Guidelines on the @obupdates texting cell - Revision history

Eli at 00:31, 14 February 2012

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Eli at 04:34, 7 February 2012

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	An “@obupdates advisory group” exists under the media umbrella for the purpose of receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell.		An “@obupdates advisory group” exists under the media umbrella for the purpose of receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell.



	The @obupdates can be used for the following types of messages:		The @obupdates can be used for the following types of messages:

	~~·     ~~ Notices about official Occupy Boston events/meetings/demonstrations/ect.		*Notices about official Occupy Boston events/meetings/demonstrations/ect.
			*Notices about Occupy Boston-supported events/demonstrations/ect.
	~~·     ~~ Notices about Occupy Boston-supported events/demonstrations/ect.		*Strategic communications related to holidays/public events/ect. (e.g. “Happy New Year!”)

	~~·     ~~ Strategic communications related to holidays/public events/ect. (e.g. “Happy New Year!”)



	The @obupdates cell cannot be used for the following types of messages:		The @obupdates cell cannot be used for the following types of messages:

	~~·     ~~ Notices about events/demonstrations/ect. whose connection to Occupy Boston (or an Occupy Boston working group) is questionable		*Notices about events/demonstrations/ect. whose connection to Occupy Boston (or an Occupy Boston working group) is questionable
			*Conjecture or alarmism (i.e. “There are cops staging on Summer st! Help!”)
	~~·     ~~ Conjecture or alarmism (i.e. “There are cops staging on Summer st! Help!”)



	Other Guidelines:		Other Guidelines:

	~~·     ~~ Anyone from Occupy Boston group is welcome to join the @obupdates advisory group.		*Anyone from Occupy Boston group is welcome to join the @obupdates advisory group.
			*All texts to @obupdates must be positively temp checked by at least three members of the advisory group before being sent
	~~·     ~~ All texts to @obupdates must be positively temp checked by at least three members of the advisory group before being sent		**In all cases except for imminent emergencies, the group must have at least one hour
			**If one person temp checks negatively, there must be five positive temp checks to post
	~~o  ~~ In all cases except for imminent emergencies, the group must have at least one hour		**If two people temp check negatively, the post is tabled for further discussion at the next media WG meeting
			*The @obupdates advisory group reserves the authority to decide not to send a text if not doing so is in the perceived best interest of Occupy Boston, as a whole.
	~~o  ~~ If one person temp checks negatively, there must be five positive temp checks to post		*Except for emergencies, there should be no more than 7 texts a week, and no more than 2 texts per day.
			*Because of the mass reach of the texting system, it is ripe for abuse, intentional or unintentional. Accordingly, there will be no more than 4 people with the ability to actually text the @obupdates group.
	~~o  ~~ If two people temp check negatively, the post is tabled for further discussion at the next media WG meeting		**However, all members of Occupy Boston will have the ability to request to a text via a personal request to a member of the media group or via the form on our website. It will be the role of the @obupdates advisory group to decide whether to send it.

	~~·     ~~ The @obupdates advisory group reserves the authority to decide not to send a text if not doing so is in the perceived best interest of Occupy Boston, as a whole.

	~~·     ~~ Except for emergencies, there should be no more than 7 texts a week, and no more than 2 texts per day.

	~~·     ~~ Because of the mass reach of the texting system, it is ripe for abuse, intentional or unintentional. Accordingly, there will be no more than 4 people with the ability to actually text the @obupdates group.

	~~o  ~~ However, all members of Occupy Boston will have the ability to request to a text via a personal request to a member of the media group or via the form on our website. It will be the role of the @obupdates advisory group to decide whether to send it.

	~~·      Best practices:~~

	~~o   Sending the first message about an event on the day of an event is very ineffective for turn out. If possible, send a text 24-48 hours before an event.~~

	~~o   If possible, any advertisement of the group should include a message about how standard text messaging rates apply, but that there are no additional charges to signing up.~~

	o   All texts should be no more than 135 characters, because all texts are preceded by “USERNAME@obupdates:” so the normal 160 character limit is smaller and dependent on the length of the sender’s username.

	~~o   Do not use the “+” sign in texts. Celly automatically deletes it for some reason. Use “&” instead~~.

	~~o   You can schedule texts from the Celly web interface. Use it so we don’t have to scramble to send on the day of!~~		Best practices:

	&~~nbsp;~~		*Sending the first message about an event on the day of an event is very ineffective for turn out. If possible, send a text 24-48 hours before an event.
			*If possible, any advertisement of the group should include a message about how standard text messaging rates apply, but that there are no additional charges to signing up.
			*All texts should be no more than 135 characters, because all texts are preceded by “USERNAME@obupdates:” so the normal 160 character limit is smaller and dependent on the length of the sender’s username.
			*Do not use the “+” sign in texts. Celly automatically deletes it for some reason. Use “&” instead.
			*You can schedule texts from the Celly web interface. Use it so we don’t have to scramble to send on the day of!

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'''@obupdates guidelines (DRAFT)'''

An “@obupdates advisory group” exists under the media umbrella for the purpose of receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell.

The @obupdates can be used for the following types of messages:

·      Notices about official Occupy Boston events/meetings/demonstrations/ect.

·      Notices about Occupy Boston-supported events/demonstrations/ect.

·      Strategic communications related to holidays/public events/ect. (e.g. “Happy New Year!”)

The @obupdates cell cannot be used for the following types of messages:

·      Notices about events/demonstrations/ect. whose connection to Occupy Boston (or an Occupy Boston working group) is questionable

·      Conjecture or alarmism (i.e. “There are cops staging on Summer st! Help!”)

Other Guidelines: 

·      Anyone from Occupy Boston group is welcome to join the @obupdates advisory group.

·      All texts to @obupdates must be positively temp checked by at least three members of the advisory group before being sent

o   In all cases except for imminent emergencies, the group must have at least one hour

o   If one person temp checks negatively, there must be five positive temp checks to post

o   If two people temp check negatively, the post is tabled for further discussion at the next media WG meeting

·      The @obupdates advisory group reserves the authority to decide not to send a text if not doing so is in the perceived best interest of Occupy Boston, as a whole.

·      Except for emergencies, there should be no more than 7 texts a week, and no more than 2 texts per day.

·      Because of the mass reach of the texting system, it is ripe for abuse, intentional or unintentional. Accordingly, there will be no more than 4 people with the ability to actually text the @obupdates group.

o   However, all members of Occupy Boston will have the ability to request to a text via a personal request to a member of the media group or via the form on our website. It will be the role of the @obupdates advisory group to decide whether to send it.

·      Best practices:

o   Sending the first message about an event on the day of an event is very ineffective for turn out. If possible, send a text 24-48 hours before an event.

o   If possible, any advertisement of the group should include a message about how standard text messaging rates apply, but that there are no additional charges to signing up.

o   All texts should be no more than 135 characters, because all texts are preceded by “USERNAME@obupdates:” so the normal 160 character limit is smaller and dependent on the length of the sender’s username.

o   Do not use the “+” sign in texts. Celly automatically deletes it for some reason. Use “&” instead.

o   You can schedule texts from the Celly web interface. Use it so we don’t have to scramble to send on the day of!

 

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	An “@obupdates advisory group” exists under the media umbrella for the purpose of receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell.		An “@obupdates advisory group” exists under the media umbrella for the purpose of receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell.
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	**If one person temp checks negatively, there must be five positive temp checks to post		**If one person temp checks negatively, there must be five positive temp checks to post
	**If two people temp check negatively, the post is tabled for further discussion at the next media WG meeting		**If two people temp check negatively, the post is tabled for further discussion at the next media WG meeting
	*The @obupdates advisory group reserves the authority to ~~decide not to send~~ a text ~~if not~~ doing so is in the perceived best interest of Occupy Boston~~, as a whole~~.		*The @obupdates advisory group reserves the authority to withhold sending a text doing so is in the perceived best interest of Occupy Boston.
	*Except for emergencies, there should be no more than 7 texts a week, and no more than 2 texts per day.		*Except for emergencies, there should be no more than 7 texts a week, and no more than 2 texts per day.
	*Because of the mass reach of the texting system, it is ripe for abuse, intentional or unintentional. Accordingly, there will be no more than 4 people with the ability to actually text the @obupdates group.		*Because of the mass reach of the texting system, it is ripe for abuse, intentional or unintentional. Accordingly, there will be no more than 4 people with the ability to actually text the @obupdates group.
	**However, all members of Occupy Boston will have the ability to request to a text via a personal request to a member of the media group or via the form on our website. It will be the role of the @obupdates advisory group to decide whether to send it.		**However, all members of Occupy Boston will have the ability to request to a text via a personal request to a member of the media group or via the form on our website. It will be the role of the @obupdates advisory group to decide whether to send it.
			*An administrator found to be abusing any of the above guidelines will be subject to immediate revokation of curator privlidges and to additional action, as determined by the @obupdates advisory group.

	Best practices:		Best practices:

	*Sending the first message about an event on the day of an event is very ineffective ~~for~~ turn out. If possible, send a text 24-48 hours before an event.		*Sending the first message about an event on the day of an event is very ineffective if the goal is to turn out people. If possible, send a text 24-48 hours before an event.
	*If possible, any advertisement of the group should include a message about how standard text messaging rates apply, but that there are no additional charges to signing up.		*If possible, any advertisement of the group should include a message about how standard text messaging rates apply, but that there are no additional charges to signing up.
	*All texts should be no more than 135 characters, because all texts are preceded by “USERNAME@obupdates:” so the normal 160 character limit is smaller and dependent on the length of the sender’s username.		*All texts should be no more than 135 characters, because all texts are preceded by “USERNAME@obupdates:” so the normal 160 character limit is smaller and dependent on the length of the sender’s username.
	*Do not use the “+” sign in texts. Celly automatically deletes it for some reason. Use “&” instead.		*Do not use the “+” sign in texts. Celly automatically deletes it for some reason. Use “&” instead.
	*You can schedule texts from the Celly web interface. Use it so we don’t have to scramble to send on the day of!		*You can schedule texts from the Celly web interface. Use it so we don’t have to scramble to send on the day of!