Proposed CSPAN group sharing LEGISLATIVE forum space?

[paineinthearse]

A couple weeks back about 15 of us petitioned the admins to form a new group to track CSPAN Journal - see the mission statement at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=120&topic_id=30751

Yesterday, Skinner asked if instead of a new group we could piggy back on the LEGISLATIVE group.

Would one post/day interfere here? Any problem or concerns?

thanks

[donsu]

1. what was the logic of piggybacking on Legislative?

Legislative would seem ok for c-span 2 and 3

we want to track one program on c-span 1

wouldn't Legislative posters have to dodge around our posts? would they mind?

[paineinthearse]

3. Exactly

I told Skinner I thought our CSPAN posts would clutter the forum.

Thanks for the confirmation.

[housewolf]

2. When following a congressional process...

like the bankruptcy bill we followed this week, or the confirmation processes in January, - where there's a group of us watching c-span and commenting on the proceedings in live time - where would those posts fit in? Legislative, GD-Politics or GD?

[paineinthearse]

4. CSPAN group has a different focus

Not following legislation.

Focusing on current and future guests and events. See the mission statement in the ASK THE ADMINS area (link in first post).

[housewolf]

5. Okay, so the group is specific to Washington Journal

it's not a generic c-span group.

Thanks for your response.

Good idea - it will serve us very well to organize talking points, etc in order to counter the right's well organized call-in campaigns.

[paineinthearse]

6. I see this as 90%+ focused on CSPAN Journal

...with a focus on member alerts and organizing talking points.

9% communicating other DU segments of interest to DU members.

1% feedback to CSPAN suggesting coverage of future events.

[Messenger]

7. Can't Find the Mission Statement

But the most urgent need and Mission is a site which offers same-day or next-day transcripts from everything from Presidential News Conferences to Senate Intelligence Committees. Prepared speech texts are not what I'm talking about. I'm citing Q & A's which are far more revealing.