<p>Totally agree with Andrew. If it's a matter of convenience then PPI truly is a European circle jerk. Be a remote delegate if you can't be there in person.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 7, 2012 4:43 AM, "Andrew Norton" <<a href="mailto:ktetch@gmail.com">ktetch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On 12/6/2012 12:26 PM, Nofel Tiani wrote:<br>
> Well in fact:<br>
><br>
> EU: Area 4,324,782 km2 (1,669,807 sq mi) Population<br>
> 503,492,041<br>
><br>
> Europe: Area: 10,180,000 km2 (3,930,000 sq mi)<br>
> Population: 739,165,030<br>
><br>
> Canada: Area 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,085 sq mi)<br>
> Population 33,476,688 (2011)<br>
><br>
> but honestly no one can estimate how many pirates will be present,<br>
> but I think that it will be less than this year, if it is held<br>
> outside Europe, because the most active pirates are in Europe.<br>
<br>
The most active pirates are in Europe, because PPI is almost entirely<br>
a European thing. Over the past few years, I've come to understand<br>
that PPI = Pirate Parties Intereuropean.<br>
<br>
I'm so sorry that some of you might have to experience what other<br>
parties have had to experience for THE LAST FIVE YEARS, getting<br>
treated as second-class parties, because you're not in the 'local club'.<br>
<br>
You got to decide, do you want PPI to be interNATIONAL or<br>
interEUROPEAN? because all I'm hearing is whining. If it's so<br>
important you go, and it's too far, how does that reflect on your<br>
attitudes to parties were it's been too far and continues to be?<br>
<br>
So it's either vitally important you attend, in which case the<br>
continued exclusion of non-European pirates says a lot about the real<br>
goals of PPI<br>
OR<br>
It's not actually that important to be physically there, and you're<br>
whining because you might have to deal with being a second-class<br>
participant for a change (and when you can't vote, because you didn't<br>
hear the call to vote because the noise from the bar muffles it,<br>
you're second class. When you can't speak, because the net goes slow,<br>
or because the people running the show don't bother to notice you<br>
requesting to speak, then you're THIRD class.<br>
<br>
PPI has become increasingly dysfunctional. All I can say is that<br>
unless drastic changes are made soon, I can see it shattering and<br>
falling apart in the next 6 months.<br>
<br>
<br>
TL;DR version<br>
if there's not a preferred group, why are you afraid of not being in it?<br>
If there is; shouldn't we try and level things?<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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> 2012/12/6 Scott Elcomb <<a href="mailto:psema4@gmail.com">psema4@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:psema4@gmail.com">psema4@gmail.com</a>>><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Alexis Roussel<br>
> <<a href="mailto:alexis.roussel@partipirate.ch">alexis.roussel@partipirate.ch</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:alexis.roussel@partipirate.ch">alexis.roussel@partipirate.ch</a>>> wrote:<br>
>> SImple question:<br>
>><br>
>> How many of us will be blocked at the border?<br>
><br>
> I'll not be taking a position on this matter* and can only speak<br>
> as regards Canada; I don't think there'd be many turned back at<br>
> our border. Also, I may be mistaken but I don't recall hearing<br>
> that the US has officially joined PPI so, were it to be held in the<br>
> Americas I don't think they could host it..<br>
><br>
> * Unless the GA was held in south-central (ie Toronto, Hamilton)<br>
> Ontario, it might as well be in Europe for me. Canada's a big<br>
> country - it's slightly larger than Europe and has 6 timezones.<br>
> (Europe has 7 IIRC)<br>
><br>
> -- Scott Elcomb @psema4 on Twitter / Identi.ca / Github & more<br>
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