Im not convinced you can slow it down now, the node101 train has already left the station.
What sort of high-level concepts do we need to decide before enabling node01 activities to commence? Theres loads that cpould be talked about, but what is the organisational structure, is there any way in which people could actually formally agree about high-level stuff anyway? eg who decides? Is there a constitution that people vote for? Who decides what node101 can or cannot be? Any rules about income sources, sponsorship etc? I think that actual events & people often get on and do things on the ground long before the above are often sorted out. I dunno, I just think there are loads of questions and its as complex as people decide to make it. There are issues that could divide people, there are sensitive questions. When to ask them, and when to go with the flow, that is the question. eg take sponsorship or relationships with other entities. Its come up in various ways in this group over time, for example in relation to whether a sponsored videoblog would be less free, whether people would watch it and think of it in the same way. Another example would be whether building a relationship with Apple store had any negative implications. I think it was good to talk about the Apple thing, but Im not sure if anything got 'decided', more likely many responses were a mix of various levels of either suspicion or enthusiam for such partnerships, with maybe some compromise/best of both worlds solutions like 'do it at apple but not only apple'. And perhaps more importantly, even if a load of people here were unhappy (vocally or not) about an issue, would it make any actual difference? How much those who talk will influence those who do, and in many cases those who are already doing, must be a factor in deciding how much its worth trying to discuss certain aspects of things as a group. Another way to look at sponsorship questions is the old 'whats in it for the sponsor' angle. I bet this has or will be applied in peoples minds to an example like the AppleStore, but what about other examples? Some peoples who are core community, teachers, preachers, node101'ers, have got sponsorship, and its good, but we dont actually talk about it much, not in the same way as theoretical examples anyway. Is it good not to talk about it? Is there any point talking about it? Whats the point sniffing for details which quite fairly I have no right to know. Whats in it for the sponsor? I dont think theres anything sinister in it, but even asking about it probably comes loaded with insinuation. Well, taht was an example of just one mess that can be created with certain aspects of high-level node101 pondering, if thats the sort of thing you meant by high level. Steve of Elbows --- In [email protected], Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've already heard someone on this list refer to the Road Node as "Vlog > > Tour USA...") > > I would suggest that this road trip is more appropriately called "Vlog > Tour USA." > > In many ways we're still trying to figure out what Node101 actually *is*. > > Let's slow down a little here and think more high level about it > before we go planning road trips and designing logos carrying the > Node101 name. > > -Josh > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
