<div dir="ltr">I would.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:39 PM, Steven Nekhaila <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steven.nekhaila@gmail.com" target="_blank">steven.nekhaila@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I doubt any LP members would want to see my recent spring break in Cancun, pictures of my friends & family mixed with sporadic political ranting, perhaps just the latter.</div><span id="m_-7009932156383133795draft-break"></span><br><br>---<br>Sent from Boxer | <a href="http://bxr.io/PBI3C" target="_blank">http://getboxer.com</a><span id="m_-7009932156383133795draft-break"></span><br><br><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null" dir="auto">On February 20, 2017 at 7:28:19 PM EST, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><blockquote type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px;margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null" dir="auto"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null" dir="ltr"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I think it is very grey but it certainly can contain things that have nothing to do with libertarianism and things that are not on LNC time or image.</div></div><br><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Caryn Ann </div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 5:23 PM Joshua Katz <<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div id="m_-7009932156383133795bx-quote-28174" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></span></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">So your answer is yes? I disagree, but if it were going to be treated that way, I would not put mine up either.</div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br clear="all" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Joshua A. Katz<div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Precisely why I will not put my social media info up. I am not a 24 hour LNC bot.</div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Caryn Ann</div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 5:11 PM Joshua Katz <<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">What about the discussion we've had about putting links to twitter/other social media on the site? Would you also see that as an endorsement of the contents of those feeds?</div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br clear="all" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Joshua A. Katz<div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Steven Nekhaila <span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><<a href="mailto:steven.nekhaila@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">steven.nekhaila@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">While having external links is a nice idea, and would benefit people like me who run a blog, it is not representative of the LP as an organization and should not be permitted. Personal blogs are strictly personal, and if someone wants to have one that is fine, but all blog posts connected to LP.org or the Libertarian Party, or endorsed by the LP, should be vetted for quality by the APRC. Not to mention, that would just drive traffic to personal blogs rather than LP.org which defeats the purpose. If anything, we should just allow our staff, representatives and members to contribute to the official blog.<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div>In Liberty,<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div>Steven Nekhaila<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Ken Moellman <span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><<a href="mailto:lpky@mu-net.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lpky@mu-net.org</a>></span> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I'm pretty indifferent on this, but to provide a bit of clarity I want to note that websites are not places where interactions occur these days. <div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Yes, you need to have a website. Yes, it should contain good information and should be pleasing to use. But typically websites are for research -- when's the next meeting, how can I donate, etc. Most interaction happens on social media now. So what we're really doing is linking blog entries posted on LP.org to social media. This can have various effects. <br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null">If someone writes something controversial, it could become a viral link that boosts hits to that specific entry, but not to anything else on the website. That boosts our hits, which is nice for metrics, but how many are looking at anything else on the site? We should try to measure that, if we go forward with this plan. <br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null">We do have a "hit limit", after which we get charged extra for hits. Now, if we're getting hits that turn into memberships or donations, that's awesome and we don't care about the hit limit. But if these hits are just "garbage" hits, then that's not so awesome. <div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">And there's always the "remorse" factor. Does anyone here want Root's old blog entries out there? It's not even about the content, but that he went turncoat and for Trump. That sends a bad signal to external people, I believe. The upside of using externally-linked sites is that if someone turns traitor, we just take the link off the website and we're done (and thus the reasoning behind my compromise proposal).</div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Just things to think about. </div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">ken</div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></div></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 9:18 AM, David Demarest <span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Like Starchild and Caryn Ann, I agree with Arvin’s line of reasoning.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Now, what do we need to do to make it happen? If it requires a motion, I will co-sponsor.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Thoughts?<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David<u 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class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@<wbr>hq.lp.org</a>] <b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Behalf Of </b>Starchild<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Sent:</b> Saturday, February 18, 2017 9:42 PM<br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] LNC blogging / LP News columns<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></span></p></div></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span>I don't think alternates can <i class="m_-7009932156383133795null">formally</i> make motions Ken, but the distinction is minimal; you or anyone with access to this list can post proposed language for a motion, and any libertarian reading this and not able to post to the LNC list who has ideas for a motion can send them to me, and I will post them here. <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span>But what do you all think of Arvin's suggestion? I think he makes a good point about links to our personal websites not doing much to draw traffic to <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>, which imho ought to be one of the goals here. Not that I have a problem with links to outside sites – I continue to feel that we should link more movement sites like Libertarian Republic on the liberty links page (<a href="https://www.lp.org/liberty-links/" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/liberty-<wbr>links/</a>), and don't see anything wrong with Ken's proposal, as far as it goes, though I agree that an LNC member having a personal link on <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> to a site in which they had a financial interest would be questionable. However it does little to address the bullet points I raised in my previous message below.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Love & Liberty,<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> ((( starchild )))<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> (415) 625-FREE<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> @StarchildSF<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Feb 18, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Ken Moellman wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Yes. Dr. Ruwart did post blogs in the past. As did Wayne Root, and others. The problem, of course, is that when a member posts a blog entry on <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>, they're creating confusion for the public as to who that person is speaking for -- the individual or the party? Will APRC really say no to a fellow LNC member?<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Anyway, my compromise idea was come upon to meet several goals, including keeping the site cleaner and on-point while also allowing LNC members to have a way to have their personal opinion easily found. <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">If I remember correctly, I can make a motion, but it doesn't count toward the number of sponsors. Also, it doesn't look like many people support the idea. So to keep things clean, I'm not going to make such a motion unless more members want the compromise proposal.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">ken<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">So much this.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Caryn Ann<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 9:52 AM Arvin Vohra <<a href="mailto:votevohra@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">votevohra@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Hi all,<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Having LNC blogging on <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>, subject to APRC review, is a good idea. <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">First, we already have people producing content on facebook, personal blogs, etc. While what goes out on facebook sometimes tends to be more incendiary, there is also plenty of content that is toned down and entirely appropriate for the website.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">More importantly, it draws people to <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>, where they can then learn how to volunteer, run for office, donate, etc. That part is the more important part. <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> should be exciting, not tedious. People should want to go there to see what's new.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I would generally oppose personal website linkage from <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>. That doesn't bring people to <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> site, but rather just advertises our own personal web pages. I don't think it is at all appropriate for <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> to be used in that way. As a simple example, if Austin Petersen were on the LNC, would it be considered above board to link to The Libertarian Republic, his ad-supported news page?<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">It also robs <a href="http://Lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">Lp.org</a> of all viral marketing. Under this suggestion, if a post goes viral, it will just send people to the LNC member's personal webpage. If content is hosted at <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a>, viral posts will bring people back to <a href="http://Lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">Lp.org</a>.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">In terms of staff response: I believe this may be underestimating our staff. Staff in the past has been very quick to oppose phrasing that they consider problematic, or facebook memes they consider problematic, etc. Staff members have been perfectly open with suggested rewrites of my materials, or of the writing put out by the Chair. <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I recommend we take steps roughly like this:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">1. Do a 2 month test run with a few LNC volunteers, ideally those who have some kind of measurable track record.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">2. Maintain APRC oversight on blog content, as is done now with blog content.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">3. At the end of the trial period, revisit the issue.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Note that similar things have been done successfully in the past. Dr. Ruwart and others posted things at <a href="http://lp.org/" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lp.org</a>, and the long term virality of those posts kept bringing people back to <a href="http://lp.org/" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lp.org</a>.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Let's make <a href="http://LP.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> an exciting destination. The potential gains are huge, and the risk is minor.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Arvin<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 10:35 AM, David Demarest <span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>></span> wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Ken, if you offer your compromise in a motion, I will co-sponsor.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I am excited about this opportunity!</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Thoughts?</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Oct 20-22 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy Un-Convention</span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David Pratt Demarest</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Cell: <a href="tel:(402)%20981-6469" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">402-981-6469</a></span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Home: <a href="tel:(402)%20493-0873" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">402-493-0873</a></span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">From:</span></b></span><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> David Demarest [mailto:<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dpdemarest@<wbr>centurylink.net</a>] </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Sent:</b> Saturday, February 18, 2017 9:31 AM</span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Cc:</b> 'Ken Moellman' <<a href="mailto:ken.moellman@lpky.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>>; 'David Demarest' <<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a></span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Subject:</b> RE: [Lnc-business] LNC blogging / LP News columns</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I like Ken’s suggestion</span></span><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> for a "Personal Website link under the image of each LNC member who wishes it</span></span><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">”. His proposal is an excellent compromise and very practical starting point.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Ken’s approach would not only simplify the APRC task of keeping the LNC collaborative message on point. It would also achieve Starchild’s purpose of encouraging individual LNC members to speak their mind in a setting that that gives them the freedom to express their individual Libertarian perspective without the imperative to regurgitate the necessarily cleansed official collaborative LNC message.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">The text of our individual links under our LNC page images could say “Dear Starchild”, “Dear Ken”, “Dear Caryn Ann”, “Dear Joshua”, “Dear Daniel”, “Dear David”, et cetera. LOL – that would likely draw some traffic and enhance the official collaborative LNC message while maintaining the Libertarian spirit of individual voices of freedom!</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Ken, what a great compromise!</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Thoughts?</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Oct 20-22 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy Un-Convention</span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David Pratt Demarest</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Cell: <a href="tel:(402)%20981-6469" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">402-981-6469</a></span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Home: <a href="tel:(402)%20493-0873" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">402-493-0873</a></span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">From:</span></b></span><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> Lnc-business [<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">mailto:lnc-business-bounces@<wbr>hq.lp.org</a>] <b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Behalf Of </b>Starchild</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Sent:</b> Saturday, February 18, 2017 8:30 AM</span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Cc:</b> Ken Moellman <<a href="mailto:ken.moellman@lpky.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>></span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] LNC blogging / LP News columns</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span>The point of having a more interactive website, with more blogging and ability for site visitors to post comments, isn't only to help people find out more about who we as LNC members are, although that would be one benefit. Other positives would likely include:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">• Drawing more traffic to our website, thereby raising it in search rankings, and making more people more likely to discover it, resulting in more inquiries, memberships, donations, etc.<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">• Giving the LP the bandwidth to publicly address topical issues with greater frequency than we do now, and increasing the likelihood of media coverage of our statements<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">• Making the party more participatory and bottom-up by decentralizing power a bit and giving members more of a soapbox than they are currently allowed to have<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">• Reinvigorating the party and making LP News and <a href="http://LP.org/" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> more interesting to read by having more Libertarian voices and less institutionalism and sterility, as per David and Caryn Ann's comments below<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Love & Liberty,<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> ((( starchild )))<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> (415) 625-FREE<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> @StarchildSF<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Feb 15, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">A personal website is even more problematic... would rather things be vetted by APRC<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Caryn Ann<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> <u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Ken Moellman <<a href="mailto:ken.moellman@lpky.org" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>> wrote:<u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I'd like to propose a compromise.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">How about, on the LNC members page, we put a "Personal Website" link under the image of each LNC member who wishes it. In that scenario, it keeps the primary <a href="http://LP.org/" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">LP.org</a> "clean" or on-point, but also allows us to each, individually, allow people find out more about who we are.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">That will prevent the APRC issues with approving content. That will prevent fights over content on our party's website.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Just a thought.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">ken</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">---</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Ken C. Moellman, Jr.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null">LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative</span><br class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null">LPKY Judicial Committee</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On 2017-02-15 19:47, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #1010ff 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">I think this is better discussed in person, but I am generally in favour. Frankly what comes out sometimes has been sanitized to death and we have become a bit sterile, and not the vibrant passion-filed wildfire to liberty I see in our historical documents. This isn't meant as a criticism, it is I think natural. And I think we have to consciously go back to the vanguard voice. </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">-Caryn Ann</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Joshua Katz <<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">This topic came up, if I recall correctly, early last term. When first suggested, it made perfect sense to me - how can we, the board, delegate the authority to do these things without having it? I lost interest as the direction of the discussion turned towards wanting a uniformity of message or tone, which pointed out to me some of the practical difficulties with implementation. </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">While Mr. Demarest is correct that, philosophically, it is nonsensical to speak of organizations as having a voice, it isn't meant as a philosophical claim, but rather as a description of how (some) organizations present themselves. I want to ensure that everything that comes out from this party, with our stamp of approval, is true, professional, on-message, and strategic. We pay staff to do that (although they could do it better with some advance strategic and image guidance from the board). Starchild speaks of anything written by board members passing through the APRC, which does solve the objection that, as I said separately, our position vis a vis the party is as members of the board, not as individuals - would it also be evaluated by staff for the things I mentioned, and possibly edited? If so, will it be signed when it comes out? </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">If it is, I find that problematic. Staff might not be in a great position to say that a piece is not useful/timely/etc. to a person who votes on their contract and pay. EPCC and EC members might be viewed differently in this regard, as well. If not, well, we've made staff's job of presenting this party to the world a little harder by providing another channel outwards from the party, and it's not clear to me exactly what we'd be getting in return. Yes, many of us may well have things worth saying, and many of us do say them, in our personal capacity. Do we really have such indispensible insights that they must be distributed by the party itself? (If we do think that, well, feel free to organize a giveaway of my book.) Personally, I am satisfied with staff and our chair being our public voice. Certainly, of course, board members often make media appearances and identify ourselves with our board position, speak at various events, and so on, and I think that's all well and good, but, again, we're not speaking as the party when we do that. At this point, it is hard for me to see what is gained from this proposal. </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><br clear="all" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Joshua A. Katz </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 7:24 AM, David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" class="m_-7009932156383133795null" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>> wrote:</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Starchild: Your suggestion certainly opens a can of worms. However, it is a can that must be opened if we are to effectively embrace our ideological and methodological diversity and connect effectively with the broader audience within and external to the Libertarian Party. Your blogging brainstorm presents an exciting challenge and long-overdue opportunity to develop and refine our personal Libertarian messaging technique and targeting strategies. </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">We need to keep in mind that individual living, breathing Libertarians are the voices of our institutions, not vice versa. The notion that inanimate institutions have a "voice" is philosophical nonsense and a classic example of authoritarian groupthink that we Libertarians are or should be fighting against.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">There are at least as many Libertarian philosophies as there are Libertarians. Nevertheless, individual Libertarians each have inspirational message worthy of an equally remarkable messaging technique and targeting strategy. It is high time to develop innovative individual messaging technique and targeting strategies so we can effectively communicate our inspirational personal Libertarian messages of freedom.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Daniel: I agree that website integrity takes precedence but should not be used as a delaying tactic to prevent the discussion of the viability of Starchild's ground-breaking blog proposal. While the website is a critical tool, it is only a vehicle to express our individual voices, the core of our Libertarianism.</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><div class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Thoughts?</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">~David</span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Oct 20-22 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy Un-Convention</span></i></b></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"> </span></span><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u><u class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></u></p><p class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><b class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><i class="m_-7009932156383133795null"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="m_-7009932156383133795null">Celebr</span></i></b></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><span id="m_-7009932156383133795bx-quote-end-28174" class="m_-7009932156383133795null"></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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