Meeting on 27th June 2008
Meeting on 27th June 2008 (minutes not yet approved by Advisory Board)
Members Attending
Danah Boyd, Jen Brady, Esther Dyson, Brad Fitzpatrick, Zafar Khashimov, Larry Lessig
Management Attending
Andrew Paulson, Matthew Berardo, Sergei Komarov, Edward Shenderovich, Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, Marina Pustilnik
Apologies
Annelies van den Belt
1. Approval of minutes from meeting of 25th April 2008 in San Francisco
* Agreed
2. Welcome to new members
* The two new user representatives made short introductions and welcomed on the board following their elections in May
3. User policy update
* The revised policy relating to the publishing of inappropriate content online where the legality was borderline was discussed. An update to the policy was circulated and discussed - The statement which Management circulated was agreed.
* It was suggest that contact should be made with relevant NGOs who will be able to advise on issues surrounding the publication of potentially illegal material - Management to pursue
* Discussion on communities that promote potentially harmful lifestyle choices was discussed. A research project was proposed which would look into this issue in more detail. The results of this project should be available by end of summer - Management to pursue
4. Account structure
* Discussion followed the potential changes to the LiveJournal account structure which were discussed at the previous meeting. Concerns were expressed regarding the reaction from users about displaying advertising in Basic Accounts. Management emphasized that nothing was cast in stone and final agreement would only be reached after thorough consultation with users - Management to develop further plans in light of comments from Board
o Board members suggested that more information be given on the financial position of LiveJournal to justify the proposed changes - Management said they would consider but emphasized that LiveJournal had wide range of views on the relevance of LiveJournals’ financial position in relation to this issue.
5. Advisory Board communications
o Board members expressed concern about the proliferation of LiveJournal official communities - Management made clear that refining these was an important part of plan to update LiveJournal
6. Any other business
o Board members asked at which point it would be appropriate to discuss issues relating to the account structure in public - Management asked members to respect confidentiality of discussion until after public announcement.
7. Next meeting
o Advisory Board General Meeting -November, San Francisco (TBC)
Post script - the date and venue of the Advisory Board General Meeting has been changed due to scheduling issues.
Members Attending
Danah Boyd, Jen Brady, Esther Dyson, Brad Fitzpatrick, Zafar Khashimov, Larry Lessig
Management Attending
Andrew Paulson, Matthew Berardo, Sergei Komarov, Edward Shenderovich, Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, Marina Pustilnik
Apologies
Annelies van den Belt
1. Approval of minutes from meeting of 25th April 2008 in San Francisco
* Agreed
2. Welcome to new members
* The two new user representatives made short introductions and welcomed on the board following their elections in May
3. User policy update
* The revised policy relating to the publishing of inappropriate content online where the legality was borderline was discussed. An update to the policy was circulated and discussed - The statement which Management circulated was agreed.
* It was suggest that contact should be made with relevant NGOs who will be able to advise on issues surrounding the publication of potentially illegal material - Management to pursue
* Discussion on communities that promote potentially harmful lifestyle choices was discussed. A research project was proposed which would look into this issue in more detail. The results of this project should be available by end of summer - Management to pursue
4. Account structure
* Discussion followed the potential changes to the LiveJournal account structure which were discussed at the previous meeting. Concerns were expressed regarding the reaction from users about displaying advertising in Basic Accounts. Management emphasized that nothing was cast in stone and final agreement would only be reached after thorough consultation with users - Management to develop further plans in light of comments from Board
o Board members suggested that more information be given on the financial position of LiveJournal to justify the proposed changes - Management said they would consider but emphasized that LiveJournal had wide range of views on the relevance of LiveJournals’ financial position in relation to this issue.
5. Advisory Board communications
o Board members expressed concern about the proliferation of LiveJournal official communities - Management made clear that refining these was an important part of plan to update LiveJournal
6. Any other business
o Board members asked at which point it would be appropriate to discuss issues relating to the account structure in public - Management asked members to respect confidentiality of discussion until after public announcement.
7. Next meeting
o Advisory Board General Meeting -November, San Francisco (TBC)
Post script - the date and venue of the Advisory Board General Meeting has been changed due to scheduling issues.