[New-imc] UK network: new-local-imc process

[Tony]

I am forwarding a mail i just sent to the uk-network list that 
crosses over with the new-imc list. Please note that this process is 
still in discussion and when ready will be presented as a proposal to 
the New-imc list - we just wanted to give you all warning of what we 
are working on.

Together with this list we will have to work out how this might 
effect the global network and technical thinks like dns dirctions.

cheers tony

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UK network: new-local-imc process

Update: last weekend 22/23rd FEb - the UK network met up in Lancaster 
to discuss how we could better work together. Groups from Lancaster, 
London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, the South West, Wales and 
Scotland were present. The meeting included intros and training on a 
new base software (MIR) that could enable us to have local pages, 
with local newswires, subject catagories, and better admin. In 
principle the network agreed to move to MIR, tech and structure / 
design groups will be set up to handle the change over.

We also talked about creating a local process to establish new groups 
within the UK network. As we will be working on the same site 
<uk.indymedia.org> there would be no need for small groups to go 
through the global new-imc process, but instead agree to some basic 
guidelines/principles of unity (a version of the global application). 
This way we can establish channels of communication, allowing 
autonomy for each local area while working together as a network.

This would entail all groups that want to work on the UK 'portal' 
site going through this process. First this process would have to be 
talked through on the global new-imc list, so everyone is happy with 
the results. Any group wanting to set up a separate new site in the 
uk would go through the global process as any other. We hope this 
will speed things up, and lessen the work at a global level, 
decentralise much to a local network.

To discuss this further - and to keep this list more info based - i 
suggest we use the uk process list to iron out any questions and 
objections

cheers for now
tony