Francis:


Grateful thoughts. I think to subdue an adversary as on the Gambia-L  against the Gambia government is not providing any positive contribution to the problems that the ordinary Gambian  people are  confronted with.  I am not a politician and have less concern about politics. One thing i am acquainted with on the Gambia-L is,  the monotonous tone of ideas. I would have liked to see a well balanced debate dealing with dexterous issues. Like-wise some of the inapproriate language that is frequently expressed. It is indeed not a suitable manner to communicate ideas or feelings by utilizing hard language.

Francis, as you mentioned, there are gross human rights abuses that take place on a daily basis in the West sometimes even worst than in Africa or Asia. I used to live in the US and now living in Scandinavia, but more or less; i do think human rights abuse is a distinctive outfit worn by every government.  There are so many points i would like to bring up, but i guess i have to restrain myself.

Thanks for sharing!

SS.Jawara
Sweden.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francis Glynn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: Abusive language is becoming a G-List trend


> It's good to have this reminder,
> 
> I do a lot of reading from the list and have observed that there is a
> tendancy to paint The Gambia as a place that no one would want to visit
> because of the politics there.
> 
> That is not the feedback that I get from GTS members who visit - of course
> they don't go for the politics they go because The Gambia is a beautiful
> country with a rich cultural heritage and a manificent diversity of tribal
> traditions and the unfailing warmth and friendship of the people.  More and
> more of our members now go out into the local community and gain experiences
> of West Africa that they never dreamed of and will never forget.
> 
> I know the list's contributors love their country passionately and so feel
> they have the right to say what they like about it & of course they do - but
> what they say puts some visitors off, so if this is what's intended then the
> list is being successful.
> 
> I live in the hope that one day those same people may feel that they can
> trumpet all the virtues of their country irrespective of their political
> feelings about it.
> 
> Francis
> GTS UK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 8:06 PM
> Subject: Message from Gambia-l List managers
> 
> 
> > Dear List members,
> >
> > On behalf of the List Managers, I would like to welcome all new members to
> > Gambia-L.
> >
> > As you may be already aware, Gambia-L is a mailing list where Gambians and
> > friends of The Gambia meet, on a daily basis, to discuss Gambia related
> issues.
> > The list is a free forum for discussion, debate and the sharing of
> information
> > on and about The Gambia.
> >
> > GAMBIA-L is aimed providing Gambians and those interested in Gambia 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.
> >
> > 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
> > its subscribers.  Toward this end, a set of 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.
> >
> > Although there are some very enlightening discussions and information once
> a
> > while, we have observed that abusive language is also becoming a trend. We
> > cannot correct the wrongs happening at the moment in Gambia or build our
> very
> > dear motherland with hatred. Therefore, we should make good use of this
> great
> > "Cyber Bantaba" and agree to disagree; enlighten each other; and share
> > information. One should not feel that you would be respected by sending
> > insults.
> >
> > Searching through the archives of Gambia-L, one would notice that there
> used to
> > be diverse discussions on Gambia affairs (Gambian History, Female Genital
> > Mutilation -- FGM, The African Rainessance, The Gambianet Observer Online
> > Project, GESO, Book Drives, The issue of Mbindaans, The Role of Women in
> > Gambian Society, etc., etc.). We would like to see that diversity return
> to our
> > forum.
> > As we've said many times earlier, this forum is not an Anti-Jammeh forum,
> but a
> > place where all Gambians and friends of our nation can gather, to discuss
> > topics of interest (both political and non-political).  I hope we give
> > ourselves the opportunity to enjoy those privileges.
> >
> > Thank you for your time, and we wish everyone the best.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Momodou Camara
> >
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