Our prayers to you and all those at Macca this year. A blessed Hajj and
Eid Mubarak.
Malanding
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>
>
> Dr Jaiteh
>
> I will also contribute when I return back from the hajj
>
> I met many Gambians here in Makkah yesterday during the umrah before
> the hajj which starts on the 8 th of January,. definately Eid will be
> on the 10 th this year as the day of arafat is on the 9 th of january
> , 2006 inshallah
>
> A happy year year and Eid Mubarak in advance to all
>
> Hajj Habib Diab Ghanim
>
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> From: baboucarr Sey <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Home for the Gambia-l - We have one!
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:13:47 -0800
> >Obs Malanding I will gladly contribute what is the arrangement.
> >
> >Cheers
> >Mbye Sey
> >
> >Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 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.
> >
> >****
> >If you have input or questions please address your comments to
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
> >If you want to be involved in this please subscribe to our
> project list
> >by sending an empty message to [log in to unmask]
> >
> >Jasper van Beusekom
> >Karen Reznek
> >Cynthia Teeters
> >Tom Rawson
> >
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> >
> > Let modesty be the rule of observance.
> >
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