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pcvjulia
pcvjulia
posting other peoples "stuff"
Mar 26 2008, 12:41 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 26 2008, 12:41 AM EDT
Hey, policy peeps.
I want to raise a question about posting other peoples written work up on the wiki. I had written an article for Leapfrog and noticed that its up on the wiki. This is NO problem at all! Its fine for public consumption, but I wasn't told that it'd be put up there or asked permission, so it made me think.
A certain someone and I are writing an article about this special persons having won the "Win a date with Julia" prize during Pillaging week, which will include many juicy details of our hot date. I don't want this account, for instance, on-line for the world to read. We want our freaky ways kept within the PCTh family.
This might be a good area for policy discussion, especially as we look at a group losing editing privileges in a couple months. What expectations, should PCVs submitting things to traditionally paper, "By PCVs, For PCVs" publications (SR, newsletters, etc.) have related to the wiki?
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showeropera
showeropera
1. RE: posting other peoples "stuff"
Mar 28 2008, 5:22 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 28 2008, 5:22 AM EDT
The safest policy would be for newsletter editors not to post anything without the contributors' consent. I think Vince is already doing this for articles submitted to Sticky Rice. To streamline the process, editors could request contributors to go ahead and state consent or non-consent upon submitting their article. Sorry that I didn't ask permission for the first Leapfrog. I'll be sure to do so in the future. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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3jnerd
3jnerd
2. RE: posting other peoples "stuff"
Mar 28 2008, 7:34 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 28 2008, 7:34 AM EDT
That is indeed what I asked Vince to do, though I also encourage him (and any other publication editors) to encourage the writers to post their own materials. If the writer has time to post material, he/she can often make the pages even more dynamic and interesting (through links or pictures) than the editor would. Do you find this valuable?    

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