KB,

Did I miss something?  Was Ebrima Ceesay alienated or forced to leave the list
by list management?  I'm one of the list managers and I do not ever recall
forcing Ebrima and his sources to leave.  On the contrary, I enjoyed every bit
of Ebrima's posting and always looking forward to what he has to say.

The reason I'm asking all these questions is simple, I delisted from the list
for a month because I was away and since I haven't read mail for that long a
time, a lot could have transpired. I guess I could go search the archives but I
simply don't have the time to dig thru tons of mail.  So please enlighten me as
to how/why Ebrima departed from the list.

Also, people should stop crucifying all list managers because just one manager
decided to say something.  List managers are also list members and sometimes
they could post stuff as list member and not on behalf of the management team.
If that's the case then talk with the manager individually rather than insult
the whole management team.  We all have different perspectives and I don't
always necessarily agree to everything that is decided.  All I ever call for is
civility on the list and I don't think that's too much to ask considering we are
all adults.

This mail is not personally directed at you KB but to all the subscribers.  You
keep forgetting that we are all in this fight together.  When we direct so much
energy fighting then the enemy has a field day at our expense.  We all want a
better Gambia (or should I say some of us) so let's fight the dictator period.

May the good Lord bless our homeland.

sarian

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> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:42:15 -0400
> From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Attn: List Managers
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> First of all, Prof. Assan, I beg you like I did to other subscribers before,
> not to 'delist' your self. Then, the forces of evil will win. Let the
> Managers 'delist' you if they think that is the right thing to do. Again,
> please reconsider your decision.
>
> For the List Managers (or their self-appointed spokesmen), I am sending this
> message in order for us to avoid a maelstrom on G_L. Your unfair handling of
> the 'Alieu Keita' saga might have cost this forum the invaluable
> contributions Ebrima Ceesay's Sources were making to this struggle. I cannot
> speak for Ebrima and I do not profess to know his real reason for not
> posting to G_L anymore. But judging from the timing of Ebrima's departure
> and the way 'Alieu Keita' was handled, one can easily argue that the List
> Managers' behavior contributed to why Ebrima left.
>
> This might have been inadvertent on the side of the List Managers; i.e. it
> was nobody's wish that we lose Ebrima and his Sources. On the other hand, it
> might have been a deliberate ploy on the part of closet Yaya supporters to
> try and silence the brother. Well, if the latter is the case, let me save
> you some time and effort. Trust me that it is nobody's interest that I be
> alienated the way Ebrima was. I do not plan to unilaterally 'delist' myself;
> neither do I plan to allow myself to be 'delisted' without a fight. I will
> go further than that and say that I will not sit silent and let List
> Managers pick on people that support my views.
>
> What is going on here? Is it now more acceptable to List Managers for people
> to come here and tell vicious and unsubstantiated lies about people. When
> Jobe was calling me names and not substantiating his rhetoric, did I hear
> List Managers counseling him to stop lying about me? Why do you always have
> to jump on people that are attacking Yaya supporters back and giving them a
> dose of their own medicine? Why did you have to pick on Prof. Assan to
> remind us of decorum in this forum? Are you trying to silence the brother?
> We all know the rules. If you feel that someone has violated the rules, have
> the guts to step to the plate and discipline that individual. But you would
> not do that because you know that once you start applying the rules, you
> have to apply them uniformly. So, instead you use these kinds of subtle
> tactics, hoping that people will lose their tempers and voluntarily 'delist'
> themselves. Give us a break. In my book LIES are worst than whatever Prof.
> Assan has said. List Managers condone lies from APRC but are eager to jump
> on people that want to jump into the gutter with APRC. If jumping into the
> gutter is the offense here, then admonish both parties. Not just the people
> that are attacking APRC.
>
> I beg the pardon of List Managers that do not subscribe to Jaiteh's ideas
> and also did not partake in the dirty tricks that were employed on Ebrima
> Ceesay. I was just using the phrase 'List Managers' for ease of reference.
> As for Jaiteh, I frankly do not get you. Is Lalo (who has been kidnapped and
> falsely accused by this illegal government), your brother? This is not a
> rhetorical question. I really want to know, because it might help me
> understand some of the positions you take on G_L.
> KB
>
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