[New-imc] IMC BEIRUT internal new-imc DEADLINE Mon 17 Feb 2003 23:00 GMT

[boud]

hi everyone,
   As a patronising westerner ;) exiled to a second world country (and
enjoying it :), but for once not involved in one of these sensitive
discussions on local/global/etc. it's probably up to me to propose IMC
Beirut for internal approval.

Here are their membership criteria, including mission statement
and editorial policy.

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003358.html

new-imc internal DEADLINE Mon 17 Feb 2003 23:00 GMT

liberté, égalité, solidarité
boud


On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, blue.pi wrote:

> Hi boud, hi all, 
> 
> here is our reedited editorial policy. I hope it makes things clear now. As 
> to what happens, when we can't reach consensus: Well, then we will just have 
> a f2f-meeting as stated in our decision making policy. 
> 
> Editorial Policy IMC Beirut 
> 
> Indymedia Beirut will not accept any articles which make racist or sexist 
> allegations. 
> 
> Should an article be racist and/or sexist or overtly offensive, IMC Beirut’s 
> editorial group retains the right to hide it. 
> 
> Upon the discovery of an article posted on IMC Beirut which could be racist 
> or sexist, a member from the editorial group will tag the article. This 
> alerts all readers that the article may contain a violation of our editorial 
> policy, and begins an open debate on the article, which lasts for three 
> days. At the end of the three days, a decision will be made by the editorial 
> group (based on consensus) to either hide or leave the article in question. 
> 
> Any comment to an article deemed racist, sexist or overtly offensive may be 
> removed immidiatly. The discussion about which articles or comments fall 
> under this definition is an ongoing process within the editorial collective.