From: Paul Connors <pconnors <at> LUCENT <dot> COM>
Date: 19 jun 1998
Subject: Re: 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.

I believe these regulations have not been fully thought through. They
are in several ways both contrary to the principles of natural justice,
and rely on the potentially illegal redistribution of private email.

Paul Connors
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