Re: GlobalDemo.org now ready...

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

Hi James,

everything helps.

Anyway, I was thinking about the democratic necessity of
having an overall DD website to collect, co-ordinate and
show ALL our DD activities, proposals, etc., and supposed
the WDDM website already performed this DD function.

Regards,

antonio


James Sadri ha scritto:
> Hi Antonio,
>
> There are direct democracy advocates who are not into
> global/transnational democracy and vice-versa, so to me they're not
> the same thing. Anyway, if you think we're replicating something,
> let's find a way to work together.
>
> Just for clarification, *GlobalDemo.org is not a direct democracy
> website*, it's not somewhere we vote and make decisions. It somewhere
> to find out more, discuss opinions, network and find out how to take
> action.
>
> We have had this discussion many times along the way and we decided
> there were many places where people come together to vote but that
> this neutral platform wasn't going to be one of them.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> J
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:52 PM, <Antonio Rossin> wrote:
>
>
>     Hi
>
>     it looks like all DD lovers volunteers and activists are
>     going to set-up a DD web site and a DD Charter each
>     (myself excluded    )
>
>     antonio
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     James Sadri ha scritto:
>     > Hello friends,
>     >
>     > After much work (all voluntary) from many people we have finally
>     > arrived at a website that we think serves as a platform for the
>     > various people/groups who make up the global
>     > democracy/mundialist/world citizen movement.
>     >
>     > There will undoubtedly be problems with the site - which is why
>     we are
>     > launching it to this list first - but please use the 'feedback'
>     tab on
>     > the right hand side to help us improve it with your bug reports and
>     > suggestions. There is a little users guide that we're drawing up for
>     > the site, but for the moment let's try and test how
>     > intuitive/confusing it is.
>     >
>     > Almost everything in the site is editable by the community (that
>     means
>     > you!) so if you're not happy with a particular section - change it!
>     > Just click on the 'edit' tab at the top of the post. Don't worry
>     > though, previous revisions are automatically stored so you can't
>     > delete things by mistake.
>     >
>     > We're thinking of hiring some professional designers to add the
>     > finishing touches to the site, but for now it would be great to get
>     > some feedback on how it works and what features you like or not.
>     >
>     > Check it out: GlobalDemo.org <http://GlobalDemo.org>
>     >
>     > _About the site_
>     >
>     > *Local/Global*
>     >
>     > The site has been structured to encourage local/national activity
>     > while also being global at the same time. This is because we believe
>     > that although we're dealing with global issues, local/national
>     action
>     > is critical to getting things done.
>     >
>     > So on your 'country page', for example, there is a forum which shows
>     > posts from all over the world which you can add to. You can however
>     > limit it to posts from your country only.
>     >
>     > Similarly, on country pages there is a sidebar with information
>     about
>     > local groups, politicians, etc and their positions regarding global
>     > democracy.
>     >
>     > *Events*
>     >
>     > You can view events from your country or elsewhere on your country
>     > page, where you can also add you own events.
>     >
>     > *Organisations*
>     >
>     > However, there is also an 'organisations' page which lists global
>     > organisations and initiatives. You can identify yourself as a
>     > supporter of a particular initiative or organisation and the popular
>     > ones are listed on the right.
>     >
>     > *Library*
>     >
>     > The 'library' is somewhere where you can read/watch articles and
>     films
>     > about global democracy and discuss them in the comments. You can
>     also
>     > recommend library items and again popular items will be shown on the
>     > right. The library can be restricted by language too.
>     >
>     > *Member profiles*
>     >
>     > As a result of feedback, we made member profiles quite sophisticated
>     > so we can learn more about each other. Each user has a listing of
>     > recommended books and organisations they support as well as a
>     > 'real-life network' where they can show which people on the site
>     they
>     > have actually met.
>     >
>     > *Languages*
>     >
>     > We have setup the site to be fully translatable, with the official
>     > source language being English. We've got a way to go with
>     translation
>     > - so far German is the only language with near complete. We need
>     your
>     > help. If you could help translating the site (the text on
>     buttons etc)
>     > into other languages please get in touch at
>     > translations(at)globaldemo.org
>     <translations(at)globaldemo.org
>     <translations(at)globaldemo.org>> .
>     > Translators have a little web interface so they can translate
>     the site
>     > while they surf.
>     >
>     > *Who are we?*
>     >
>     > The GlobalDemo.org webteam is a group of volunteers. Details are
>     here
>     > http://globaldemo.org/en/about . We'd love anyone and everyone to
>     > join, so get in touch if you'd like to help out.
>     >
>     > *Finally...*
>     >
>     > Thank you to everyone who has helped out along the way (so far).
>     > Everyone is always busy with other projects so I think we should
>     > celebrate the fact that we managed to come together and achieve this
>     > neutral platform for the movement.
>     >
>     > Thanks to: Alan, Bruce, Chris, Didier, Filip, Fred, Josep, Ken,
>     > Mikael, Rob, Rasmus, Ryan, Rufo, Shimri, Tabs and everyone else who
>     > has contributed at one time or another.
>     >
>     > Cheers,
>     >
>     > GlobalDemo.org Webgroup
>     >
>     >