[matilda] meeting afterthoughts

[cuthbert at riseup.net]

Firstly, i would just like to ask if anyone took minutes of the meeting?


Secondly, i would like to inject a sence of urgency on the group to sort
out it's issues with the practicalities of hosting parties/gigs because i
worry that if we defer too much then we will miss the boat regarding the
nta and fat moon (imo both are fully compatible with the matilda space and
the DIY ethic - plus money raised can pay for all those broken windows).


from
cuthbert



> As you may know by now (given my typical verbosity), it's the first time
> that certain things happen to me (or become audible so to speak),
>
> So --since yesterday meeting ended on a note of leaving a free open
> possibility to discuss certain issues on the email (ideally on the
> wiki)--  i would like to share with you my own  hesitation about the
> proposed party event "fat moon" -- which was "blocked" with a view to
> discussion and further progression next Monday if agreed by consensus.
>
> Perhaps I misunderstood some things, but 2 shocked me as anti-Matildite
> (in the gentle looking proposal): 1) the word used in a derogatory sense
> "YOB" was the main factor to turn me against their proposal of private
> members-only party arranged only by online Web invitation (and
> registration of each person's details). Why? IMHO, strict registration
> could turn many persons off and could mean a breach of privacy leading
> to further problems in the future. This is opposite to openness in a
> certain sense too.
>
> 2) Sorry... about  the word "YOB":  i have seen this used again in
> derogatory terms against youth : at tabloids, at the Policeman's Blog
> and other very conservative and right-winged fora...
> Further, this (limiting entry to certain age- groups) is contrary
> to the spirit of collectives such as Gig Space and Matilda 's spirit as
> a whole, in my humble opinion.
>
> So for the above abstract or less abstract reasons i personally
> disliked, on second thoughts, these disadvantages. Compared to the
> advantages: experience in organizing that kind of private, closed,
> members-only parties. This could be useful of course in the heat of the
> winter months (4-3 months of intense rain and winds in South yorkshire
> as everybody knows), when being at the door to collect tickets may
> become  a serious ordeal.
>
>
> All my love,
>
>
> amp
>
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