[New-imc] Cancun - DEADLINE FOR DECISION, Friday Aug 8

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Sheri Herndon <sheri at speakeasy.org> wrote:
> hi everyone,
> 
> i've been working with timo and luz (imc chiapas) on the cancun events for a while.  it is going to be an incredible convergence in many respects.  i have read through all the emails concerning this request on the new imc list, and i hope that we can make a decision on this soon.  
> 
> i am very supportive of using cancun.indymedia.org on a temporary basis for this event.  the archive after the event can be kept at www.indymedia.org/wto-cancun or however we decide best to archive and make it accessible.  

I see an additional reason why taking a temporary cancun.indy can be bad. if people linke to cancun.indy.org/articlex, after some weeks they will be unusable. Since it's much likely tons of imc's & other indypendent media will link to articles/features there, is this what we want ? Or is there an easy tech solution to overcome this ?

but if cancun.indy is just temporal i don't necessarly have many problems with it.
Bart


 
> in order to have some resolution to this request from the imc chiapas people, i'd like to ask that we keep the discussion open until this friday and then make the decision by then.  if there are no blocking concerns, we can move on this request on a temporary basis, until a suitable time after the events surrounding the wto.
> 
> does this seem reasonable?
> 
> if there are people who do have concerns or questions about the incredible work that is going on down there and has been going on for months in mexico surrounding the wto, please check out the archives for wto-2003, particularly timo's.  or email timo directly or me and i can send you some stuff, or check out the wiki.  this event is going to take indymedia organizing, collaboration, media and tech skill-sharing at protests/convergences to the next level.  we are all going to learn from this and i for one am really grateful of all the amazing work they are doing.  it's going to be incredible.  
> 
> peace,
> sheri
> seattle imc
> 
> 
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I think opening cancun.indymedia.org, on a strictly temporary basis, if 
> >only to redirect people to cancun.mediaoindependientes.org, sounds like 
> >a 
> >reasonable idea.  I also like Susanna's thought about using something 
> >like 
> >http://www.indymedia.org/wto as well, so people always know where to 
> >look 
> >when there's WTO-related stuff.
> >
> >cheers,
> >Jay
> >
> >At 8/5/2003, SuZQ wrote:
> >> > i just wanted to voice my support for the temporary DNS use of
> >> > "cancun.indymedia.org".  i have been active in working with the imc
> >> > chiapas organizers, and they have done an excellent job of 
> >organizing thus
> >> > far.  they have done a great job of getting
> >> > "http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org" up and running.  but for 
> >english
> >> > speaking users, "mediosindependientes.org" is a difficult URL to 
> >type and
> >> > remember.  portland.indymedia.org, sf.indymedia.org and many other 
> >imcs
> >> > will be very active in linking to and posting to the cancun site 
> >during
> >> > the wto mobilization.
> >> >
> >> > please grant the temporary use of "http://cancun.indymedia.org" as 
> >imc
> >> > chiapas has requested.
> >>
> >>How about using an automatic syndication site, such as
> >>http://www.indymedia.org/wto , as was used in evian during the last g8 
> >?
> >>That way, you can use the new dispatch system,
> >>http://dispatch.indymedia.it and if visiting mediactivists are posting 
> >to
> >>their home IMCs, you can compile them all on one site and sort by
> >>language.
> >>
> >> > can rate stories and give reasons for the ratings if they choose. In
> >> > practice in Philly it winds up hiding from the homepage spam & hate
> >> > stories and promoting local coverage.
> >>
> >>It also appears to discourage posters, but that's another story...
> >>
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