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TECHNICAL 'PROBLEMS' in EDITORIAL POLICY

paul sayer | 18.04.2005 19:26 | Indymedia

TECHNICAL 'PROBLEMS' seem to coincide with many contributors that seem to be restricted in exercising their right to freedom of speech. This freedom is supported and cultivated in Europe but it appears this 'freedom' is being restricted and curtailed in the UK GERARD LEMOS has close Labour Party links to the PM

imc 'volunteer' is clearly biased - his comments are not worthy of response. For another 'contributor' to describe themselves as 'user' gives no credibility to that contribution.

Information posted has since been checked and found to be true and only too accurate.

Several users have now lost all faith in your editorial policy which is now misleading readers of the indymedia. On other sites we have spoken of this as we have taken copies of what was posted on Indymedia before and we have copied the different information that is there now. realised it is pointless making any kind of contribution If every article on a highly sensitive topic is ruthlessly edited or wiped - how can any user have faith in Indymedia again.

The more this happens, the more users you lose. Indymedia just gets discredited. You are the losers - not us. We just post the truth, which has been carefully checked on to other sites.

We just think that the authorities have taken over - or is it that you are now cating as agents for the authorities.

Why would an editor want to misleadingly represent that a person lives close to Highgate underground station, when it is a public fact that the person lives behind Pond Square close to and up the hill from Archway Underground station?

The same tactics of misrepresenting some basic facts by editing out essential words were used in Nazi Germany - and look what happened there?

Passing on the truth would be rather better than selective culling. Don't you agree?


paul sayer

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A-Z

18.04.2005 20:54

Pond Square is not far from Highgate Station - just walk up jacksons Lane and then onto Southwood Lane and hey presto - you're there! The truth is a funny thing isn't it.... Indymedia volunteers work hard to keep this going and it's a shame that the site gets infested with ranting self indulgent pratts who can't post material in the right section e.g distinguish between local and national categories or just let loose some bullshit agenda.

Your post doesn't really provide any evidence to back up what you are talking about. is it one of those lazy conspiracy theories, personal attacks on other individuals or groups, religious nonsense, or is it the 'truth' ( see Terry Pratchett )...?

From your rant about Pond square which is roughly equidistant I don't see what your problem is ( except possibly the rent around there :-) )

Anyway - if you don't like it I'm sure you could speak to Indymedia people face to face. They do have meetings.

Emmanuel Goldstein


OBJECTION

18.04.2005 20:57



As a former IMC volunteer I have to say that I've been reading these increasing attacks on indymedia with some dismay. People seem to have a very curious idea of how IMC works. Basically, you volunteer - join the lists - debate, discuss, contribute. No-one else in that collective will take you very seriously unless you also spend quite a bit of your time looking through the posts, checking them for validity, and questioning whether they're likely to breach the (obvious and available) IMC guidelines. Decisions are generally reached after a lot of discussion, in which kneejerk responses are generally ironed out. It worked back then for me...

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keep taking the pink tablets

18.04.2005 21:17


You conspiracy theorists are SO PATHETIC. While the planet's getting comprehensively fucked over by the rich, powerful and corrupt, haven't you got anything better to do than dream up bollocks about Indymedia being taken over by the lizards etc? Sod off and start your own site to cater for all the sad delusional nutters like yourself. Stop spamming Indymedia and leave it for the more sorted people to report real issues to.

your psychiatrist


Power Tripping Admins

19.04.2005 03:47

That's all that needs to be said: IMC UK admin are power tripping.

xsa