Sister jabou,
Showing SJU our sincere appreciation for hosting G-L is definitely in
order. However, my schedule for the next 6 months will not allow me to
participate in coordinating the proposed effort. It would be a great
thing if someone else take charge.

Malanding Jaiteh

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>
>From the information provided, this group that has come up with this
>non-profit organization to provide a home to the lists that were being hosted by  St
>Johns, including Gambia L, are among other things; a charity  organization.
>
>quote
>The purpose of the corporation is to assist  individuals and groups (clients)
>which offer support, information, and  community to those in need, including
>those affected by disability, family  issues, health issues, and other similar
>needs.  To provide this  assistance the corporation will offer its clients
>technical assistance and  services, including Internet services.
>unquote
>
>Aside from the nominal amount of $10 -$20 they have asked for, I would dare
>to say that if donations are sent to them annually, or anytime one chooses  to
>do so, they will be very appreciative of that. I think that if any  G-L list
>member wants to send them a tax deductible donation in the name of  G-L or in
>their own name or that of their family, those would serve as  gestures of deep
>gratitude and tokens of our appreciation for the service they  will be
>rendering to us as well as to others.
>
>In addition, I would like to suggest that we collect donations to  purchase a
>plaque to be inscribed with a message of thanks and  appreciation and some
>books on The Gambia to present to St John's  University (to put in their
>library) as a token of our appreciation for hosting  the G-L on their server all
>these years.
>
>Since Dr Malanding Jaiteh is in the vicinity, perhaps he would not mind
>receiving these donations and doing the honors? One of my daughters is in Grad
>school at Columbia and I donate her services (Will inform her and I am sure she
>will not mind) to help Dr Jaiteh in coordinating this effort if you accept? I
> hope I am not being too forward in suggesting you Malanding, but I just
>think  this would be a nice gesture, especially since you are one of the list
>managers.
>I would like to know what everyone thinks of this and if there are
>other/better suggestions, let us put our heads together.
>
>Sister Jabou Joh.
>
>In a message dated 1/4/2006 2:41:33 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>Folks,
>The management after considering all options, has chosen  ICORS to be
>Gambia-l's new home. ICORS is incorporated by former managers  of
>Maelstrom lists as a replacement to St. Johns services. I include one  of
>their messages as a backgrounder.
>From what we know ICORS will work  very much like St. Johns. The
>transition will be seamless. All subscribers,  and archives will be
>migrated at once so no one should worry about  resubscribing. Except
>during hours leading to the migration when the list  will be put on hold,
>subscribers would not need to do anything. The  migration is scheduled
>January 11. We will inform you when this is  confirmed. In theory members
>do not have to do anything during the  migration except exercise a little
>patience as messages sent during the  hold period would not be delivered
>right away. Once migration is completed  there will be a new addresses to
>send request for subscription and messages  to the list.
>
>In order to help support this venture ICORS have asked for  an annual
>dues/donations of 20 dollars US. This we believe is a fair deal  and glad
>to say 2006 dues have already been paid for by one of the  managers.
>
>This is where things stand and we will keep you updated as  soon as we
>know more. Please do not hesitate to ask questions we will do  our best
>to answer them when we can.
>
>Malanding Jaiteh
>
>Dear  Maelstrom Listowner community,
>
>In recent months there have been rumors  that SJU is contemplating shutting
>down
>Maelstrom. A decision was supposed  to be reached in May, with 6 months
>warning
>before the potential shutdown,  but that announcement has been delayed. We are
>very grateful that SJU has  spent the money and resources to make Maelstrom
>possible all these years,  and sad to see that this era may pass.
>
>With this in mind, some of us  are taking steps to ensure that the Maelstrom
>lists will continue to have a  home. ICORS -- Information Center for Online
>Resources and Services, Inc.  -- has been incorporated as a non-profit
>charity to
>take care of this.  LSoft is interested in offering us a home and Listserv
>software, for which  we are very grateful. This goes a long way toward keeping
>the costs down.  Volunteers have been found to fill Kary's position -- though
>it
>is  difficult to think about doing this without Kary's unending work, and he
>will
>be missed.
>
>The following Mission Statement and Policies are a  work in progress, and
>suggestions and requests for additional clarity are  welcome.
>
>Mission Statement:
>
>The purpose of the corporation is to  assist individuals and groups (clients)
>which offer support, information,  and community to those in need, including
>those affected by disability,  family issues, health issues, and other similar
>needs.  To provide  this assistance the corporation will offer its clients
>technical assistance  and services, including Internet services.
>
>The Internet services  referred to in the mission statement are, primarily, a
>Listserv-based  server for email lists as we have at  Maelstrom.
>
>****
>Policies:
>
>In order to maintain some order and  similarity among lists under the ICORS
>umbrella, to maintain privacy for  list subscribers, and to minimize confusion
>among subscribers who belong to  multiple lists, all list owners and
>subscribers
>will be expected to agree  to a minimum level of conduct. This will enable
>fair
>use of what is still  donated space, allow those who saved their archives
>before
>they were  deleted from Maelstrom to restore them, and allow for future
>growth of
>the  ICORS’s lists. While list owners are welcome to add their own rules  and
>responsibilities, all of the below are required on every  list.
>
>This message is descriptive, and when we have full subscriber and  listowner
>agreements they will contain more terms dealing with specific  restrictions on
>objectionable material (obscenities, hate mail, spam,  etc.). We also hope
>that
>listowners will stay involved with any problem on  their list(s) that violates
>ICORS's policies in a way that necessitates  ICORS stepping in. Constructive
>listowner input is valued.
>
>List  owner responsibilities include:
>
>* Having at least one list owner of  each list subscribed to the Owner’s list.
>
>* Working to keep their  list(s) free of space hogs – excessive quoting, long
>sig
>files, jokes  forwarded with hundreds of previous header lines.
>
>* If access level to  archives is changed (such as moving from private to
>public), members are to  be notified. Messages posted under a more restrictive
>access level will be  removed before such a change is made.
>
>* Membership listing may not be  shared/published/exchanged.
>
>* Subscription requests must be confirmed  -- automatically or through the
>listowner(s)-- to prevent people from being  subscribed without their
>knowledge.
>
>* Potential conflicts of interest  (e.g. related associations, affiliations,
>etc)
>should be noted.
>
>*  Exchanges with individual list members are not shared outside the owner
>team
>except if they need to be shared with overall management (ICORS) to  address a
>problem.
>
>* E-mail addresses are hidden in public archives.  This option will be
>available in the newer version of Listserv we will be  using after the move.
>
>* ICORS services are used by many people with  disabilities or who have
>restricted access to the Internet. Where possible,  list owners are expected
>to
>provide solutions that meet the needs of such  members. (e.g. restrictions on
>the
>posting of html or  attachments).
>
>Subscriber responsibilities include:
>
>* The  subscriber owns the copyright for their own posts. However, the list
>owner
>holds a compilation copyright in the archives.  This does not  override the
>individual copyright but allows the list owner to protect the  archives as a
>whole.
>
>* The subscriber grants unrestricted world-wide  permission for Listserv to
>distribute the message, distribute the message  as part of a digest, store it
>in
>the archives indefinitely and have others  search and view these archives as
>per
>the list policy (private or public  archives). Other exceptions maybe
>specified
>by the list owner (e.g.  external archives).
>
>* The subscriber acknowledges that they, not the  organization or the
>list owner, are responsible for their writings, even if  moderation is in
>place. The subscriber also acknowledges that, while the  list owner(’s)
>will work to enforce privacy rules, they can not necessarily  control the
>actions of the list membership outside of the list. They may  not be held
>responsible for any damages should a list member choose to  ignore any rules.
>
>* The subscriber acknowledges and respects copyright  and all other authors:
>they will not quote, full or in part, any message  from the list outside of
>the
>list without express permission of the author  and anyone else quoted in the
>post. Exception: the "newsletter/announcement  clause", abstracts or literary
>quotes, quotes from speeches, research  articles, books, newspapers and other
>_publicly_ published materials. All  within the 'fair-use' limitations as set
>by
>international Copyright  conventions.
>
>* The subscribers do not share other’s personal  information gained from
>private
>correspondence (email, phone, written, FTF  contact), either quoted or
>paraphrased, with anyone, including current or  past list members, without
>permission from the person being  discussed.
>
>* The subscribers will do their best to conserve space and  make Digests more
>readable. This includes trimming quoted material to the  minimum necessary to
>get
>the meaning across, not using huge sig files, and  not forwarding material
>with
>hundreds of header lines included from  previous forwards.
>
>* No cross-posting. Privacy is compromised when  reply-all is used, and
>responses
>meant for one list end up being quoted on  another.
>
>****
>Answers to questions:
>
>* What lists will be  allowed to move to ICORS?
>
>Those that are involved with disabilities,  family issues, and health issues.
>For
>current Maelstrom lists with special  hosting needs that do not directly fit
>these categories, considerations  might be possible on a case-by-case basis.
>
>* What responsibilities will  I have for the move?
>
>Keeping your list members informed, and letting  them know the policies.
>Answering any questions ICORS needs to know about  your list to facilitate
>the move.
>
>* What responsibilities will I have  after the move?
>
>Subscribing to and reading the Owners' list.  Maintaining the minimum
>responsibilities. Being actively involved in  maintaining your list.
>
>* What will this cost me? My  subscribers?
>
>Nothing that you are unable to pay. We are pursuing  grants, and will set up
>an
>account for tax deductible donations. If fewer  than 10% of the membership
>base
>contributes $1 a year, we will have enough  to keep operating. There is a
>suggested annual contribution of $10 a year  per listowner, but that will be
>waived in the event of hardship.
>
>*  If Maelstrom shuts down, will ICORS be ready?
>
>Backups of all files for  Maelstrom lists are already being made. Lists will
>continue operating -- up  until the shut-down date if necessary -- until the
>move
>has been completed.  Our intention is that everything will be in place well
>before the potential  shut down.
>
>* Will everyone have to learn the new address  immediately?
>
>We hope to keep the current addresses set up for a while,  and have them
>routed
>to the new address.
>
>****
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>Karen  Reznek
>Cynthia Teeters
>Tom  Rawson
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