[Seattle-editorial] FP: A question for YOU

[BFGalbraith]

> i like this idea.  perhaps a paragraph up front
> about the participatory nature of the website and
> our goals/objectives and the nature of open
> publishing.  and feedback being a critical part of
> that.


This response brings up a number of serious concerns I
have.  "I like this idea" implies that the group has
not already assumed that this is the best thing to do.
 Is this something Tech has asked us to do before, but
for some reason we don't want to do it?  (Yes, the
main reason why I did write this article was to
address a concern brought up by Tech at the meeting
where they taught us how to use the new page.)


I have mentioned the follwing concern before, and have
not gotten straight answers about it.  Let me ask this
question now:

Are we in competition with the public, or are we in
collaboration with the public?  Are we interested in
what they have to say, or are we only interested in
having a place to put up our own stories?

Please answer!  This is a NOT a rhetorical question or
an accusation. I really cannot tell and do not know!


As far as me doing a paragraph on either the virtues
of open publishing, or the goals of the editorial
team, I am totally unqualified to write on either
subject.  I certainly do not understand either subject
at all: I'm uncovinced that as a group we believe in
open publishing, (if so, why do we tolerate it being
scrambled by newswire spam,) and it's very unclear to
me what the goals of the editorial team are, and I do
not understand why an editorial team should even have
"goals."  It seems like "goals" creats a very extreme
bias, which brings me to the second reason why I did
not introduce this artical like that:

I think we want "the truth" from our readers, NOT "the
correct answer."  I think a paragraph introduction to
our "goals and virtues" is a great way to give people
"the correct answer" we want to hear, instead of
getting their honest opinons.  Which do we want, their
honest opinions, or just a log of them agreeing with
us?  If it's our goal to trick them into agreeing with
us, then I can do a much better job of writing this article!!!

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-Benjamin 

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