[New-imc] BLOCK: non-imc's should not sponsor new collectives(Official Response)

[melpomene]

hi,

thanks to jay for bringing this to a sensible level.

On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 04:21, Jay wrote:
> Also, to put it mildly, there is a 
> "diversity of opinions" within the working group about some of the most 
> basic things that go into a local IMC.  I don't think that kind of 
> disagreement, in and of itself, is a bad thing.  Disagreements over what 
> makes a local IMC viable will keep us, as a working group, on our toes.

indeed.

> My feeling is that if Deja is familiar with the organizers of an aspiring 
> IMC in western Canada he is in a better position than any of us to help him 
> through the process.

sounds good to me.

> We will all be here watching the e-mails come through 
> the new-imc list regarding all new IMCs, so as long as our list organizers 
> maintain transparency we should be able to keep up to date with one 
> another.  And, especially because we're wanting for volunteers, I think we 
> should find a way to be as welcoming as possible to anyone who wants to 
> participate.

Totally agree. Particularly given that there are *different* opinions -
and therefore potential "value conflicts" - it is important to be open,
friendly and understanding of otherness. 

In other words, I cannot see this list/working group or any other part
of Indymedia as something that can just easily be explained or
determined by simple rules, like "someone is not good enough, because
they don't adhere to Paragraph II, Section A, Part III" - that is the
world I (for one) wants to get away from.

-mp