[imc-baghdad] Web site

[Ramzi Kysia]

All,

Folks here have been made aware of the priniciples of
an imc and are supportive (enthusiastically so!), but
we cannot start a mailing list or the other things in
the application process until email/internet is back
up here - which may be months...

I'm happy to serve as the gateway for getting info
about what's happening here out, and relying messages
in, but... at the point where this formally begins to
be an imc, I think that I should be *out* of the
picture - it should come from locals entirely.

But if folks on this list have other opinions on
this... please do share them! :-)

Regards,
Ramzi
--- Andrew Stern <expectresistance at yahoo.com> wrote:
> someone who has more experience with the new imc
> process can probably 
> give a more detailed explanation on the ins and outs
> of this, but 
> basically it boils down to them needing to start the
> application 
> process to become a new imc.  as far as i know, its
> pretty much as 
> simple as them reading through the principles of
> unity and deciding 
> as a group if they agree with them and then
> applying.  i think this 
> could be expedited by the new imc working group
> pretty quickly due to 
> the situation.  all the info about starting the
> process is at: 
> http://newimc.indymedia.org/  ramzi, can you get all
> this info to 
> them?  the quicker they do this, the quicker there
> will be a site, 
> and this also means the quicker they can request
> funding from the 
> global imc pot.  as stated before, i think it will
> be difficult for 
> global imc finance to decide to fund them if they
> haven't become an 
> imc yet.     but i think its pretty likely that once
> they start the 
> process people all over the world in the indymedia
> network will want 
> this to be funded, and funded quickly.  actually i
> think its pretty 
> clear that people from all over the world want to
> see this funded 
> anyway, but the issue is that there is fear of
> outsiders pushing an 
> imc on them, (which has happened before during
> convergences where 
> there are alot of internationals, and then once they
> all left there 
> was a hole that was difficult for locals to fill). 
> it just needs to 
> be clear that this is a local initiative. i think
> its clear that the 
> newspaper is a local initiative, but i think that
> the application 
> process for a new imc has to begin, so that they
> know for sure that 
> this is the avenue they want to pursue.
> 
> does that make sense?  maybe sascha or someone else
> can give a more 
> detailed answer or correct anything i'm wrong about.
> 
> andy
> 
> >I may be a lot naive on why the site can't be given
> an IMC address. 
> >Who makes the decisions
> >
> >
> >
> >There are very good reasons why the server can't be
> in Baghdad and 
> >that is through no fault of the group.  I am quite
> sure.. knowing 
> >some of them, that the very first chance they have
> it will be IMC 
> >Baghdad.    & It is an open forum for publishing..
> >
> >
> >
> >Perhaps someone could offer a REALLY good
> explanation why not.  They 
> >are not a business web site either (dot com indeed)
> >
> >
> >
> >Julia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >
> >>From: christopher mitchell
> [mailto:chrismi at frontiernet.net]
> >
> >>Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2003 08:52 PM
> >
> >>To: imc-baghdad at lists.indymedia.org
> >
> >>Subject: Re: [imc-baghdad] Web site
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>>Web address: As you can see, I am currently using
> dyndns which is a free
> >
> >>>service, probably based in the US.  If there is a
> consensus to proceed with
> >
> >>>the site, then I will make the request for
> baghdad.indymedia.org [have I got
> >
> >>>that right?] but I can't say how long this will
> take.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>Excellent - thank you for setting this up Mike.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>I can assure you that will not get
> baghdad.indymedia.org anytime soon - as
> >
> >>there is no IMC in Baghdad and will not be for
> some time....I think any
> >
> >>attempt to get that DNS entry created will be
> blocked (for reasons I would
> >
> >>agree with ... namely that it is not an IMC)
> >
> >>
> >
> >>But - no reason we cannot move ahead.  I would
> suggest we register a dot
> >
> >>com name first ... I suggest we name it after the
> paper as Ramzi suggested.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>I have just registered the name
> >
> >>Al-Muajaha
> >
> >>as
> >
> >>www.almuajaha.com
> >
> >>So we can use that unless someone has a better
> idea.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>Mike - email me privately the IP I should point
> this site at...
> >
> >>--christopher
> >
> >>
> >
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> >
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> >
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