[ADMIN] Newsletter moderators needed

[coffeeandink]

Hi guys,

oyceter and I have been talking for a while about using ibarw for a weekly newsletter collecting posts about sf/f, fandom, and race. rydra_wong has graciously given us permission to replicate her RaceFail09/Great Cultural Appropriation Debate of DOOM 2009 in the IBARW delicious account, and jinian and kate_nepveu have begun testing a script that will autopost delicious

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[parallactic]

I'm interested in volunteering, although I'd like more details on what newsletter gathering entails. I've never done newsletter work, and I don't want to commit myself to something I can't deliver.

[jlh]

My question is, will the "fandom" category include things outside of sf/f?

I've been thinking about this for a while now. I've often wanted to participate more in the PoC Carnivals, etc, but while I am in online media fandom, I don't consider myself in sf/f fandom per se. Certainly television shows in other genres like comedy, reality, or procedural drama have their race problems, some of which are exacerbated by the behavior of fandom. With the advent of verb_noire and its inclusion of mystery and romance as well as sf/f, I wonder if there is also an opportunity to expand our understanding of what goes on in media and fandom beyond sf/f to reflect the larger scope of online media fandom. (I also wonder this about the Carnival, though this isn't the place to discuss that, exactly.)

Currently ibarw is broader in scope than just sf/f-I think of deadbrowalking as filling that role in some respects-and I think it would be exciting to take the current conversation beyond sf/f, lest other genres consider themselves to have no problems by comparison

[lundi]

I'd gladly volunteer to gather & tag posts.

[popelizbet]

I am a tagging fiend and I love to gather things; sign me up.

[livrelibre]

I've never newslettered but I'd be willing to help.

[coffeeandink]

Hi! I'm sorry for the delay. If you're still interested, can you let me know what email address to use to contact you?