SEELANGS Administrivia - (was Re: Lukashenka's terror in Minsk)

[Alex Rudd]

2010/12/21 Alina Israeli <aisrael at american.edu>:
> It all depends as to what you consider to be speculation.
>
><SNIP>
>
> Dec 21, 2010, в 11:44 AM, Stephen Beet написал(а):
>
>> Some time ago, we were told that these postings should be of an
>> educational and not of a political nature.  Much of what we are
>> reading seems to be political speculation and of a nature we should
>> not discuss here.

Whether or not what "we are reading" can be considered speculation is
to miss the point, I think, that Mr. Beet was trying to make.  More
than likely, he was offering a gentle reminder to the list of one of
our guidelines, and especially its concluding paragraph, found in the
Welcome message sent to new subscribers, which reads as follows:

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In fairness, the list member who began this thread has been subscribed
to SEELANGS for less than two months and perhaps had overlooked this
guideline when she joined.

Regards,

- Alex, list owner of SEELANGS
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Alex Rudd
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