[Imc-india] Re: Madurai collective constructive suggestions

[Harsh Kapoor]

Lets wait and see if Amudhan responds to this from the Madurai collective.

Harsh

At 12:50 PM +0100 8/27/03, Montgomery Cheddar wrote:
>Harsh and I have tried to get communication with those
>operating India Indymedia, as well as offering to give
>support and help, and have had no result. So we can
>only conclude that the editorial collective is closed
>and not transparent. Therefore, where is the "open
>publishing"? Where is the accountability?
>
>Who are the "Madurai collective"? I don't live in
>Madurai, I live in Kolkata. Madurai is just one city -
>why should these people prevent people from other
>parts of India joining? Why won't they allow others to
>join the editorial team, or is this just exclusively
>for Tamils? If they don't respond to any messages on
>their IMC India Process list and won't respond to
>direct emails, what do we do then? If IMC global
>process group won't respond, then what on earth can we
>as people who aspire to help administer IMC India and
>prevent its abuse do?
>
>One important question: does India Indymedia support
>the publication of incitement to rape and murder named
>individuals as well as minority groups? I don't mind
>people posting arguments from a BJP stand-point or
>those who wish to condemn jehadi terrorism. What
>matters is the death threats and constant violent
>agitation by Hindutva forces on Indymedia. This cannot
>be tolerated, even in the name of free speech. You do
>not understand India if you tolerate this.
>
>Indymedia India is not open, accountable or
>transparent as it stands and the newswire is an
>abomination.
>
>Ganesh.
>
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