Re: New application No. 22

[Antonio Rossin <rossin(at)tin.it>]

I also think that we should welcome every applicant who comes and
tells us about his-her "DD relevant" purpose.  Let then facts speak.

As for disagreeing or not about "our model", I would like Ted to make it
clear what is the difference he sees between describing and evaluating
a "best practice" and exposing and evaluating a model of the latter -- as
I don't see any.

Thanks Ted in advance,

antonio




At 10:00 -0500 26-04-2005, Ted Becker wrote:
> I think it's nice that folks who come in tell us
> about themselves, but I don't think we need an
> application process.  The proof will come in the
> contribution they make and the facilitating out
> of disruptive ones.
>
> Second, when he says he disagrees with our
> "model," this is precisely what we do not want
> to do, have some kind of preferred model and to
> waste our time trying to come up with one.  In
> the deliberative democracy movement, which is
> much futher along than the direct democracy one,
> I'd say that the consensus is to not build
> models, but to describe and evaluate "best
> practices."  I think we'd do much better if we
> followed that course.
>
> Ted.
> ========>
> > > >  bruce.eggum(at)gmail.com 04/26/05 3:00 AM >>>
> Richard Moore ok here, Bruce
> ps do we need to ok each individual, or do we only need to object if
> we have an objection?
>
> On 4/26/05, Valach <valach(at)iol.cz> wrote:
> >  I have no objection.
> >  Milan Valach
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: Josep Lluís
> >  To: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
> >  Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:01 AM
> >  Subject: RE: New application No. 22
> >
> >  Ok with me. Josep
> >
> >  -----Mensaje original-----
> >  De:  <WDDM webmaster> 
> >  Enviado el: lunes, 25 de abril de 2005 23:40
> >  Para: wddm@world-wide-democracy.net
> >  Asunto: New application No. 22
> >
> >  Please submit your comments/approval before April 31:
> >  This is also placed in
> > http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/Wiki/NewApplicationsReceived
> >
> >
> >  * This is a request from richard(at)cyberjournal.org to become a WDDM member
> >
> >
> >  Dear WWDM,
> >
> >  For 30 years I was in the software R&D industry in Silicon Valley. In 1994 I
> >
> >  quit my career and moved to Ireland to become a writer. Not a writer in the
> >  sense of art or profession, but in the sense of developing my ideas and
> >  sharing them. My motivation came from my understanding that the world system
> >
> >  is dysfunctional, and I wanted to contribute to changing it.
> >
> >  I've published dozens of articles in magazines and journals around the world
> >
> >  - a wide variety of venues, including liberal magazines, Marxist journals,
> >  militia newsletters, and student 'zines. Everything I write gets posted
> >  first to my email lists. My most successful article so far has been
> >  "Escaping the Matrix", published first in Whole Earth (2000) and then
> >  elsewhere. If you look in google, you'll find that it's been posted to lots
> >  of websites (usually without me being informed). I've gotten at least a
> >  hundred enthusiastic letters and messages in response to that article.
> >
> >  I self-published a pamphlet called "The Zen of Global Transformation", which
> >
> >  had an enthusiastic but very small following. I didn't do much to promote
> >  it...not sure why. I still have a few copies available, and it's posted on
> >  my website. I've now got a book almost ready for publication, "Escaping the
> >  Matrix - Global Transformation: Why We Need It, And How We Can Get It". I
> >  will be spending full-time promoting that when it it finished.
> >
> >  The book presents an analysis of how the world system works at present,
> >  including the sham of liberal democracy. But the main thesis, the most
> >  unique part, is  my understanding of how we can change things and what real
> >  democracy is about. I don't agree with the models currently being proposed
> >  by WWDM, but you folks have the same goals I do and I think this would be a
> >  good forum for me to participate in.
> >
> >  best regards,
> >  Richard Moore (rkm)
>  > http://cyberjournal.org
> >
>
>
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