If you want the group to be alive, you have to contribute. Are you only recently disgusted by the group, or were you disgusted for other reasons in the past that mean you've hardly ever said anything here?
Dont ask me why so many topics here do not turn into a conversation. For sure some of the conversations that do happen are about VC and other business issues, but some of the longest conversations seem to be about tearing a new orifice for comapnies that have wasted VC money. Theres lots of people here who used to post a lot more in the past, but are largely inactive, that I really miss. Id love to hear a lot more opinions and have more conversations about everything. I talk too much here, I was hoping that balance would be restored by more people having more, and longer, conversations about stuff. But gnerally it dont seem to be happening, Id gladly put hundreds of hours and a little money into a solution if there was one that anybody could agree on. Is there anywhere else on the net that people are having lots of conversations about vlogging? All the people that dont tlk so much anymore, are they having the conversations elsewhere in the net, or in the physical world, or privately with their on or offline friends, or at conferences? Thats not to diminish all the fine flow of information, and conversations, that do happen here, and those that contribute, however short or infrequently. Oh well Im sure there are dozens of reasons why people go away, tis a shame, especially for a sad git like me who doesnt have freinds in the real world who want to talk about any of this stuff, and who isolates myself by putting opinion before human warmth. Still its your right to be disgusted, I wont propose that a permit is required to display such emotions ;) Anyway regarding the speific issue at hand, I didnt join inbecause Im not in the states and so I thought maybe I shouldnt be interfering in issues that a particular local government are making, that wont affect me. I feel strongly that I should show solidarity and it is an important issue. Laws and the application of power are one of the biggest theoretical threats to videoblogging freedom for humanity in future. But I do like detail, and not hyping the threat, and so I think its worth saying that as far as Ive read, this law will not affect all videobloggers who may want to do their thang in NYC in future. Specifically I read that the proposal applies to the following: "an interaction among two or more people at a single site for 30 or more minutes." "Permits would also be required for five or more people using a tripod for more than 10 minutes." So the proposed law is an ass that could be avoided by shooting for 29 minutes at a time, doing it alone, not using a tripod etc? Whats their motive in this? A simple revenue generating exercise, a part of a trend towards cracking down on all sorts of human behaviour in NYC, a deliberate attack on the amateur, other? Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Bluestein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nobody has mentioned the attack on the freedom to do what this group > exists for. > > Today is THE LAST DAY to call Mayor Bloomberg's office to protest the > new rules. > > Visit http://www.pictureny.org for the specifics including petition > and contact information. > > If this legislation passes, it will be illegal to to videotape for > more than 10 minutes if you have a crew. That's 10min including setup > and breakdown. > > If you are alone, you only get 30 minutes. > > These rules would apply, if do not have a permit to videotape *AND* > ONE MILLION DOLLARS in insurance. > > This is an outrage. What I find equally outrageous is that this topic, > mentioned on July 27 produced barely any discussion. > > What's happened to this group? It used to be about changing the media. > What exactly is this group's purpose now? To get VC money. > > Disgustedly, > Richard Bluestein > insanefilms.com > and a bunch of other shit >
