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>Wade Russell suggests:
>
>>Although the articles that David suggests that we read in the SWJ are about
>>city politics, I think it is absolutely inappropriate for him to mention
>>them. Other members of this list are prohibited from promoting their
>>businesses or using posts as an inadvertent advertisement. The SWJ makes a
>>lot of dough as a for profit community paper and good for them. However,
>it
>>has been proven, time and time again, that Mr. Brauer doesn't see a
>conflict
>>of interest as the list manager and promoting the SWJ. Maybe David should
>>focus on either being the list manager or being a reporter for the SWJ, but
>>not both.
>
>This is not the first time Wade has made this complaint. Unfortunately, his
>interpretation is not one that exists in our rules
>(http://www.e-democracy.org/mpls).
>
>Simply put, the rules prohibit discussion of matters not unique, or
>particular to Minneapolis. Additionally, our preamble states that the list's
>purpose involves matters that should be considered by official bodies and
>civic organizations. To be sure, there are many business "ads" that fall
>outside this scope, but commentary about the Minneapolis political system is
>clearly appropriate. Whether one gets paid for it, or not, is immaterial.
>The important thing is that the subject falls within our purpose, as these
>pieces clearly do.
>
>One other note: we have had a flurry of posts lately questioning members'
>right to participate. This wastes members' time and distracts from the
>list's mission to fully inform members about Minneapolis civic life. What's
>more, this IS clearly prohibited by list rules: "3. Complaints about a list
>member's behavior should be directed to the list member and the list owner:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] These complaints should not be posted to the list."
>
>If you feel I can't fairly rule on myself - a reasonable proposition - I'm
>happy to connect you with my board members so you can appeal to them.
>However, the circumstance Wade references has been reviewed in the past and
>found proper. All of us wear two hats, as members and participants in the
>community...even the list manager.
>
>David Brauer
>List manager, Minneapolis-Issues
>
>
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