Greetings Gambia-l,
 On behalf of Gambia-l Managers, I am hereby, sending the Gambia-l rules to list
 once again. Although these rules were adopted when the list was hosted by
 University of Washington in Seattle, we would like to remind subscribers that
 these rules are still valid here at St. Johns.
 Please save it for your information and future reference.

 Although your postings are not moderated on Gambia-l, the list managers will not
 tolerate insults, foul language and bad mouthing on the list (flames).
 Subscribers who continue to send such indecent languages will be removed from
 the list by the managers without a warning. This will not be a matter for
 debate and it is either take it or leave it.

 On behalf of the list Managers.
 Momodou Camara


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 GAMBIA-L RULES

 1.     PREAMBLE

 Gambia-L mailing list is for Gambians and friends of The Gambia to discuss
 Gambia related issues. The list is a free forum for discussion, debate and the
 sharing of information on and about The Gambia.

 The precursor to Gambia-L was a mailing list started in 1994, following the
 overthrow of the Jawara government.  The rapid growth of the Internet resulted
 in more Gambians getting online and consequently an increase in the number of
 subscribers to the original mail list.  This, together with a number of
 factors, warranted a much more powerful and flexible list management system.
 Fortunately, the University of Washington in Seattle provided this facility,
 resulting in the launch of Gambia-L on January 31, 1996.

 GAMBIA-L is aimed providing Gambians and those interested in Gambian and
 related issues, a means to communicate with each other, and exchange ideas and
 information of common interest.  In the process, it is hoped that a spirit of
 cooperation, of exchange of ideas, of healthy debate and dialogue for the
 National good will be cultivated. True, ours might not be one of the biggest
 lists, but we certainly can make it one of the very best in cyberspace.

 To attain the excellence we aspire to, GAMBIA-L will makes maximum use of it's
 #1 asset: subscribers.  Thus, management of the list is shared by a number of
 volunteers who will be rotated as and when needed.  Further, the list is
 configured such that it will be easy to use, but also prevent it's abuse.

 Subscription to GAMBIA-L is open, and free to all, but conditional upon
 approval by designated list owners.  Subscribers are expected to maintain a
 mature and responsible tone in the contributions they send to the list.  It is
 hoped that our individual sense of responsibility, fairness, and decency,
 coupled with the community policing of the list will help prevent, and contain
 outbreaks of poor taste in our debates.

 The usefulness of Gambia-L depends on the individual and collective efforts of
 it's subscribers.  Toward this end, the following rules were developed to
 ensure the existence of a healthy atmosphere for the exchange of ideas, and
 dialogue on Gambia-L.  The rules will also provide a basis for enforcing
 acceptable standards of behaviour on the list.  Subscribers violating any of the
 Gambia-L rules risk being expelled from the list in accordance with the
 procedures spelt out below.

 2.     THE RULES

 1.  Postings on Gambia-L should not contain extreme, insulting, or offensive
 language, pornographic material, notices of virus hoaxes, and chain letters.

 2.  Personal attacks and name calling directed to individuals, groups and/or
 organizations are not permitted.

 3.  Requests for subscriptions should be sent in private to Gambia-L managers

 4.  Personal mail should be sent privately, and not to the list

 5.  Any subscriber or subscribers can object to a behaviour or offensive use of
 language on the list.

 6.  A subscriber can complain about an offending posting by sending mail to the
 offender, and Gambia-L managers stating the objection, and sufficiently
 identifying the offending posting.

 7a.  The accused subscriber must, within 72 hours, respond to the complaint
 with an apology and promise not to repeat the offence, or refute the
 allegations against him or her.

 7b.  In that there is a disagreement about the gravity of the allegation,
 Gambia-L List Managers will vote on whether the accused is guilty or not.

 7c.  If the offender is found by the majority of List Managers to be guilty of
 the allegations, he or she must apologize to the person offended by his or her
 posting within 72 hours.


7d. Failure to respond to alledged offence or apologize after 3
working days will result in removal from the list.


8. An expelled subscriber may apply to rejoin the list three months after his or her expulsion.

9. Applications to rejoin the list must be approved by a simple majority of LIST MANAGERS.

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