( – promoted by buhdydharma )
I just created a google listserve called Bloggers Against Torture or BAT!
I am a member of DK environmentalists, which is a listserve of eco diarists at DK. When we post an eco diary, we send out an email to the members, which are now over 2,000. In truth, the eco listserve needs some tweaking as only a handful actually rec diaries or post comments when they get the emails. But, it does enable eco diarists to keep up with eco diaries posted by just checking your email!
BAT can be a way for us to inform each other about diaries we post and to have discussions about subjects or issues as they arise.
We may want to change the name, that’s fine. But, just thought I would get the ball rolling on this.
This is the group statement, which again can be rewritten but is limited to the number of characters presented here:
We oppose torture and cruel, inhuman & degrading treatment of all persons, whether they be prisoners at Guantanamo, Bagram or CIA black sites; immigrants; civilians, or prisoners in civilian prison systems. Most members support investigation & prosecution of Bush officials for war crimes & torture.
This should be the link to click to join.
Well, not sure if that is correct link or not.
This is the Bloggers Against Torture webpage.
http://groups.google.com/group…
Help! Not sure what to do next to make this operational!!!
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i have to leave for a couple hours, but will return. 🙂
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http://groups.google.com/group…
just click that, and sign up! 🙂
I’ll definitely check it out.
I’ve made a little embeddable Bloggers Against Torture badge graphic that can be embedded in blog sidebars, post, and comments, and is a clickable link directly to http://groups.google.com/group/bloggers-against-torture
Copy and past this code to embed the graphic in a blog sidebar, post, or comment:
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google groups!
Great idea Buhdy! (weren’t you supposed to be resting?)
Just to clarify… this listserve… we want the primary function of this to be a place for stashing links and collecting articles and diaries on the topic all in one place, yes?
So…. if I see something come thru my listerve mail, that I am dying to respond with something like: “Oh WOW Valtin that is SO cool that Greenwald cited your Comment”… I should restrain myself and make that remark directly to him elsewhere… right?
Also… maybe we could assign some sort of coding system to distinguish different types, otherwise this is gonna become a big jumble real fast. No sorting or categorizing in place. SO a simple code IN THE TITLE of the post, i.e.
KOS = dailykos
DD = docudharma
ATM = antemedius
TPM = talking points memo (whoever)
etc
and maybe a wild card for MSM…?
Also … file by date or weekly folders? I have no idea. Maybe that is just up to the individual who receives the mail … they can file or use it however they want.
Im just giving you a taste of my OCD. (my sister is a reference librarian, she’s worse…lol)
Anyway THANKS PDND this is extremely helpful to me for my “Diary Rescues” section of My Weekly Series… I have several that I have bookmarked this past week, Ill post them to the listserve maybe later tonight. (dont want to duplicate whats already there).
If you haven’t joined yet, and have read this far down into the comments, what the heck are you doing? Go join up!