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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Dear all,<br>
<br>
Thank you for your valuable posts to this list. In regards to the "<em><i><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>[<st1:PersonName w:st="on">LCM
Articles</st1:PersonName>] Was Sayyed Nasrallah taken out of context?</span></font></i></em>"
thread, kindly revert to personal email to continue this discussion, as it no
longer relates to a specific article or the '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">LCM
Articles</st1:PersonName>' mailing list's general purpose. Feel free to CC/BCC
individuals and list members while excluding the </span></font><a
href="mailto:lebanon-articles@mit.edu" title="mailto:lebanon-articles@mit.edu"><font
size=2 face=Verdana title="mailto:lebanon-articles@mit.edu"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>lebanon-articles@mit.edu</span></font></a><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>. Anyone
who would like to leave the list can do so here: <a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles"
title="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles</a></span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Given the surge in volume of ‘discussion/comment’
posts every now and then, many subscribers are choosing to suspend their
subscription and quit the list. As you may be well aware, the size of this
distribution is in the order of many hundreds and not tens of subscribers. It
consists mainly of LCM members, alumni, and friends of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the
club all over the world. This may be a good time to reiterate the guidelines
adopted by the list to retain the quality and relevance of posts to <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">LCM Articles</st1:PersonName>:</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This is
not a forum. Extended to-and-fro discussions soliciting input/responses from
multiple individuals should be taken to one of the many forums available online
nowadays or conducted via personal email among the circle of those interested.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This is
not a news alert service. Pure news reports/articles are strongly discouraged,
as they add no value to the subscriber. News eventually reaches everyone with
or without the list. If timeliness is a concern, numerous news alert services
out there can be customized to the specific preferences of their subscribers.
(We recommend using this list to share creative/original/premium/paid content,
editorials, blogs, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>When
sending a specific question/comment regarding a certain post, please contact
the sender directly via personal email outside the list (no CC/BCC of the
entire list is necessary).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Posts do
not necessarily reflect the opinions of those who post them. One may post
something he/she found very controversial or blatantly wrong, for example, and
worth the attention of the list. Responses should hence address the content
itself with no explicit presumptions about the sender and his/her intentions.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>To the
extent possible, please make explicitly clear whether a post is a personal
contribution, forwarded, scraped off the net, etc... Listing the source and/or
providing a link to the content online would be very helpful.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>If you
intend to reach only the Lebanese students at MIT and members of the LCM,
please post to <a href="mailto:lebanon-members@mit.edu"
title="mailto:lebanon-members@mit.edu">lebanon-members@mit.edu</a> instead.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>You can
always share your post with the moderator at <a
href="mailto:lebanon-owner@mit.edu" title="mailto:lebanon-owner@mit.edu">lebanon-owner@mit.edu</a>
beforehand for feedback or request that the moderator posts it on your behalf.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please
note that there is a separate LCM list created for the purpose of discussions: <a
href="mailto:lebanon-discussions@mit.edu"
title="mailto:lebanon-discussions@mit.edu">lebanon-discussions@mit.edu</a> is
accessible at <a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-discussions"
title="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-discussions">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-discussions</a>.
List subscribers have expressed interest in receiving and partaking in
discussions spun off other LCM list posts.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The list
archives are publicly available here:<br>
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title="http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/lebanon-articles/">http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/lebanon-articles/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>You can
fine-tune your subscription preferences here (to receive a daily digest of all
posts, for instance):<br>
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title="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles</a><br>
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<br>
Thank you,<br>
L.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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