Kabir:

Thank you for sharing the link to the message you referred to. I apologize
for not responding to your query at the time. It's a challenge sometimes
to keep up with the flow of messages and one can easily fall in the trap
of thinking that you've acted on something while you haven't - I think
there's a word for that in English???

Anyway, time is running out for us to act on this important matter. Let's
all put our time and resources together to ensure the preservation of the
gem in our hands. Let others chime in.

Thanks and best regards,

-BambaLaye

> Bamba Laye,
>
> I assume when Malanding brought up the issue of the future of Gambia-L as
> a topic of discussion, it was for the list members to debate the issue and
> collectively, if not unanimously, reach a decision and it is in that vein
> that I brought up the issue of mail distribution; then as now. Nothing
> more noting less!
>
> Yes, there was a mix-up due my my email addresses, one subscribed to the L
> and the other to Gambia-talk and I used the one for the L a couple of
> times to send mails to Gambia-talk.
>
> My point, which you seemed to miss, was that when Gambia-talk offered
> individual email distribution, I was an active participant but due to the
> reasons mentioned in my mail, soon lost interest after the migration when
> one had to log in to read mails.
>
> It is also true that we have never talked on the phone; neither did I
> claim to have sent you a private mail on the issue.
>
> I was in fact planing to do so close to a year ago but dropped it because
> whiles on the phone with Buharry around the same time, the issue came up;
> I mentioned that I wanted to send you a mail asking about the possiblities
> of getting Gambia-talk back to sending individual emails and remember him
> telling me that he had taken up the issue with you and that you were
> looking into the matter. I may have mentioned to him that I will write to
> you anyway, can't quite remember...but never came round to it.
>
> The mail in which I said I requested you to clarify the issue of mail
> distribution can be accesses at the archives at:
> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind0507&L=gambia-l&P=R14506
>
> It was in response to Malanding's mail which I suppoosed you'd read as it
> had to do with a topic you were taking part in.
>
> In that mail too you'll notice that I mentioned not only my fear of Yahoo!
> Group's disadvantage (the possibility of not being able the retreive the
> archives) or my lack of knowledge of the facility, but also the fear that
> Gambia-talk may not be able to offer individual mail distribution.
>
> So Laye, all I am engaged in is discussing the merits and demerits of the
> possibilities at hand and there is no gain saying that it is all to arrive
> at the best decision for the list.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kabir.
>
> Gambia Talk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kabir:
>
> Clearly, both of us have good intentions for the posterity of Gambia-L, so
> I really do not want to debate this issue any more than is absolutely
> necessary. We've made our intentions clear to all subscribers, at the end
> of the day, Gambia-L management and subscribers especially, should be the
> parties to decide which direction to go and I will be 100% behind such a
> decision. The posterity of the information contained herein on this list,
> is far more important and as such, where that information should reside
> must not be a drive-by decision. If any part of the wisdom contained
> herein is lost or destroyed such that those coming after us will not have
> access to it, the responsibility for any consequences belies us all.
>
> Now, as far as individual email distribution of Gambia-L messages, this is
> absolutely no problem. You've been subscribed to GambiaTalk before the
> migration and except for a couple of mix-ups you had with your multiple
> personal email addresses, I knew of no issues affecting you personally.
>
> I had to migrate the GambiaTalk list to the STGDP site sunugambia.com
> because I gave my word to do so from the unset. And, I made this clear to
> all subscribers of GambiaTalk. That list is since managed by the
> sunugambia.com administrator, not me.
>
> I agree with you that some find it more convenient to receive messages
> from the list directly into their in-box and many have shared their view
> on this with me. As mentioned above, I do not have control of the
> sunugambia forums (note that this is different from a mailing list). The
> intention at sunugambia is to have a forum/board instead of a mailing
> list. And as far as I know, the STGDP executive is making great use of
> that set-up to discuss STGDP matters in a very efficient manner. It is the
> general forum/board that has been lacking in discussions. Now, others will
> tell you that they do not want to clog their mail boxes with unwanted
> messages; so they prefer reading what they want to read off the
> forum/board and spare the space in their personal email boxes.
>
> So, Kabir, there are advantages and disadvantages in both settings, but
> that is not want I wanted to discuss here.
>
> "I had requested clarification on the issue from Bamba Laye
>> but none was forthcoming at the time."
>
> After reading your message, I could not immediately remember getting a
> message from you - Kabir - regarding the set-up of the forum/board at
> sunugambia.com. I went back to my emails and went through all personal
> correspondence from you, I still could not find that particular message
> you alluded to here. Please help remind me of when you sent that query to
> me. And, note that I have never talked to you on the phone either.
> So, please help me remember.
>
> Best regards to you.
>
> -BambaLaye
>
>
>> Malanding,
>>
>> I think the choice here is a simple one; if Gambia-talk can host the
>> list
>> it will be an ideal solution to the problem as far as I am concerned.
>> Both
>> criteria will have been met I suppose...
>>
>> What I know about Yahoo! Groups is that as long as the list exists the
>> archives will be available. As of lifting them in their entirety, I do
>> not
>> know.
>>
>> My fear with Gambia-talk is the question of individual email
>> distribution.
>> As far as I understand, subscribers have to log into the site in order
>> to
>> access mail. I had requested clarification on the issue from Bamba Laye
>> but none was forthcoming at the time.
>>
>> Individual email distribution is most ideal especially with regards to
>> keeping interest for the list alive. Going by myself, I was an active
>> contributor when The Gambia-talk mailing list offered email distribution
>> but I can count the number of times I logged into the site after the
>> migration and quickly lost interest either because I simply forgot to do
>> so, or kept putting it off. So for the sake of the list I hope
>> Gambia-talk
>> can offer email distribution, in which Gambia-L may have finally found a
>> permanent home.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kabir.
>>
>> PS: For the record, my offer was not to 'lead' a Yahoo! Group but to
>> 'create' one.
>>
>>
>>
>> Malanding Jaiteh wrote:
>> Folks,
>> We knew all along that it was in the works but it now final! St Johns
>> University our host has set date to discontinue Maelstrom. Come Feb 1
>> 2006 we must find a new place for the Bantanta. Already a couple of
>> people have offered to host it. Amadou Kabir Njie offered to lead a
>> Yahoo group by the same name and Abdoulie Jallow (BambaLaye) has offered
>> Gambia-talk services to host Gambia-l . In any case we must seek to
>> maintain a few core values. 1. access and control over the archives and
>> 2. open and free spirited debate environment. A number of people
>> supported BambaLaye offer based on believe that we as a community would
>> have more control over the archives than with the Yahoo group situation.
>> Whether this is real or not I am not computent to say.
>>
>> Perhaps it is about time to set a timetable for migrating to our new
>> host and make sure things are working before the Feb deadline.
>>
>> We thank St Johns for all the service and wish Gambia-l a new and better
>> home.
>>
>> Malanding Jaiteh
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: ADMIN: Disconnect of Maelstrom service
>> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:28:13 -0400
>> From: Official Announcement
>> Reply-To: Owners of lists on MAELSTROM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
>> This posting is on the ADMIN topic, please be careful with replies.
>>
>> ----------------------
>>
>> Disconnect of Maelstrom service:
>>
>> The University is no longer in a position to support the Maelstrom
>> List Service. As of February 1, 2006, St. John's will discontinue
>> the service.
>>
>> List owners should make arrangements to migrate to another service
>> prior to the disconnect date.
>>
>> St. John's University
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