INC NEWS - Next Act: Fat Lady Sings

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

Realizing that even replying here makes it appear as if I'm participating  in 
a petty argument with Randy, but I don't appreciate being singled out. I  
didn't instigate adopting the Durham brand, but am not opposed to it.
 
I don't decide when the deal is done, but at the time we all thought a  
quorum existed. All I suggested was that when Randy is asked to forward a  message 
to the INC Listserv, the message should be forwarded, rather than copied  and 
pasted in pieces. And that when a vote has been taken, as it appeared at the  
time, we shouldn't start rehashing the issue again the following morning on 
the  listserv. Period.
 
Personally, I don't feel strongly about what logo or name we adopt. What  
ever consensus is reached, I'm happy to go along with it. I look forward to the  
next delegate meeting, so this minor issue can be put to bed for good.
 
Bill Anderson
 
 
In a message dated 4/4/2007 1:07:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
randy at 27beverly.com writes:

Looking  at the posted draft minutes, it becomes apparent that our vote to
change  the spelling and adopt the modified DCVB branding as a logo was
moot. There  were not enough members present to vote on anything. So as
much as Bill  Anderson has decided it's a done deal, it looks like we still
have the fat  lady left to sing. And as we all know, it not over until she
gets her  opportunity.

So perhaps we can use this time to discuss what benefits  these changes
might bring to INC. Bill said it was unnecessary to discuss  this any
further. I think he is incorrect in that assumption. It appears  this
decision, for better or for worse, is still on the table. So I'd like  to
hear from those who think the idea is good, that the spelling is  better,
and the adoption of a branding icon (that we have already been told  is
subject to change as it has in the past) will be for INC. If it's such  a
good idea, then there should be plenty of reasons and discussion about  why
we'd be making this change. Otherwise, as I contend, it makes no  sense.

I'll give you a head start before I get started. There are a  number of
reasons why this is a bad idea and it's not that simple (or  cheap) to fix
any of it. But better yet, why are we changing anything in  the first
place? Whose idea was this anyway? I've not missed any meetings  to have
missed a conversation where any of us addressed why this was good,  bad, or
otherwise. Are we just that bored and have so much time and money  that
there are not more important issues to deal with than stringing 17  letters
together to form a new spelling of our name? Shouldn't INC have its  own
identity (logo) after almost 23 years? Durham is supposed to be full  of
the "creative class". We hear that all the time. Did we even ask?  Perhaps
they would have a better suggestion...

Why don't we open it  up to all the "creative" folks and just see what we
get? What do we have to  lose? How could it be wrong to involve our
community? After all, it's the  neighborhoods that all the creative folks
live in that make up this City  and our organization. Why not reach out to
them and see what they can come  up with. "The Great INC Logo Contest". I
can see it now. Even the art  classes in the schools can add it to their
project list. We could even  offer a prize to the winners. Heck, if they
don't change the spelling, just  look at the money we'll save...

Our friends at the newspapers can  advertise it. We could even have
sponsors to make the winners pot large  enough to attract some big fish. Or
maybe just helping out INC and the  neighborhoods we serve might be enough
to draw them in. Sort of a "giving  Back" to the community if you will.

It's time INC had a brand. Not  something we share with everyone else
across the City. The change sets us  up to change it again, and again, and
again as the Durham brand changes.  And every time it does, it may create
the same headache it does at this  time. Why make future INC groups suffer
through it ever again? Let's move  forward with something we'll all be
proud of and something that is INC, not  a Durham brand.
SuperCalaFragiListicExpiAlaInterNeighborhoodCouncil is just  a bad...
Neither fits on a tee shirt very well. Our brand is INC and that  is what
we should push forward with.

Tell us why this is such a  great idea if there is any reasoning behind
this change. Inquiring minds  want to know.

RWP
27  Beverly




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