a group for making the uk page design more user
friendly. Use the list imc-uk-usability.

links

http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkNetworkSnapshot
working practices and communication channels

http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkNetworkAutonomyDebate
Autonomy debate

http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkNetworkMeetings3
Summary and follow up from nw meeting