From: Pieter Stouten <pieter.stouten <at> DUPONTMERCK <dot> COM>
Date: 18 jun 1998
Subject: Board of appeal

Dear SHOGI-L subscribers,

Since the last incident about what belongs and does not belong on SHOGI-L,
I have found a group of people willing to act as a board of appeal. This
board consists of Hans Secelle, Eric Cheymol (Europe), Larry Kaufman, Tony
Salvaggione (USA), and Reijer Grimbergen (Japan). These people were chosen
because they are respected in the shogi community and because they had the
audacity to disagree with me on several occasions in the past. Sometimes, I
judge too quickly and my opinion is not always shared by others. For these
reasons, it seemed logical to have a board of appeal.

The way it works is as follows: if someone (any SHOGI-L subscriber) thinks
certain postings do not belong on SHOGI-L, (s)he contacts the list owner
and possibly the (perceived) offender as well. In case I am the one who
thinks certain postings do not belong on SHOGI-L, I contact the (perceived)
offender. If we come to an agreement that is acceptable to all, then there
is no problem. If not, then it is my responsibility to involve the the
board of appeal and provide them with the entire e-mail exchange on the
issue at hand. They will make a decision by majority of votes and advise
me. Their advice is binding, and both the (perceived) offender and I are
obliged to abide by it.

The above implies that discussions about what belongs on SHOGI-L are *NOT*
conducted on the list itself. They are conducted off-line between me and
the (perceived) offender, and if necessary involve the board of appeal.
However, without consent from the board of appeal, I can remove people from
the subscribers list if they involve the entire list in a private dispute
rather than following the procedure outlined above.

These regulations are not open to discussion and they are in force as of
now.

Thanks,

Pieter Stouten, SHOGI-L owner
pieter.stouten <at> dupontmerck <dot> com