[imc-melbourne-work] Re: Perth Server stolen. Quick newswire fix for MIM?

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On 27/06/2007, at 12:27 PM, takver wrote:

> Perth server was recovered, and is back in operation. Haven't heard  
> the
> full story yet, but it seems it was taken from its cupboard and perth
> was offline for maybe less than 24 hours.
>
>> From the response and activity on this list, there does not seem  
>> to be a
> lot of enthusiasm for organising a collective meeting or an open  
> public
> meeting to drum up more involvement. Maybe it is time to close  
> Melbourne
> IMC.

I guess I wasn't thinking of such a short time scale. Italy IMC has  
been closed for more than 6 months. I don't think a re-invention has  
to be a rapid process.
>
> Those interested can join the United Oceania/Australia IMC proposal?

I think the Aus imc is a good one as long as it integrated all imcs  
(who had their own seperate wires) and not that there were other  
local sites. etc.
>
> Thoughts, directions anyone?

Aus IMC or just generally getting the conversation happening in  
various places about the future of net activism/news in this region.

Also I still think it would be good to put more a link to more than  
just syd indy on the front page, I mean at least we should have perth  
or NZ if people don't want to link to non-indy sites.

Cheers.
And.

>
> Takver
>
>
>>
>> On 27/06/2007, at 7:58 AM, takver wrote:
>>
>>> and_,
>>> how easy would it be to change the code so that all posts go to the
>>> elswhere/crosspost newswire, so that only moderators can move  
>>> posts to
>>> the local newswire?
>>
>> Its not hard as I understand it, not that I can do it.
>>>
>>> Just an idea for a quick fix to get the Melbourne site up and  
>>> running:
>>> call the top wire Moderated newswire, and the bottom Breaking
>>> newswire.
>>> Its far from ideal and more work for admins to move posts, but it
>>> guarantees one quality newswire for the site to give us breathing
>>> space
>>
>> Personally I don't think rushing back into starting up the site is a
>> good idea myself. It doesn't really solve any of the problems.
>>>
>>> Latest news is that someone has stolen the Perth Indy server
>>> yesterday/overnight, so a lot of Perth activist lists and Perth IMC
>>> are
>>> going to be down for some time. That leaves Sydney IMC the only
>>> functioning site in mainland Australia.
>>
>> The site looks up to me.
>>
>> What happened exactly?
>>>
>>> It would be good to have Melbourne IMC able to operate quickly if
>>> necessary.
>>
>> Well we can post right? I think re-opening with the site hardly
>> different is just going to leave us with the same problems.
>>
>> Cheers.
>> And.
>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> in solidarity
>>> Takver
>>>
>
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