[Seattle-editorial] efficient newswire management

[typist at speakeasy.net]

OK this is good. We need to set up pseudonyms for making edits.  And develop written policy for hids.  I'm glad that we have found a way to document this that is also transparent.  Tuesday meeting.

Judy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: nathaniel t [mailto:vsea75 at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:12 AM
> To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] efficient newswire management
> 
> more on hiding bogus newswire items
> 
> testing by me has verified
> 
> - It is possible to open two browser windows, point them both at the 
> "webcast article administration" page, and simultaneously press the "hide 
> story" button in one window and the "edit story" button in the other window, 
> and everything works fine.  No problem.
> 
> - After pressing the "hide story" button or the "commit changes to article" 
> button, you don't actually have to wait for the confirmation page to 
> display.  You can hit your "back" button or whatever to go on to your next 
> task.
> 
> - You can edit the text of an article (to sign the hide and document your 
> motivation) and hide it at the same time in the same window by pushing the 
> "edit story" button, adding your hide sig, and then changing the "display 
> this article" value to "no" before pressing "commit changes to article."  
> "Display this article?" is the same as "show/hide."
> 
> - As in all things with stallman, it takes several minutes for changes to 
> show up for regular readers.
> 
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