Hi folks, Lately, there's been a lot of postings about Yusupha Jow's subscription to Gambia-L, and specifically, about the removal of his posting privileges by the list managers. A lot of the postings on the subject have also called for the reinstatement of Mr. Jow's full rights, especially given that he has been a valuable and active member of this list. There is no doubt that Mr. Jow has frequently sent very informative articles and Web links to the list, and shared his expertise, opinions, and ideas with the community of this list. This fact, however, should not distract us from the reality that Mr. Jow violated a rule that was put in place by Gambia-L managers barely a week or so ago. Specifically, an Oct. 5, posting by Mr. Momodou Camara on behalf of Gambia-L Management said that "members engaged in personal attacks and insults will be removed without warning." It is rather unfortunate that Mr. Jow made references to, and made very distasteful remarks about Mrs. Jahumpa-Ceesay's husband after the new Gambia-L rules came into effect. Please remember that it was a few weeks ago, that Mr. Jow apologized to the list for using some very offensive language. At that time, the current rules were not in effect, and Mr. Jow was not removed from the list. Indeed, many people congratulated him for having the good character to apologize for his mistake. In light of our previous experience with Mr. Jow, I think it will be foolish to again forgive him for his personal attacks on Mrs. Jahumpa-Ceesay's husband. Mr. Jow should have confined his reply to the substance of Mr. Jahumpa-Ceesay's postings, and not mention anything about her husband. This is especially so given how upset he was, and the foul language he used a few weeks ago when he claimed (wrongly) that someone had dragged his father's name into a Gambia-L posting. As far as I'm concerned, the suspension of Mr. Jow's posting privileges should stand. Although the new rule does not mention the possibility of re-instating people who have been removed from the list, I think it will be a bad idea to pardon Mr. Jow simply because so many people have written calling for his pardon. Such a pardon will send a wrong message that one can use Gambia-L to hurl insults at people, and all you have to do is to apologize, and have people rally on your behalf for you to stay on the list. This would not only be wrong, it will also be very distracting. Speaking of which, I would like to conclude that given that we have less than a week to the elections, we should move on from this debate about Mr. Jow's subscription. The fact of the matter is that we have more important things to discuss than his subscription to Gambia-L. The list management can perhaps, later on, review their new policy to allow for re-instating people after been banished for a while, but for now, I say let the ban on Mr. Jow stay put. By the way, I should mention that I am no longer part of Gambia-L management. For this reason, my opinion is purely personal, and in no way do I speak for Gambia-L managment. Have a great weekend, and best wishes. Katim <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>