The IWW.ORG Administration Committee has created a new position called IWW.ORG editor. The duties of the editor are as follows:
WHERE AS the role of the IAC has long been to maintain both the content and mechanics of iww.org, WHERE AS the IAC is a technical
committee, best suited to maintaining the mechanics of iww.org, BE IT RESOLVED that the IAC establish an Editorial Committee for iww.org BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the IAC establish a set of guidelines which will govern the Editorial Committee, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said guidelines may be amendable by a motion from the IAC, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following text be adopted as the Editorial Committee Guidelines:
Eligibility:
*Members of the IAC are not eligible to be on the Editorial Committee
*Members must be nominated by their branch, and installed by the IAC; at-large members will be consider on a case by case basis by the IAC
*Branches are encouraged to nominate people who have been members for at least one year, but is not required.
*The Editor of the Industrial Worker is automatically on the Editorial Committee.
Duties:
*Responsible for posting new content
*Revising old content.
*May promote stories to the front page.
Realm:
*The editorial committee will have authority over content that is not already “owned” by an existing body of the Union. Various committees, and branches have sections on IWW.org, which they shall have authority over. The editorial committee will have authority over the rest of the site.
*The editorial committee’s authority is only over content.
Your branch is entitled to elect or appoint an editor. Please do so at your earliest convenience and then contact the IAC at www@iww.org or you can call me at 510-459-6586 and inform me of the selection.
Please be prepared to provide the name and contact information of the member you elect / appoint. Phone numbers are best, because some open-ended explanation may be required for the best results.
Some quick guides on HOW to publish content and why is here: http://www.iww.org/en/content/publicize-your-iww-campaigns-events-and-actions
