Sender: •••@••.••• (Bart Preecs) I am a newcomer to this list, please forgive me if I'm covering ground that's been explored. Marilyn Davis suggested: >3. We release our statement to the press by email, explaining our >decision and our decision-making process. I think there's a potential problem here. Part of the reason the Internet community has so far had the political impact of a small Girl Scout troop is the unreasonable faith we have in the power of email to motivate other people. We love this tool and therefore we expect others to love it and respond to it with the same fervor that we have. The Internet community consist largely of people who spend a lot of time in front of computer screens where a delay lasting more than say 20 seconds is a sign of a serious breakdown that needs fixing. This viewpoint tends to limit our attention span. Political and journalistic life is filled with people who understand that massive political change frequently takes two, even three weeks and usually involves leaving the room our computers are located in. <grin> I suggest * FAXing* the press release to various news outlets, and very definitely have human beings standing by ready to drop everything they're doing to explain to reporters completely untrained in the technology or economics of the Internet why we oppose ISP charges. I hope this doesn't sound too retro or too pessimistic, but the rest of the world does not yet move at cyber speed, and probably will not do so for a long time to come. Bart Preecs The Sagebrush Group / Media Future Publishing 1629 Davison Ave, Richland WA 99352, USA Ph: 509-946-9076 / Fx: 509-946-8202 email: •••@••.••• ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/Library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
