[Imc-drupal-dev] mark, your edits...

[mark burdett]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:14:37 -0700, Sofia JarrinT wrote:
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> I don't think we are in a place to question how Indymedias who are 
> part of this project made the decision to do so. This is not about 
> co-option, it's an Imc Drupal working group who is trying to build 
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> And yes, we do want the IMC global network to benefit (this is not 
> just about Bolivia Indymedia... that was an example). But reaching a 
> global consensus on a grant that we might or not might get sounds a 
> bit much, don't you think? Reaching a consensus on how to use the 
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Hi, 
I was not suggesting global consensus.  I did not think it would be 
possible when I first heard about this proposal and I feel the same 
about it now.  I'm just trying to make the point that the grant proposal 
should be worded very explicitly to benefit only those local IMCs that 
have made the decision to participate.  Otherwise you hit the problem of 
co-option, where a grant is said to benefit some large group and the 
large group has not agreed to be a part of it, as has nearly happened 
several times in indymedia history.

--mark