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Dear list members, Over the past days, there have been some messages posted to this list that have not been directly related to the sanctions on Iraq or have been quite angry in tone. While the reasons for this are understandable given recent events in the Middle East, we nevertheless have always been proud that this list has allowed people of diverse backgrounds but a shared concern in the humanitarian consequences of the sanctions on Iraq to share information and enter into discussion. Unfortunately, some of the recent messages have contained personal attacks of the sort that are common on many mailing lists, but fortunately not on this list. We have therefore taken the step of placing one list member onto the "read only" discussion list. This means that they receive the messages as usual but any postings they send to the list require the explicit approval of the moderators. This list was developed last year when one list member continued to post messages in spite of the list moderator's instructions that those messages were often repetitive and otherwise not worth posting to the list. This is only the second time that we have taken the step of placing a member on the "read only" list. I would like to emphasise that we do not do this to attempt to control the points of view presented on the list, but merely to preserve the list's atmosphere of consideration and constructive discussion. Thank you for your co-operation, Ali Draper. ****************************************************** Lists Manager, Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq www.casi.org.uk fax: 0870 063 5022 ****************************************************** Ali Draper 079 90 50 30 26 Girton College, Cambridge, CB3 OJG -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk