[New-imc] Re: [IMC-Process] Re: Online form: Proposed new IMC! (DNC IMC)

[evan]

Personally i don't understand. Boston indymedia has the ability to do  
topics and sections of their site. If they want to setup  
dnc.boston.indymedia.org they can, it's their sub domain.

Speaking as an individual, I do not like nor support the idea of  
setting up an imc by an imc just because they want a different domain  
name. I think that we need to discuss and debate this further. Clearly  
there is disagreement even if no imc has come to a formal block. A big  
part of the consensus process is working through disagreement to come  
up with a better solution. A block should only be used we other  
processes have failed. I'm afraid that pushing this through and trying  
to force a decision when there is clear disagreement might be putting  
us in a situation where some local imc might have to do a block.

Let's discuss this. Can an imc apply to become another imc? Do we want  
imc's to apply to become imc's a second time to get a second domain  
name? Would dnc.boston.indymedia.org work as a compromise? Would the  
boston imc run dnc imc be willing to give up their website and hand it  
over when the dnc meets in another city? Will the dnc imc be having  
separate liaisons on imc-finance, imc-communication, imc-process?  
Should we give 'double' decision making power to one group of indymedia  
activists who are represented in the network by 'two' imc's? Has Boston  
indymedia been able to even field one person for imc-finance,  
imc-communication, and imc-process?

These are the kind of network organization, politics, and organization  
questions we need to be asking when we consider a request like  
dnc.indymedia.org.

in solidarity,
evan

On Monday, Jan 12, 2004, at 20:44 Asia/Calcutta, Robert wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Wondering if I might strike up the discussion on my application again.  
>  My
> apologies for pushing this along, but Boston desperately needs to get  
> this
> underway.
>
> The feeling in Boston, with respects to the suggestions made on this
> application regarding the DNS (e.g.,  
> democraticparty.topic.indymedia.org,
> dnc.topicimc.org, etc.), is that we would still like to pursue
> dnc.indymedia.org as the official URL for coverage of the Democratic
> National Convention in July.
>
> I feel that the discussion arising from this applicaton, as I'm sure  
> it's
> sprang up from previous requests for issue-based IMCs, is an important
> one.  We should indeed amend our existing process for the creating for  
> all
> IMCs with a uniform URL for topic based websites.  However, until that
> decision is finalized, we should not allow process to impede progress  
> for
> current applications.  The need for this website is long since due in
> Boston, and judging by the respectful yet lengthy debate on how to  
> handle
> topic IMC URLs following my applicaton, we cannot wait for this  
> approval
> to come before creating our DNC website.
>
> It's been two weeks since I applied for dnc.indymedia.org.  If I've  
> read
> the new imc website correctly, should no one block on new imc for three
> days, the discussion move to imc process for one week, and approval be  
> met
> should no one block there within a week's time.  I hesitated a  
> reminder of
> this application because of the discussion, wanting to make sure  
> everyone
> was heard (and, yeah, because of the holidays).  Given the extension  
> and
> no official block, I ask that this now move to IMC-process for review.
>
> The original application is included again below for easier reference.
>
> Also, on another note, a little while back there was question into
> sponsors for all open applications; just to clarify for DNC, I am the
> sponsor for this website, acting as liason for the Boston IMC.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Robert
> Boston Independent Media Center
>
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>
> Submitted by: Robert <robert at riseup.net> on Sunday, December 28th,  
> 2003 @
> 1:04:22 am (-0500)
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> Online Form Fields
> ------------------
>
> imc_name:
> dnc.indymedia
>
> city:
> Boston
>
> state:
> MA
>
> country:
> United States
>
> contact_name:
> Robert
>
> contact_email:
> robert at riseup.net
>
> contact_phone:
> 781-454-7825
>
> tech_name:
> Robert
>
> tech_email:
> robert at riseup.net
>
> tech_phone:
> 781-454-7825
>
> supporting_groups:
> Boston IMC
>
> issue_focus:
> yes
>
> critical_dates:
> July 26-29th (DNC event)
>
> resources:
> Boston Indymedia is already in preparation to assist organizing and to
> cover the Democratic National Convention, held in Boston this July.
> Several of the mailing lists for organizing working groups have been
> formed, and we\'ve confirmed hosting space of the Buffalo IMC server,
> Dissent, which currently hosts the Boston IMC website as well as many
> other IMC websites in New England and the nation.
>
> outreach:
> In addition to already working as an IMC collective to prepare for this
> event, members of the Boston team have attended meetings of other  
> affinity
> groups in the area. Individuals from our community and activists from
> around the nation having inquired about information about this event,  
> as
> well as contact for other local groups, housing, transportation, etc.
> This in mind, we will dedicate a large portion of the website will  
> focus
> on the efforts of local groups converging against the DNC.
>
> introductory_statement:
> Originally intended placing a focus on the DNC within our existing
> website, the Boston IMC tech team considered it would be both better
> managed and better archived to create a separate website that could be
> used in the future for other local IMCs to plan protests against in  
> future
> conventions, wherever they should take place.
>
>
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