[O29] RE: moderating the listserve?

Tue Sep 6 20:00:14 PDT 2005

We should take this up at our meeting tomorrow and let the meeting
decide. We should not assume that the listserv will automatically be
abused. This "new" proposal represents an uncompromising stance
since it is simply a restatement of the old proposal. If things get out of
hand with the listserv then we can take it up in our weekly meeting and
take action accordingly. We don't need a censor at this point.
John
Chelsea Uniendose en Contra de la Guerra

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Suren Moodliar [mailto:suren at laborcenter.org]
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:48 PM
  To: 'John Harris'; 'Jason Pramas'; o29 at massglobalaction.org
  Subject: RE: [O29] RE: moderating the listserve?

  Having read the input to date, how about a compromise along the lines
suggested in the original proposal:

  Keep one list for purely work purposes as a moderated list and then
everything else on a second list: O20-discuss that is completely free of
moderation?

  Suren
  MGA Board member

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  From: Keith Rosenthal [mailto:keithmr81 at yahoo.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:42 PM
  To: John Harris; Jason Pramas; o29 at massglobalaction.org
  Subject: [O29] RE: moderating the listserve?

  I absolutely agree with John on this one -- the listserve should be free
of censorship of any kind.

  --keith

  John Harris <john.r.harris at verizon.net> wrote:
    Hi folks,
    I would prefer a loosely monitored listserv where everything
    goes out to the list for now. We should withhold contributions
    only after a discussion in a meeting and the Coalition feels
    that the listserv has been abused. We need to have as much
    discussion and debate over the listserv as possible which will
    make our meetings more efficient and effective. Sometimes debates
    are attacks on the political positions of one or more of the
    participants in the debate and that is entirely appropriate.
    No one should be excluded from the discussion. Those who are
    not conducting themselves in a civil manner will pay the political
    price for their lack of civility and in turn will be judged
    accordingly. If it gets too far out of hand then we can take it up
    in the meeting and decide on what action to take. The same goes
    for the oct29.org web site as well. I think that this
    listserv will be an important tool for us as we move forward.

    In Solidarity,
    John Harris

    -----Original Message-----
    From: O29-bounces at massglobalaction.org
    [mailto:O29-bounces at massglobalaction.org]On Behalf Of Jason Pramas
    Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 4:20 PM
    To: o29 at massglobalaction.org
    Subject: [O29] new Oct. 29th coalition email list--PLEASE READ

    Hi folks,

    As an activist involved in the coalition to organize an anti-war rally
in
    Boston on October 29th, you've been subscribed to this new email list
    ("listserv").

    You can send email to this list at: o29 at massglobalaction.org .

    I will be moderating this list for the time being. As a moderated email
    list, people can only post information directly relevant to the
organizing
    of the October 29th rally--minutes from our meetings, announcements of
our
    meetings, requests for volunteers, logistical information about things
like
    the status of our march permits, calls for musicians, fundraising calls,
    etc.

    Posts that are simply crossposts or forwards of information that can be
    found elsewhere--like the latest news from Iraq for instance, or essays
    about how bad our government is--will not get sent out to the list.

    Long-drawn out debates that should be conducted in our regular meetings,
or
    ad hominem attacks on other coalition members, will not get sent out to
the
    list.

    If there is sufficient demand, we can always set up an "o29-discuss"
list
    where people that are into it can post/read 50 news items or arguments
or
    flames a day to their hearts content. But for now, we will try to make
due
    with the one list.

    So hope this list will be useful for folks, and see you all at the next
    meeting.

    Regards,

    Jason Pramas
    MGA

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