Mr. Jaiteh: I was referring to the idea of discouraging PRIVATE SOURCES, that is to say, if the NEW RULE is meant to disallow EBRIMA CEESAY'S SOURCES, then I still stand by my statement. Ansumana. >From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Message from Gambia-L Management >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:16:57 -0400 > >Perhaps we should remind ourselves that while many Gambia-lers are active >in >politics, Gambia-l is only a discussion forum and not a CLUB or POLITICAL >PARTY. And to say that "we need an effective COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE >operations >in order to compete with such a powerful and dishonest Government, >otherwise, the central purpose of the forum will be defeated, and that is >the last thing we envisage. " would be a total misrepresentation of the >reality. > >Malanding Jaiteh > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ansumana Kujabi" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:36 AM >Subject: Re: Message from Gambia-L Management > > > > DEAR MR. CAMARA: > > > > Very many thanks for re-emphasizing and reiterating the significance of > > maintaining civil discourse on the forum, and I honestly applaud you for > > taking the initiative to promote decency in the debate. But, however, I > > humbly disagree with you on your NEW RULE of discouraging PRIVATE >SOURCES. > > This forum is INFORMATIVE, EDUCATIVE and with the fundamental objective >of > > ENLIGHTENING our peoples and the International community as to what >evolves > > in The Gambia in terms of HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS. And since we are >competing > > with a DISHONEST Government machinery, which uses all kinds of tactics >to > > misinform our people and the International community, the SOLE efficient >and > > effective means of collecting and distributing information by US(members >of > > the L), is through PRIVATE SOURCES available to US in and outside the > > administration, period. > > > > To put it more conveniently, WE the LERS, also need an effective > > COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE operations in order to compete with such a powerful >and > > dishonest Government, otherwise, the central purpose of the forum will >be > > defeated, and that is the last thing we envisage. To that end MR. >CAMARA, >I > > humbly urge you to rethink your NEW RULE of discouraging PRIVATE >SOURCES. > > After all, WE are all involved in AMATEUR JOURNALISM, and Journalism's > > survival is ENTIRELY RESTED on PRIVATE SOURCES. If you divorce private > > sources from journalism, journalism will be seriously impeded. Once >again, > > very many thanks for stepping forward; this was long over due. GOD BLESS >THE > > FORUM. > > > > ANSUMANA. > > > > > > >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Message from Gambia-L Management > > >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:03:09 +0200 > > > > > >Dear Members of Gambia-L: > > >On behalf of the entire Gambia-l membership, a very big welcome to our > > >newest > > >subscribers! We hope that you find the Bantaba a useful forum to >discuss, > > >debate and share information on and about The Gambia. > > > > > >We would like to take this opportunity to, again, inform all members >that > > >the > > >Management is very much disturbed by the fact that name-calling, >insults > > >and > > >personal attacks have lately replaced debate and discussion on the L. >Some > > >time > > >back, rules of conduct on the L were developed to guide our exchanges. >On > > >many > > >occasions, these Gambia-L Rules were forwarded to remind subscribers >about > > >the > > >expected rules of conduct, but the rules are too frequently ignored by > > >some. > > >This being the case, a decision was made to moderate repeated offenders >who > > >refused to respond to private mails requesting apologies to those >offended. > > >While subscription to GAMBIA-L is open, and free to all, it is >conditional > > >upon > > >approval by designated list owners. 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