[New-imc] CANCUN - internal new-imc DEADLINE 10:00 GMT Sunday 10 Aug 2003

[boud]

hi 

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Jay wrote:

> One final thought.  I think we should pass the proposal, but perhaps 
> consider an addendum to allow the site to stay active for a few days after 

It's already there - 14 oct is 1 month after 14 sep, the end of the
official WTO meeting - but maybe it wasn't clear, so i'll send a
slightly revised wording in a minute or two...

boud



> the convergence.  This could be helpful if there are any arrests, thereby 
> allowing people to keep up with events easily, and/or any lingering issues 
> raised by the conference.  Plus, a lot of good media will be made over the 
> days of the convergence and I think people should be able to access it all 
> in one place for at least a few days after the events end there.
> 
> Good luck to everyone going to Cancun, and good thoughts to everyone who 
> has done wonderful work on this,
> 
> Jay
> 
> > >
> > >
> > >######################################################################
> > >[en]
> > >PROPOSAL Cancun domain - deadline SUN 10 Sept 2003
> > >
> > >The Cancun support group including IMC Chiapas wish to have a temporary
> > >use of the cancun domain name for the WTO meeting 10-14 Sept 2003.
> > >They have an indymedia-software site
> > >http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/
> > >but there is not yet any local, self-organised, autonomous indymedia
> > >group there. It is proposed that:
> > >
> > >(1) The domain name cancun.indymedia.org be given for use by the
> > >support group
> > >(2) The domain name will be deallocated on 14 October 2003, and will
> > >not be used again for the site until a real, local group has gone
> > >through the full new-imc process.
> > >(3) cancun will *not* be added to the cities list, it will only be
> > >given the temporary domain name.
> > >(4) The people organising the  http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/
> > >site will place a prominent (obvious) notice on the web site that:
> > >(4a) there is not yet any local indymedia group in Cancun
> > >(4b) that locals are encouraged to organised if they wish, with
> > >a link to http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/NewImcHowTo or an [es]
> > >version of the page
> > >(4c) that the "cancun.indymedia.org" domain name will become invalid
> > >from 14 October 2003, only the alternative names will function
> > >
> > >[fr]
> > >PROPOSITION domaine Cancun - échéance DIM 10 sep 2003
> > >
> > >Le groupe de soutien Cancun, dont le groupe IMC Chiapas, souhaite
> > >utiliser temporairement le nom de domaine Cancun pour la rencontre WTO
> > >10-14 sep 2003. Il y a actuellement un site qui tourne sous un logiciel
> > >type indy
> > >http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/
> > >mais il n'y a pas encore de groupe local, auto-organisé, autonome
> > >d'indymédia
> > >lŕ-bas. Il est proposé que :
> > >
> > >(1) Le nom de domaine cancun.indymedia.org soit utilisé chez le groupe
> > >de soutien
> > >(2) Ce nom de domaine soit annulé le 14 oct 2003, et ne sera pas
> > >réutilisé avant qu'un groupe réel, local se soit organisé selon le plein
> > >processus new-imc.
> > >(3) Cancun *ne* sera *pas* rajouté ŕ la liste cities.inc; il n'aura
> > >qu'un nom de domaine temporaire.
> > >(4) Ceux et celles qui organisent
> > >http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/
> > >mettra des avertissements évidents sur le site annonçant que :
> > >(4a) il n'existe pas encore de group local indymedia Cancun
> > >(4b) les locaux sont encouragé-e-s s'organiser s'ils et elles le
> > >souhaitent,
> > >avec un lien sur http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/NewImcHowTo ou
> > >une traduction [es] de cette page
> > >(4c) le nom de domaine "cancun.indymedia.org" sera non-fonctionnel ŕ
> > >partir
> > >de 14 oct 2003, seuls les noms alternatifs fonctionneront.
> > >######################################################################
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Pseudo Punk wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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 ?
> > >
> > >i don't understand the subtleties of DNS, but my guess is that the only
> > >easy technical solution is... to keep the domain name alive...
> > >
> > >IMHO, a human solution is easier - see the proposal above.
> > >
> > >
> > >> but if cancun.indy is just temporal i don't necessarly have many
> > >problems with it.
> > >> Bart
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
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