I think we need to understand from the list owners if this is a moderated or unmoderated list to avoid these problems of insults, and bad words being thrown at each other.

Thanks 

    Lamin

>From: Lamin Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: COUP IN GAMBIA ELEVEN
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 04:51:10 +0000
>
>Mr. Camara thank you for the posting reminding us the need to
>respect the
>rules,however,i expected the same two days back when some one
>posted here
>a story of plain PORNOGRAPHY(ie:the one on some mexican animal rarer
>or
>whatever!).
>Please Camara i am NOT trying to belittle your advice or call for a
>fight
>no! instead i am trying to apply the old english adage:"prevention
>is
>better than cure".
>I n a forum were peolpe can say words like "subohumallah" to Gassama
>for
>weeks without the moderator's intervention what do you expect? In as
>much
>as words like "asshole" are horrible some OF us send in worst ones
>in the
>local dialects to others.
>
>If i were you i would not even encourage sending insults via the
>p/mail,i
>would have called their attention to the fact and stop there.Do not
>tell
>me thats their private life and you are only after running the L.
>That
>will be unexpected because the forum was created enlighten and
>foster
>good relations between us irrespective of our political positions.
>But to
>tell you the truth dig into your archives and look for postings from
>the
>past two months then you will see where such insults are stemming
>from.
>Therefore,indications show that, when some push the card of good
>neighbourliness others do not reciprocate and that itself represents
>a
>typical gambian attitude,in politics. IE: when ever we do not hear
>what we
>wanted the other party to say,the next thing is a tornado of
>insults. So
>being the case,as human beings are what they are and omnipotence is
>only
>for God unfortunately the other party also is naturally expected
>sometimes
>to be stirred to retaliate, even whereas so many do regret the
>scenario
>after a while.
>
>Sorry for any offence or inconvenience and rule without fear or
>favour.
>Lamin Ceesay.
>
>
>
>
>
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