[Seattle-editorial] Re: Making discussion more accessible to readers

[nathaniel t]

>>Figure out SPECIFICALLY where YOU
>>want these links published so they'll be more "easy
>>to find," and then post a proposal to the list.
>>See what happens.

>Ok.  I have done so.

I think Ben's proposal is a reasonable, pragmatic response to his own recent 
experience trying to figure out how to deal with us.  Since I've been 
handling "radio corner" design anyway, I put an abbreviated version of Ben's 
thingy on the site this morning.  Is this cool with everybody?  If Ben gets 
his second mock-up page "ready for prime time," we can link to it instead of 
directly to the archive.

I also put Sheri's website redesign meeting announcement on the newswire and 
linked to it in the same place.

In my personal opinion, if we want to put the whole text of Ben's mock-up on 
the front page, it should probably go in a different column, but that's just 
me.

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Hi everybody,

My name (pseudonym actually) is Ben Seattle.  I was invited to
this list by (I think) a member of the editorial collective after
I made the following comments on the "Shameful fruits of
localism" post at
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=35008

>The discussion of policy (policy changes, policy
>arguments, etc) should be more accessible to readers. This
>could be handled in a separate forum or even an email list
>(with public archives).

The editorial member told me about this list and added:

>Here's your homework assignment: Subscribe to
>the list. Figure out SPECIFICALLY where YOU
>want these links published so they'll be more "easy
>to find," and then post a proposal to the list.
>See what happens.

Ok.  I have done so.  I have posted a mock-up of a modified front
page at:
http://struggle.net/ben/2003/sea-imc-mockup.htm

This page also links to a mock-up of another page which makes it
easy for readers to see these email archives and join this list.

I may also have some additional comments (maybe later tonite)
about the "Shameful fruits" thread.

I will also add, as a brief introduction, that I am a local
activist who has been active for a long time.  Probably many of
you who have been to one or more major mass actions in the last
year or two have seen my leaflets.

Sincerely,
Ben Seattle

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