[Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
Mair
lysbethmair at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Mar 30 12:54:39 PDT 2007
Thank you Sheri
That first leap into the 'virtual unknown' is always the hardest to take . .
. .
Thank you for the welcome . .
mair
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From: "sheri at speakeasy.org" <sheri at speakeasy.net>
To: "A list for volunteers wanting to work on the Alternatives IMC"
<imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org>; "A list for volunteers wanting to
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Cc: <chrisk at sunrisecelebration.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
> thank you mair!
> welcome.
> your response is precisely why we feel this "theme" based indymedia is so
> important and can become a kind of catalyst for a big shift globally. is
> that too big of a vision? i think not. at least not in these times.
>
> great to have the welsh presence here!
>
> sheri
> (from cascadia)
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mair [mailto:lysbethmair at tiscali.co.uk]
>> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 06:53 PM
>> To: 'A list for volunteers wanting to work on the Alternatives IMC'
>> Cc: chrisk at sunrisecelebration.com
>> Subject: Re: [Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
>>
>> Helo everyone
>>
>> Im on this list and have been a bit silent . . . as i can't help at all
>> with this 'tecchie' stuff.
>> I know im going to have to get my head around this sooner or later . .
>> .but at the moment . .it's going to have to be a bit later . . !
>>
>> My name is Mair and im a peace activist in North Wales who is trying to
>> support setting up an Indymedia collective . . locally here.
>>
>> At a recent indymedia get together, i was told about this aspect of
>> indymedia and my heart leapt. . .coz . ive been moidering with myself
>> and others for a while . .about . .ok . what are we 'promoting' here as
>> alternatives . .. rather than just exposing what we know is totally
>> corrupt etc
>> Anyway . .i just wanted to declare myself.
>>
>>
>> mair
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Chris Kennett
>> To: imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org
>> Cc: chrisk at sunrisecelebration.com
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
>>
>>
>> HI Jay
>>
>> I'm involved with the ones below to a larger or smaller degree
>>
>> www.Festivaloflife.net London co org
>>
>> www.Sunrisecelebration.com Yeovil Sustainable technologies area
>> cordinator
>>
>> www.funkyraw.com Plymouth co org
>>
>> www.foodoflife.co.uk Brighton co org
>>
>> www.Bristolveganfayre.co.uk Bristol help
>>
>> www.portsmouthcan.co.uk Portsmouth Climate awarness day co org
>>
>> + smaller events and stalls at others
>>
>> Keep smiling
>>
>> chris
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>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> From: Jay <jay at fundamentalchange.net>
>> Reply-To: A list for volunteers wanting to work on the Alternatives
>> IMC<imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org>
>> To: imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:27:07 -0400
>>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> At 3/22/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea.I'm afraid that I don't really have time at
>> the moment to get involved with the set up ,but will provide info at a
>> later date.Good luck for a speedy set up.Is there other ways I can help
>> as a festival organiser.....
>>
>> chris
>>
>> I'm sure there are ways you can help! What kind of festivals do you
>> organize and where?
>>
>> Jay
>>
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>> From: Jay <jay at fundamentalchange.net>
>>
>> Reply-To: A list for volunteers wanting to work on the
>> Alternatives IMC<imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org>
>>
>> To: imc-alternatives at lists.indymedia.org
>>
>> Subject: [Imc-alternatives] need help building test site
>>
>> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:49:39 -0400
>>
>> Hi imc-alternatives,
>>
>>
>> A little bit ago Josef (hi Josef) gallantly volunteered to set up
>> the
>>
>> rudiments of an imc-alternatives test site using drupal on either
>>
>> Magius's or one of his cohort's servers. That sounds like a
>> really
>>
>> huge task for one person! Josef and I have been in touch a bit
>> about
>>
>> it and, while he has a "drupal whiz" friend who may be able to
>> help,
>>
>> I also think we should solicit help from people on this list.
>>
>>
>> I don't know how to do any drupal programming, though I've come
>> to
>>
>> the conclusion that it's something I should finally learn,
>> especially
>>
>> if we're going to use it for this site. Plus, I've found that
>>
>> soliciting content volunteers is really hard when there's
>> nowhere,
>>
>> not even a test site, to post content, so it sounds like getting
>> a
>>
>> test site up is first priority. :))
>>
>>
>> I figure if there are five or six of us clunking through the
>> basic
>>
>> installation of a drupal web site, learning as we go, we'll be in
>> a
>>
>> pretty good position to keep building the site as we go along.
>> Even
>>
>> if Josef or Josef's friend would be able to set up the very
>> initial
>>
>> site, having a handful of us sharing the work sounds much more
>>
>> productive and fun.
>>
>>
>> So, who out there would be interested in being part of this
>>
>> endeavor? I'm going to be learning pretty much from scratch, so
>>
>> there's no need for you to be a programmer already. (I figure
>>
>> knowing my waqy around a content management system will be a
>> skill
>>
>> that will help in the future.) Also, this will no doubt proceed
>>
>> slowly, so you don't have to have a million hours free each
>>
>> week. I'd love to see at least a half dozen of us working
>> together
>>
>> from the beginning, which sounds like a large enough number to
>> share
>>
>> the work.
>>
>>
>> A main reason we've spoken so favorablly about using drupal is
>> that
>>
>> it has a good balance of usablity and features, plus there's an
>>
>> enthusiastic and expanding developer community out there that can
>>
>> become involved. I think if we work together to set up the
>>
>> components of our project, then start adding content and
>> encouraging
>>
>> individuals and organizations to start using it in a beta
>> version,
>>
>> we'll be able to attract other drupal programmers who want to
>> help
>>
>> make the site great.
>>
>>
>> How does that all sound?
>>
>> Jay
>>
>>
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