[Imc-sydney] Scrapping

[diet simon]

By scapped I mean wiped off the page.

Why need a poll at all?
Is it a technical necessity to have one running all the time?
Why not just put one up when an issue is really hot/topical/controversial?

As far as I can see, nothing has moved on the meta issues for ages, they're 
not just "slow". Presently I find the section just a cluttering graveyard on 
the page. Maybe showing just 3 is an improvement.

Thanks for pointing out the option of switching them off personally.

Diet

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> diet simon wrote:
>> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
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>> I think all the below is now stale and useless and I'd like to see it
>> scrapped. Does anyone agree?
>
> what exactly do you mean by 'scrapped'?
>
>
> The meta-discussion block is only visible to logged in users. It is
> there to highlight ongoing meta-issues. It's a tool for the collective
> and the rest of the regular users to communicate with. I really don't
> see how 'scrapping' these articles would achieve anything positive.
> Sure, the discussion is slow. Perhaps we should show the 3 most recent
> active threads instead of 5? Or you could always turn the block off
> totally in your user preferences. This would turn it off just for you.
>
> As for the poll, just create a new one. Any logged in user can create a
> poll. The most recently created (and active) poll gets shown on the
> front page.
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> Cam
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>> Diet
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>>     Active Meta-Discussion
>>
>>     * hard to read articles
>>       <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/meta-discussion/hard-read-articles>
>>     * True Working class hero dies, and not a word to celebrate his life
>>       on Indy
>> 
>> <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/meta-discussion/true-working-class-hero-dies-and-not-word-celebrate-his-life-indy>
>>
>>     * How do you contact Sydney indy?
>> 
>> <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/meta-discussion/how-do-you-contact-sydney-indy>
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>>     * Uploaded photos are too small
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>> <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/meta-discussion/uploaded-photos-are-too-small>
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>>     * Abortion, Indymedia and Free Speech
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>> <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/meta-discussion/abortion-indymedia-and-free-speech>
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>> more <http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/forum>
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>>     Poll
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>> Is Christmas worth celebrating?:
>> Yes - Happy Christmas to all at Indymedia!
>> No
>> Yes, as long as you ignore the religious connotations
>> No, atheists should not celebrate silly religious festivals
>> Christmas should be banned
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