OKAY! I have just set the subscription back to normal. Lets send him a warning
immideately. I will be online the next 30 munites.

Momodou

On 21 Jun 2001, at 13:43, Ceesay Soffie wrote:

> Okay.  Please excuse me.  The frustration!.  I agree to the warning.
> Momodou, do we have a generic one for foul language usage that we can send
> to him?
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From:       Malanding S. Jaiteh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>   Sent:       Thursday, June 21, 2001 1:33 PM
>   To: Ceesay Soffie;
> [log in to unmask]
>   Subject:    Re: (Fwd) Gambia-L Rules
>
>   Soffie,
>   Perhaps we should send him warning that he is going too far.
>
>   If he objects we will let him know that his account will be
> moderated.
>
>   Malanding
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Ceesay Soffie" <[log in to unmask]>
>   To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 1:09 PM
>   Subject: RE: (Fwd) Gambia-L Rules
>
>
>   > I am recommending email from elow wole be monitored for
> foul language.
>   What
>   > do you think?
>   >
>   > Soffie
>   >
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Momodou Camara [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>   > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 12:20 PM
>   > To: [log in to unmask]
>   > Subject: (Fwd) Gambia-L Rules
>   >
>   > This is one of re-circulated rules I found in the
> archieves.
>   > I think it has
>   > been posted on several occations. Please feel free to
> modify
>   > it. We could post
>   > the final version to the list for discussion/voting later.
>   >
>   > Momodou Camara
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > -------------------------------  Start of Gambia-L Rules
>   > ---------------------
>   >
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