hi, dimitri. i need a bit of clarification regarding how this is supposed to work...
are we to create a wiki for each project? should there be a wiki for deoxy/projects/art with subpages for various artistic projects or... ?
i understand that the entries can be edited and moved to their "proper" places, but i just wanted to save you or whomever the time and trouble and get it right the first time.
so... any suggestions on how to get the ball rolling? grouchotrout 01/20/07
not sure if this could/should be a Deoxy/Projects wiki or not, so i'm posting this here to get some feedback from fellow deoxians...
evangelical christians hand out pamphlets and leave bible tracts laying around in bathrooms and coffeeshops all the time. why don't we do the same using the incredible amount of information and resources provided right here on deoxy.org?
a few ideas i have at the moment include: simply printing out a short article on a topic, making copies and distrubiting them. more enterprising individuals could cut and paste phrases and quotes with images and somehow make them available for other deoxites to download/printout for distribution. in the chat earlier today, someone also proposed incorporating the dissimination of these ideas in an aesthetically appealing package format, i.e. public artworks, sculptures, etc.
let's use all our resources and abilities to the fullest. being an "activist" can mean many things and i think this idea is cheap, simple and effective. grouchotrout 04/21/07
- alright, now what exactly could one generalize the broad message(s) of deoxy with? maybe advertisements, to an extent, for the site itself. there should definitely be a wiki for this so that ideas can be expanded on, because this idea could be a seed for something worthwhile, in great optimism. infectedcarbon [04/22/07 04/22/07]
- the church of the subgenius, the principia discordia, "post-punk/noise/mash-up tapes", etc, that created a network of like-minded individuals and helped spread marginalized ideas in the 70's and 80's via xeroxed, mailbox pamphlets/zines, cryptic posters/flyers and public artworks. "SOMETHING is going on..."
- getting back to the topic - for those interested - i've done stuff like this before. i've attempted to get others in my local community to engage in such activites but the "street"/graff artists around here are more interested in "getting up" and the activist types are more interested in straight-forward preaching and protesting KFC...
- the only limits for this idea should be an individual's imagination. i merely suggested using some of the materials available at deoxy as a seed. original art and writing shouldn't be excluded and is encouraged.
- with a multitude of peoples being involved all aspects will be covered and dictated by the individuals specific interests and abilities. some will be more overt and explicit, while others will be more subtle.
- i'm having scanner issues at the moment, but as soon as i get this resolved i'll be posting and proposing on the deoxy projects wiki. it'll be there, and those that wish to participate will and those that don't, won't. the beauty of the interweb and wikis!
- to get a better idea of the flavor of this project, read this and this. grouchotrout 04/23/07
- Let's get back to the idea at hand here.
- Me and Glandmaster were discussing depositing deoxy articles / media mediums yesterday on IRC. It sounds like a great idea. In my view the more people who can have more positive choices available to them, then that's a good thing.
- The current medium of choice seems to be CD-R. Maybe create video discs of the best of Deoxy.video perhaps? Or an extensive reading selection. We have the choice here.
- Of course, this depends on the location where the chosen medium is left. I think sci-fi sections at the local bookshop, or head shops could prove potential mind arousers.
- Preaching is one thing; setting free is another entirely
i think that's a brilliant idea, gaz.
back when vcr's where still in use, i used to dub weird lil audio/video mash-ups over copies of the recent summer blockbusters and sell them back to thrift stores and used video shops. but anyway...
cd-r, yeah, that's a good one. lots of possibilites with this...
so... the first step would be... compiling/producing materials suitable for distribution in any format??? users could maybe open the deoxy/projects wiki or wherever this ends up and sift through available items to make a sort of custom cd-r or poster or whatever?
totally open to everything...
yes, may creativity travel. grouchotrout 04/24/07
- Sometimes I print out articles from Deoxy at work, and read them while on the toilet. The last one I printed was Self and Other by Alan Watts. I leave them in the stall with the few other magazines that are there.
- My boss mentioned it while passing my desk. Thought it was interesting. Even mentioned a particular part that he could relate to. Surprising.
- I think that there are more people out there who would enjoy learning about the many things cataloged on Deoxy than there are people who wouldn't.
- I am for distributing materials. I think a CDR is a good idea. I would begin by handing them out to my friends. Anon #566 04/25/07
Has our fearless non-leader ever commented on the Printing out and postering of pages from the site? Sounds like a great idea to me.
spread the word brothers and sisters,slack is back. —mim 2007-05-01