Re: [atlarge-discuss] Short-term goals

[NameCritic <chris1@telnor.net>]

Sotiris, if you need or want help with the website, let me know. I build
websites everyday, so might as well help with this one if you need it.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Young" <bruce@barelyadequate.info>
To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 12:25 AM
Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Short-term goals


> Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> |  So I am still Bruce, wondering by the tone
> |  of your previous remarks and this explanation as well,
> |  that you are reluctant.  I hope I am mistaken.
>
> You are!  I am ready to jump in with both feet!  Speaking of which . . . !
>
> Now that our name has been chosen, we have no more excuses to further put
> off several very pressing tasks that must be attacked immediately:
>
> 1. We need to get a permanent webmaster on board to relieve Joop.  I
> understand Sotiris has volunteered, and he is completely acceptable to me.
> Assuming he is the only volunteer (since I haven't heard anyone clamoring
> for the position!), we should take him up on his generous offer.  As for
Web
> work, Sotiris, or whoever, needs to get ICANNATLARGE.ORG pointing to us,
and
> eventually get the content on ICANNATLARGE.COM moved to it virtually or
> physically.  But at least we need to have ICANNATLARGE.ORG redirecting to
> our COM site: right now it redirects to
> http://seedwiki.com/page.cfm?doc=worldatlarge&wikiid=802.  We should also
> consider registering as many ICANNATLARGE.* addresses as possible, and get
> them pointed to our content as well.
>
> 2. We need some legal types to set us up a legal NGO.  I have no idea what
> that entails.  If *you* do, then please step up and volunteer your
services.
>
> 3. We also need to set up a financial mechanism for taking in and securing
> dollars.  We've had many pledges.  We need to turn them into cold, hard
cash
> and bank them until the membership decides what(and what not!) to spend it
> on!
>
> 4. As Judyth mentioned, we need to get a group working on the by-laws.  I
> imagine if they cull our forum archives they can get a good sense of what
> people are looking for in the way of guiding principles.  I seem to
remember
> a lot of activity on this front several months ago.  If you were one of
> those involved before, please join back in!
>
> 5.   We need to get our outreach process in full gear!  I am still
planning
> to assist Richard in the outreach effort, since I feel that this is not
only
> one of our greatest and most presssing challenges, but also because I feel
> it's where my talents can best serve the membership.  To that end, besides
> the structural ideas Richard and I have discussed at length, I am also
> persuing other avenues to publicise our cause.  If they bear fruit, this
> forum will be he first to hear about them.
>
> I imagine others can add to this list, but these are the five challenges I
> feel we must overcome quickly.
>
> Good night all!  I have to get to bed.  My daughter's family flies in
> tomorrow and I need to be well rested to keep up with the grandkids!
>
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon USA
> bruce@barelyadequate.info
> http://www.barelyadequate.info
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