Comments on: Democrats Announce Bloggers Invited to the National Convention–More Stale Bread http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/democrats-announce-bloggers-invited-to-the-national-convention-more-stale-bread.html An Independent Netzine About Ideas Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: liberalamerican http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/democrats-announce-bloggers-invited-to-the-national-convention-more-stale-bread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9855 liberalamerican Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:16:07 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=402#comment-9855 Oh yes, One more comment. I am disabled. Will your "tent" meet the requirements of the ADA? Oh yes,

One more comment. I am disabled. Will your “tent” meet the requirements of the ADA?

]]> By: liberalamerican http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/democrats-announce-bloggers-invited-to-the-national-convention-more-stale-bread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9854 liberalamerican Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:12:00 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=402#comment-9854 And how much will these "resources and facilities" cost me? Please provide a detailed rundown of what will be available and what it will cost? For example, will you just be running a feed from the convention? What will the feed consist of ? What will be available to me in the "tent"? For example, will I have free internet hook up? Will have a place to work? What will that space consist of? Is the tent waterproof (this may seem silly, but not if there is a downpour while I am blogging under your tent)? Where will this tent be in relationship to the convention hall? The fact you say this is not a for-profit venture seems to imply it will cost something. If it will cost something then it is for-profit. On a more specific level if there are charges, who will be receiving the funds? A 501c3, a registered corporation, individuals? Are you willing to make the profit and loss statement of that organization public? Is the DNCC paying you anything to do this? Will there be corporate sponsorships that are sold? Finally, sitting in a tent is not exactly my idea of "going to a convention." I can do that in my backyard--and without "applying" for a pass. BTW--why should I have to apply at all? Shouldn't a blogger just be able to show up? And how much will these “resources and facilities” cost me? Please provide a detailed rundown of what will be available and what it will cost? For example, will you just be running a feed from the convention? What will the feed consist of ? What will be available to me in the “tent”? For example, will I have free internet hook up? Will have a place to work? What will that space consist of? Is the tent waterproof (this may seem silly, but not if there is a downpour while I am blogging under your tent)? Where will this tent be in relationship to the convention hall?

The fact you say this is not a for-profit venture seems to imply it will cost something. If it will cost something then it is for-profit.

On a more specific level if there are charges, who will be receiving the funds? A 501c3, a registered corporation, individuals? Are you willing to make the profit and loss statement of that organization public?

Is the DNCC paying you anything to do this? Will there be corporate sponsorships that are sold?

Finally, sitting in a tent is not exactly my idea of “going to a convention.” I can do that in my backyard–and without “applying” for a pass.

BTW–why should I have to apply at all? Shouldn’t a blogger just be able to show up?

]]> By: Scout finch http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/democrats-announce-bloggers-invited-to-the-national-convention-more-stale-bread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9852 Scout finch Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:05:17 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=402#comment-9852 Hey there -- you seem to be confused about "The Big Tent." We are creating the big tent to give bloggers the resources and facilities to cover the convention in Denver, precisely because they aren't available through the DNCC. Any blogger is welcome to apply for passes to the tent - including yourself. I know it doesn't fit with your story, but we are doing this to help bloggers who are interested in going to the convention and didn't get traditional credentials. This is nowhere near a for-profit venture. Feel free to email me with more questions. Hey there — you seem to be confused about “The Big Tent.” We are creating the big tent to give bloggers the resources and facilities to cover the convention in Denver, precisely because they aren’t available through the DNCC. Any blogger is welcome to apply for passes to the tent – including yourself. I know it doesn’t fit with your story, but we are doing this to help bloggers who are interested in going to the convention and didn’t get traditional credentials. This is nowhere near a for-profit venture. Feel free to email me with more questions.

]]> By: Bobby Clark http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/democrats-announce-bloggers-invited-to-the-national-convention-more-stale-bread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9851 Bobby Clark Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:55 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=402#comment-9851 You've confused the event I was talking about in that quote with the Convention. I wasn't referring to the Convention. I was referring to The Big Tent, an event ProgressNow is co-hosting with DailyKos that is during the Convention, but separate from it. The Big Tent will include a blogger / new media lounge with the capacity to accomodate many more bloggers than the Convention is credentialing. You’ve confused the event I was talking about in that quote with the Convention. I wasn’t referring to the Convention. I was referring to The Big Tent, an event ProgressNow is co-hosting with DailyKos that is during the Convention, but separate from it. The Big Tent will include a blogger / new media lounge with the capacity to accomodate many more bloggers than the Convention is credentialing.

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