These links represent an exploration of contrasting points of view (or not) to pure open publishing. The opinions are their authors', not STLIMC's. That is, Alexander Hamilton wants a restrictive newswire policy, i.e. where only registered users may post. Thomas Jefferson wants it to be open, no matter what. Ben Franklin wants a blunt.

Here is the current Newswire Policy:
http://reboot.stlimc.org/newswire-policy [1]

Interesting articles from Canadian newspaper The Tyee about restricting comments from the masses:
"Tyee's New Approach to Comments"
Users can select between "all comments" and "best comments," where the latter is filtered by editorial staff.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2007/05/16/NewComments/ [2]

"Can We Still Talk Online?"
All that is bad about open forums like Indymedia-style newswires.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2007/05/15/TalkOnline/ [3]

Some Community Tips for 2007
Seven tips on how to run a successful online community.
http://fortuito.us/2007/05/some_community_tips_for_2007 [4]

German Indymedia Newswire Moderation
Comments are moderated. Those considered not to contribute anything to a story are put in a "trash archive."
http://de.indymedia.org/static/moderation.shtml [5]

The Tyee's Favorite Independent Media Reads
All the blogs and such that their editorial staff reads.
http://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2007/05/29/IndependentMedia/ [6]

Tyee Media Backgrounder (major players in corporate media, and their competitors)
http://thetyee.ca/About/MediaBackgrounder [7]

Salon preens its feathers on the "unsung heroism" of editors, and trashes bloggers
http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/07/24/editing/ [8]

"Creating Counterweights to Big Media" by Tyee
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2005/02/02/CreatingCounterweightsBigMedia/ [9]