[New-imc] CAIRO IMC (urgent)

[Sheri Herndon]

hi everyone,

i'm weighing in on this decision.  it's been a good discussion about 
the issues faced with putting up a temporary site.  however, given 
how things are going globally, it seems a good decision to help put 
up a temporary site and make that distinction.

>
>This is what I mean.  We would help them set up a very consciously 
>temporary site.  Or, if they're simultaneously going through the 
>new-imc process, and do so successfully, a temporay site that can 
>become a permanent one.  A temporary site could be at 
>cairo.indymedia.org, but they are also trying to get 
>"http://www.cairo-imc.org" -- if they're able to do that, maybe that 
>would be a better URL, since it would create even more of a 
>distinction.  In fact, that may be a better idea than their being 
>cairo.indymedia.org right off the bat.

i agree with jay and evan on this point and maybe cairo-imc is a good 
compromise for a transition.  but maybe developing some kind of 
internal protocol like boud was suggesting is a better way of going.

>
>Of course there are concerns about doing this.  What if our 
>supporting this group's having a temporary site gets in the way of 
>future organizing?  It may not be an easy call to make.  We've taken 
>some risks in the past with this kind of thing -- some have paid 
>off, others haven't.  The question is, what will be the most 
>effective tactic?  If others think supporting a temporary Cairo IMC 
>is a risk worth taking, I'm for it.

i also agree it's a risk worth taking if others are supportive.  it 
does seem like they are much further along than when some folks were 
requesting an imc there some time back.  that is a good sign.

is someone working with this collective closely?

where would they be linked from?

could we just support them as an open publishing site - like an ally 
site?  and we link from a section we create called allies?

peace
sheri


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