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- From: mughal@iago.caltech.edu (ASIM M MUGHAL)
- Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
- Subject: Soc.Religion.Islam: At a Glance
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 01:54 PDT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology
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- GROUP SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM AT A GLANCE:
- =====================================
- by Asim Mughal 11/18/92
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- List of current Moderators: As of 11/18/92
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- mughal@romeo.caltech.edu Asim M Mughal Coordinator/Moderator SRI
- azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu D. Salman Azhar Moderator SRI
- gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu, Basalat Ali Raja Moderator SRI
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- _______________________________________________________________________________
- HISTORY OF SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM:
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- 1989 : Soc.Religion.Islam established.
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- FOUNDER:
- gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu Basalat Ali Raja
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- Fall 1989: MODERATORS SELECTED.
- bes@cco.caltech.edu Behnam Sadeghi
- naim@eecs.nwu.edu Naim Ahmed
- shari@wpi.WPI.EDU Shari Deiana VanderSpeck
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- NOV. 15 1991: NEW MODERATORS SELECTED, ALL FALL 1989 MODERATORS STEP DOWN..
- New moderators:
- mughal@iago.caltech.edu Asim Mughal
- csulaima@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU Cynthia Sulaiman
- hanan@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu Hanan Lutfiyya
- azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu Salman Azhar
- jodar%girtab.usc.edu@usc.edu Nick Jodar
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- FEB. 12, 1992: MODERATOR STEPS DOWN.
- Moderator Nick Jodar (jodar%girtab.usc.edu@usc.edu) steps down.
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- APRIL 2, 1992: MODERATOR RESIGNS. TWO NEW MODERATORS SELECTED.
- Moderator Cynthia Sulaiman (csulaima@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU) Resigns.
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- New Moderators:
- gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu Basalat Ali Raja
- majeed@math.utexas.edu Zartaj Majeed
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- MAY 22, 1992: COORDINATOR SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM ELECTED
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- Moderators elected their following colleague as `Co-ordinator SRI.'
- mughal@iago.caltech.edu Asim M Mughal
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- Co-ordinater will be responsible for:
- 1. Reply to administrative questions regarding SRI.
- 2. Co-ordinate discussions among moderators.
- 3. Announce administrative actions, e.g. request for new moderators/run the
- selection procedure/announce results on SRI.
- 4. Interact with NCAR & USENET regarding updating the list of active
- moderators.
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- JUNE 5, 1992: MODERATOR LEAVES
- majeed@math.utexas.edu, Zartaj Majeed Moderator SRI
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- NOV 19, 1992: MODERATOR's RETIREMENT FROM SRI CONFIRMED
- hanan@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu Hanan Lutfiyya Moderator SRI
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- _____________________________________________________________________________
- ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP OF SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM
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- Date: 15 Nov 91 02:45:12 GMT
- (Greg Woods)
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- As you may or may not know, this group is multiply moderated. This means
- that all postings are mailed to a program here which randomly selects
- a moderator from a fixed list and forwards the posting on. I do not
- read this group and have no connection with it other than maintaining
- the multiple moderator software and making temporary adjustments to the
- list of moderators (for example, when a moderator goes on vacation s/he
- asks me to remove him/her from the moderator list while gone).
-
- _____________________________________________________________________________
- PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING NEW MODERATORS
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- The current moderators post an announcement for new moderators on S.R.I.
- All interested applicants are sent a copy of guidelines and a list of questions.
- References from others are appreciated. Each new moderator has unanimous vote
- of current moderators. The new moderators must:
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- 1. Have some understanding of Islam (not necessarily a Muslim).
- 2. Agree with guidelines of Soc.Religion.Islam.
- 3. Be able to recognize flames/insults.
- 4. Have experience with USENET, preferrably a reader of SRI and have taken
- some participation in discussions.
- 5. Be willing to volunteer at least 2-4 hrs of time for S.R.I. per week.
- 6. Secure unanimous vote from all current moderators.
- _____________________________________________________________________________
- SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM GUIDELINES
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- The submissions must:
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- 1. Discuss Islam: directly related.
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- Includes theology, comparative studies with other religions,
- annoucements of Islamic conferences & sources of information for
- muslims, Ramadan,Eid etc.
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- 2. Academic language must be used.
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- No verbal abuse, personal attacks, flames, profanity or insults.
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- Rejected items will be returned back to the sender with a note from the
- reviewing moderator of that particular submission.
- _____________________________________________________________________________
- SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM E-MAIL ADDRESS
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- religion-islam-request@ncar.ucar.edu
- _____________________________________________________________________________
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