Bamba
You are so right. It is funny but one of the reasons why the G L started was just after the coup in 1994 and I was in touch with Katim and Tony loum and a few others inthe west coast to find out what really had happened and to check on our families back home as the phones back home were dead for days then. We used to do domestic US phones calls and at times conference calls at first and later the good folks at St Johns with Loum and Taurey's help ( plus loums sister mini of course) started this group which grew to where we are today with the mighty post and the talk, bantaba plus many other mini Gambian groups now on board. it is now the best way to get the latest heibarr from Banjul
I hope that the original files are secured for keepsake and Gambia 's future history students.
May we unite and be under one umbrella no matter what affiliations/parties or tribal /religious groups we may belong. I pray for our beautiful beloved country folks be blessed with a joint consortium of gambian groups to continue sharing both good and bad news.
By the way what happened to bro Tijan who was our first source of orbituary announcements?
Hope he is well
Wasalaam
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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Disconnect of Maelstrom service]- It is final
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:17:09 -0400
>Malanding:
>
>The offer to host Gambia-L on www.freegambia.com still stands. If it is
>agreed this be the way to go, I would like to get the migration process
>started as soon as possible.
>
>I'd also take this opportunity to thank all the managers and pioneers of
>this "mother-of-all-gambian-lists" for the great sacrifice and effort
>they've put into making sure Gambia-L is what it is today - a reservoir of
>knowledge, opinion, ideas, culture, etc.etc. We need to ensure that we
>revere the wealth herein for those coming after us.
>
>Koto Habib, yes I remeber when I was first introduced to the list some
>eight/nine years ago....you can only appreciate this list more if you had
>been around then.
>
>Thanks all-
>
>-BambaLaye
>
> >
> > Dr M alanding Jaiteh,
> > you have enough notice so I would strongly suggest a meeting between all
> > three parties as soon as possible somewhere convenient to all of you to
> > see how you can work together during the transition.
> > In the mean time I would strongly advise you to get all the files backed
> > up NOW not wait till the transfer happens just in case.
> > remember when I lost my files when my computer crashed . it was a
> > nightmare
> > Thank you and all the managers of the GL for their work too plus St johns
> > univ.
> > Where is our good bro Mr Loum ? he was instrumental as was Katim in the
> > begining I remember when we were less than two dozen on line in the late
> > nineties
> > Thanks again and wasalaam
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Malanding Jaiteh
> > Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [Fwd: Disconnect of Maelstrom service]- It is final
> > Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:35:30 -0400
> >>Folks,
> >>We knew all along that it was in the works but it now final! St
> >>Johns
> >>University our host has set date to discontinue Maelstrom. Come Feb
> >>1
> >>2006 we must find a new place for the Bantanta. Already a couple of
> >>people have offered to host it. Amadou Kabir Njie offered to lead a
> >>Yahoo group by the same name and Abdoulie Jallow (BambaLaye) has
> >>offered
> >>Gambia-talk services to host Gambia-l . In any case we must seek to
> >>maintain a few core values. 1. access and control over the archives
> >>and
> >>2. open and free spirited debate environment. A number of people
> >>supported BambaLaye offer based on believe that we as a community
> >>would
> >>have more control over the archives than with the Yahoo group
> >>situation.
> >>Whether this is real or not I am not computent to say.
> >>
> >>Perhaps it is about time to set a timetable for migrating to our new
> >>host and make sure things are working before the Feb deadline.
> >>
> >>We thank St Johns for all the service and wish Gambia-l a new and
> >>better
> >>home.
> >>
> >>Malanding Jaiteh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-------- Original Message --------
> >>Subject: ADMIN: Disconnect of Maelstrom service
> >>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:28:13 -0400
> >>From: Official Announcement
> >>Reply-To: Owners of lists on MAELSTROM
> >>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>This posting is on the ADMIN topic, please be careful with replies.
> >>
> >>----------------------
> >>
> >>Disconnect of Maelstrom service:
> >>
> >>The University is no longer in a position to support the Maelstrom
> >>List Service. As of February 1, 2006, St. John's will discontinue
> >>the service.
> >>
> >>List owners should make arrangements to migrate to another service
> >>prior to the disconnect date.
> >>
> >> St. John's University
> >>
> >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい
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