[fgp-chat] Fwd: [gpva-ic] Social Media Proposal.

[Dr. Christopher Fink]

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Subject: 	[gpva-ic] Social Media Proposal.
Date: 	Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:13:42 -0500
From: 	Sid Smith via gpva-ic <gpva-ic at vagreenparty.org>
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This proposal was posted to this list-serve and the business list-serve 
for discussion and the airing of concerns on December 16th, three days 
ago. Audrey Clement has stated that she has a blocking concern, 
specifically that the Press Secretary should not have responsibility for 
commercial social media accounts. Accordingly, I will ask for the LC to 
vote, as the proposal appears to have widespread support in its current 
(amended) form. Since it has only been two business days, I will wait 
for three more business days (until Friday, December 22nd) and then ask 
for members to vote via email. Please ask your members if they have any 
additional concerns not yet raised.

Thanks,

Sid

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PROPOSAL: RESOLUTION ON GUIDELINES FOR GPVA SOCIAL MEDIA

BACKGROUND: Social Media should be a benefit, indeed a boon, to our 
organizing and public outreach efforts. Instead, our social media 
accounts, especially on Facebook, have become increasingly toxic, 
presenting to the public a portrait of a party that is dysfunctional, 
riven by in-fighting, and hostile to outsiders. This is costing us 
members and votes. Our candidates in the most recent election cycle 
heard repeatedly from people who were turned off by what they saw of the 
Green Party on social media. While this has occurred primarily in the 
National Green Party (GPUS) media spaces, we must prevent the same 
degradation at the State level (GPVA), and seize control of our social 
media presence and professionalize it. Use of party-maintained social 
media is a privilege, not a right. The party does not in any manner 
dictate to its members whom they may communicate with or how, but it is 
not obliged to provide the space for them to do so.

NOTE: While the GPVA can only promulgate rules for its own social media 
accounts, we encourage our local parties to adopt similar guidelines for 
their local's social media accounts. If GPVA adopts these guidelines, I 
will ask that we consider sending a like proposal to the GPUS for their 
own social media presence, which as many of you know is a complete cess-pit.

RESOLVED: That the following guidelines shall be applied to the social 
media accounts maintained by the Green Party of Virginia:

Moderators: Overall responsibility for the content of our commercial 
social media accounts will be the responsibility of the Press Secretary. 
Maintainers, moderators, and other assistants for specific social media 
accounts may be assigned by the Leadership Council, or by the Press 
Secretary subject to the consent of the Leadership Council.

Facebook GPVA Main Page: This page is for the promotion of the Green 
Party of Virginia. It is not a place for party members to debate party 
positions. Its purpose is to engage the public, to promote the party, 
and to educate non-party members about the GPVA, its principles, and its 
political program. The highest standard of behavior and (n)ettiquette is 
expected from members who participate on the page. Comments that 
negatively characterize the Green Party or any member of the Green Party 
may be deleted by the moderators, who will notify the poster of the 
deletion and the reason for it. Repeat offenders will be banned from the 
page.

Facebook GPVA Organizing and Discussion Page: This page is for GPVA 
members to engage one another on topics of direct relevance to the GPVA 
or GPUS. Only GPVA members may join the page. Greens and others from 
outside Virginia are not to be given posting privileges. If the post 
contains a link, image, or other non-textual element, the poster must 
write accompanying text stating what the relevance is to the GPVA. Posts 
about other political parties should never be made unless there is a 
direct and explicit connection to, comparison to, or contrast with the 
Green Party. Further, all discussion is to observe the highest standards 
of behavior and (n)ettiquette. Under no circumstances will personal or 
implied attacks on the Green Party or on any member of the Green Party 
be tolerated. Posts or comments in violation of these guidelines will be 
deleted by the moderators, who will notify the poster of the decision 
and the reason for it. Repeat offenders will be banned from the page.

GPVA Twitter account: This account is for the posting of timely 
information about the GPVA, and of official GPVA responses and comments 
on current events. It is not to be used for personal commentary, or for 
engaging in debates or other responses to tweets by other organizations 
or individuals.

No other social media accounts bearing the name "Green Party of 
Virginia" in any form will be operated without the express consent of 
the Leadership Council, and then only under guidelines set by the 
Leadership Council. Take-down notices will be sent to any person or 
organization making unauthorized use of the name "Green Party of 
Virginia" or "Virginia Green Party."

All GPVA members are encouraged to assist the moderators in the 
enforcement of these guidelines by reporting inappropriate posts or 
comments, and by alerting party members to any unauthorized use of the 
party's name in social media.

These guidelines are to be posted in appropriate places in each of the 
social media accounts maintained by GPVA.

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B. Sidney Smith
GPVA, Co-chair
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