[Lnc-business] Social Media Links on LNC page on lp.org
Joe Bishop-Henchman
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
Wed Aug 29 17:09:27 EDT 2018
People should be permitted to express objections without unprofessional
sarcasm.
As this is a change in practice, discussion about it is valid.
JBH
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Joe Bishop-Henchman
LNC Member (At-Large)
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
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On 2018-08-29 16:13, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
> I agree! Let's remove our email addresses and phone numbers as well. In
> fact, why let anyone know who we are or how to contact us at all. I
> say
> we remove our names from the website all together. Let's discuss
> that!
> Yes, this is sarcastic. Yes, it may be viewed as inappropriate. I
> apologize for tone, not for content. This should be a non-troversy
> and
> it seems the same parties are always doomed to butt heads. If you
> have
> a problem with this, the executive director is the one to take it up
> with as he manages the website. The Secretary is doing as requested
> in
> seeking out this information. If you think it is such a bad move,
> then
> make a motion and seek sponsors to instruct the ED otherwise. Let's
> not
> spend another 8+ days arguing something silly that literally NOBODY
> outside of this small committee cares about.
> Richard
>
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:56 AM Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business
> <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> I'm going to agree that this is something the LNC should discuss
> before doing. When we link to someone's social media, it makes it
> harder to distance the party from it if they say something amiss.
> Would we have wanted to link to Arvin Vohra's social media last
> term?
> Also the personal social media accounts are used to promote
> internal
> caucus, candidates for party office, etc. We have restrictions on
> using party assets for those sorts of things, so should we link to
> them from our social media assets?
> -Alicia
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:48 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
> <[2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >
> > There wasn't any formal motion. There was discussion both on
> the list
> > and at the first (or second) LNC meeting after the 2016
> convention. I
> > do not think this requires a motion and is within the ED's
> discretion
> > if it can be worked into the page (which was the concern
> after
> the new
> > website launched).
> > -Caryn Ann
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 12:43 PM Elizabeth Van Horn
> > <[1][3]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
> >
> > I forgot to erase your signature Caryn Ann, but why is
> there
> some
> > 'blocked gif" that appears? I can't see it, and since I
> normally
> > erase
> > the signatures to not have long-add-ons per Chuck Moulton's
> > suggestion,
> > I normally don't notice that there's some blocked gif. Is
> that
> > something that's seen elsewhere by people reading? Oy.
> > ---
> > Elizabeth Van Horn
> > On 2018-08-29 14:40, Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business
> wrote:
> > > Caryn Ann, by Trent I gather you mean Trent Somes when he
> was an
> > LNC
> > > alternate.
> > >
> > > I don't recall such by Trent Somes, so when did this get
> > approved? You
> > > said last term, what specifically do you mean by term?
> (I
> guess I
> > can
> > > look through past LNC minutes, but I don't recall this
> being asked
> > or
> > > being approved.)
> > >
> > > I'm not questioning having the secretary gather
> information
> for
> > needed
> > > use, I'm questioning the "why" part of the whole thing.
> I'd like
> > to
> > > see
> > > the wording of what was approved.
> > >
> > > Again, I think the LP and LNC should focus on candidates,
> and
> > we're the
> > > back-end management, not the front-men. I don't see how
> adding
> > social
> > > media profiles helps with communication, on the contrary,
> it makes
> > it
> > > more confusing for members to know the official channels
> through
> > which
> > > they can reach LNC members. Social media isn't the same,
> and that
> > > means
> > > the LP and LNC is by some sort of proxy, promoting
> whatever
> people
> > have
> > > on their social media. Is that what we want? I'm not
> sure
> that's
> > a
> > > good
> > > idea. How would the LP distance itself from social media
> pages or
> > > profiles that post questionable content? Or,
> inflammatory,
> > decisive,
> > > etc? I think this idea is fraught with potential
> problems.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Elizabeth Van Horn
> > >
> > > On 2018-08-29 13:55, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> > >
> > >> This was approved last term when Trent asked.
> > >>
> > >> Wes is in charge of the website.
> > >>
> > >> Social media contact information is pretty standard in
> most
> > public
> > >> facing positions and not particularly controversial.
> > >>
> > >> If you would like to make a motion or such please do,
> but
> > otherwise
> > >> assisting Wes in contact information is routine and
> ordinary.
> > >>
> > >> -Caryn Ann
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:46 AM Elizabeth Van Horn
> > >> <[2][4]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Also, why are you compiling such a list for Wes? Where
> did this
> > idea
> > >>> originate?
> > >>>
> > >>> How is this approved without the input from the LNC?
> > >>>
> > >>> ---
> > >>> Elizabeth Van Horn
> > >>>
> > >>> On 2018-08-29 13:45, Elizabeth Van Horn via
> Lnc-business
> wrote:
> > >>>> Why would Wes be putting social media links for LNC
> members on
> > the
> > >>>> website?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I think this is something that this body should
> discuss. The
> > LP
> > >>>> website is an asset of the LP, and not for LNC member
> > >>>> self-promotion.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We shouldn't be the front-men, our candidates should
> be.
> > >>>> ---
> > >>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
> > >>>> LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
> > >>>> Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
> > >>>> Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
> > >>>> [3][5]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 2018-08-29 00:32, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
> wrote:
> > >>>>> Hi everyone, if you have "official" or "public
> figure"
> social
> > >>>>> media
> > >>>>> accounts that you would like listed on the LNC page,
> please
> > respond
> > >>>>> off-list to me as I am compiling this list for Wes.
> > >>>>>
> > >> --
> > >
> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. mailto:[6]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> > 2. mailto:[7]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> > 3. [8]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>
> --
>
> Richard Longstreth
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, KS, MT, NM, OR, HI, UT, WA, WY)
> Libertarian National Committee
> [9]richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> 2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> 3. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> 4. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> 5. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
> 6. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> 7. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
> 8. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
> 9. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
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