Re: so here's what I think this list needs...

From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 07:15:36 MDT

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    Anders Sandberg writes:

    > On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 06:54:23PM -0700, Reason wrote:
    > >
    > > 1) Someone becomes Grand Keeper of Extropian Secrets.
    > > 2) The GFES gets a mission statement/miniFAQ/resource
    > > list written.
    > > 3) The GFES finds out what people are doing.
    >
    > I like this proposal. The trick with approaches like this is that
    > even if the GKES does not wite a brilliant miniFAQ just the
    > fact that somebody has done it usually is enough to get others
    > people involved to fix things up. The GKES will be more a
    > catalyst than a leader.
    >
    > I'm all for this, although I wonder about the name... :-)

    Me too. On both counts.

    Better to do something given willing volunteers (I note Dan put his
    hand up) and a prototype and improve it (if necessary later) than
    not.

    But there is a need, I think, with any well intentioned proposal,
    to acknowledge that ExI is a brand and like any brand can be
    weakened as well as strengthened through poorly executed
    well intentioned schemes. The upshot of this is that, I think, it is
    important that the Exi Board (or those charged with taking the
    wider view on protect the ExI brand) have a procedure for
    considering and feeding back responses on ideas that are put
    forward.

    I think its also important to realise that extropic, transhuman,
    humanistic, etc goals can and probably should (for maximum
    effect) be pursued under more than one brand. I've seen merit
    in a number of ideas put forward by folks on this list, such as
    Mike Lorrey, Reason, Jef Allbright, and the list is a good place
    to find others willing to support good thrusts but not
    *everything* needs to be done beneath one banner even the
    ExI banner.

    Brett



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