[Imc-uk-process] IndyCymru to be removed from list of (uk) IMC's

[Tony]

I would tend to agree - when i was helping out on the new-imc list i 
tried many a time to have some dialogue with cymru imc but without 
any response - i can only guess apart from ilyan that there is little 
interest in the UK network or being official an IMC. It may still be 
worth posting the info to their site to attempt one last go... I am 
sure people who use the site are interested - only the site 
administrators (which seems very closed) are not.

cheers tony

>Hi folks.
>
>After talking to imc people on IRC and imc people
>in london the following action is proposed.
>
>The "Wales" link should be removed from the imc
>links section on the left hand side of the site (it's
>listed under "Other UK IMCs")
>
>There are several reasons for this:
>
>The website IndyCymru is not an official IMC
>IndyCymru is not part of the official UK IMC Network
>IndyCymru does not have an open posting newswire
>IndyCymru requires registration even for comments
>
>History:
>
>IndyCymru was listed on indymedia uk in the imc links and
>on the contact pages as "Wales" in a spitit of co-operation
>and support. IndyCymru was invited to imc uk network
>meetings in the same spirit of co-operation and with
>the desire to offer support...
>
>...but this was done on the understanding that people
>there were trying to sort things out, to become a bona
>fide imc, institute an open posting newswire etc etc
>
>After a very long time, this has not happened, and so
>consequently it should no longer be listed as an IMC.
>
>But also last Tuesday something serious has happened.
>
>An internal imc email relating to the conclusion of a
>conflict at imc bristol has been posted as a middle
>column feature with the following text used to frame it:
>
>------
>TITLE: "Witch Hunt! Is IMC becoming a CIA front?"
>"Are Politically Correct Fascists getting rid of the real IMC
>people, or are MI5 and CIA undercover operators castrating
>IMC by getting the best people thrown out?"
>Posted by: ilyan
>------
>see:
>http://www.indycymru.org.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=538&mode=thread&order=0
>
>This is totally unacceptable.
>
>Not only is it putting some very serious infactual spin on what
>has been a difficult conflict, but it shows complete disrespect
>for both the process britsol imc people have been engaged in
>and indeed the whole imc project.
>
>Not even the people involved in the bristol conflict themselves
>would have put something like this on the frontpage !!
>
>So, time has come to act and to remove the link to IndyCymru
>listed as "Wales" under "Other UK IMCs"
>
>As stated earlier IndyCymru is not an IMC and the link was only
>included as a show of encouragement and support.
>
>I'm sure all will agree that the uk indymedia network would still
>offer support and encouragement for an indymedia wales, but one
>that can meet the minimum standards and criteria for being part
>of the indymedia network.
>
>In line with this the details for "Wales" in the contact page
>should be similarly ammended:
>http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/static/contact.html
>renaming Wales as IndyCymru, listing it at the end of the different
>imc details, and calling it a "related project".
>
>Cheers,
>Dave
>imc uk volunteer
>london
>
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