[CIMC-work] heads up on S.F. issue, quick response requested

[Garth Liebhaber]

Hey gang,
wanted to give people a heads up on the S.F. issue.  the 
debacle had been difficult to sort out from afar via email, 
but some distasteful things seem to be emerging.  similar 
to a compulsive liar who eventually contradicts 
themselves.

I would like for our group to be aware of the rotten smells 
coming from S.F. and be able to respond in an appropriate 
manner to our siblings in the Indymedia network in a 
supportive way.  Potentially, S.F. may be put on a form of 
probation.  particularly concerning forms of process.

please take a quick look at nyc's response to my response 
to U-C.  we can definitely take this up at our meeting, but 
I would also like some email response to the list, if folks 
could do so.

ciao,
garth


Hi everybody,
 
 Chris Anderson from NYC-IMC here. This is just a
 personal observation, I haven't discussed it with my
 collegues at NYC Indymedia. But I have to echo Garth's
 sentiments and the sentiments of others. The entire
 smell coming out of SF-IMC absolutely stinks.The
 entire fiasco, from when I first heard about the SF
 split up until these moderation questions have left me
 very disillusioned.
 
 Honestly, some of the behavior of certain parties to
 this conflict, judging only from email, resembles that
 of five year olds.In my opinion, this behavior has
 done serious and lasting harm to Indymedia as a
 network.
 
 Finally, and again this is one man's personal opinion
 only, the tone and some of the content of Nessie's
 emails is absolutely unacceptable. I began this whole
 dialog with a lot of respect for the SF-IMC folks, a
 respect that is now completely gone. I've held off
 sending this email for a while because I didn't want
 to exacerbate the conflict, but can no longer remain
 silent in good conscience.
 
 I hope some resolution to this dispute can be found,
 but I actually highly doubt it.
 
 sadly,
 chris anderson
 nyc-imc
 



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