[Imc-uk-network] [PROPOSAL] [IMC-York] moving forward...

[GarconDuMonde]

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hi

ekes wrote:
> This is a request for the domain york.indymedia.org.uk to use for the
> site http://yimc.iskra.net/

can you tell us more about this site? i think that previously, imc-uk has only
incorporated subdomains for potential groups if they were using mir, as there
was still the possibility that others from the united kollectives would be
helping to admin the newswire, etc. however, if it is a completely separate
system/database, i'm not sure that this is such a good idea.

> As York Indymedia is in the process of forming I suggest this should be
> time limited to October in the first instance. Should there not be a
> York Collective, active and well into the new imc process the domain
> should be removed. Similarly if this isn't completed by December it
> should be removed (see original mail below).

again, i think that this depends more on the site - groups going through new-imc
(on an international level) are not allowed to use an indymedia.org domain name
until they've been through and completed the process, i.e. been accepted into
the network. until that point, they need to use an alternate name. however, it
should be pointed out that groups *have* gone through new-imc process without
actually having a site at all, so it is possibly better to focus on the group
meeting criteria rather than a functioning website.

nb.  i'm not involved in new-imc so i may have misinterpreted this.

> At the moment there is a small collective who are maintaining the site
> and are active contacting others to get them involved to broaden the
> group to be representative. Presently there are individuals involved
> from York Against the War, No2Id, York Unity, and I believe York PSC;
> there are students and residents involved; it is mainly women who are
> actively doing the work - but the meetings have been balanced. The
> collective at the moment are provisionally working to Bristol Style
> editorial to maintain the website and are working by consensus. Once
> there are a more representative group the guidelines and POU will be
> agreed.
> 
> Proposed deadline: Sunday July 2nd
> Suggest imc-uk-network list for follow-up and discussion?

i'd like there to be quite a bit of discussion about this, as i think it is
something new at both a local (uk) and global level. i think that one weeks
discussion is probably insufficient and more time is probably required.

(for example, i currently have something like a 48+ hour turnaround on emails,
rather than the few hours that i desire)

- --

love and solidarity,

	--gdm

http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Main/GarconDuMonde

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