V2 -[New-imc] CANCUN - internal new-imc DEADLINE 10:00 GMT Sunday 10 Aug 2003

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On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 04:19:27PM +0200, boud wrote:
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> PROPOSAL Cancun domain - deadline SUN 10 Sept 2003  Version-2
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> 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 

i would use cancun2003.indymedia.org or www.indymdia.org/cancun

> (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.

i would prefer to use a domain that can be kept for linking reasons

> (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 (this is a month after the meeting ends), 
> only the alternative names will function
> 

maybe with cancun2003.indymedia.org we can skip 4c