Welcome to the okyeame network!  Okyeame is a private
mail distribution list with special interest in Ghanaian
affairs.  This network is made up of Ghanaians around the
world  who have access to email.  The list of subscribers
with their affiliations is  available to members only on
this site. To post a message to all subscribers, address
your mail to okyeame@okyeame.net
 

PURPOSE:
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Okyeame is a free forum for discussion, debate, and the
sharing and formulation of ideas that concern Ghana.
Postings can cover any topic of members' choice, including
politics, economics, culture, education, history,
geography, religion, architecture, medicine, development,
etc.  Postings may include news, opinions, observations,
humor, announcements, or requests.  If it has anything to
do with Ghana, it can be discussed.

Okyeame has no political, religious, or economic
affiliation, and draws its strength from the diversity of
opinions expressed by its members, thus reflecting the
full make-up of Ghanaians.

Members of Okyeame are free and encouraged to form
committees or interest groups to accomplish specific
tasks, or to discuss subjects that are of mutual concern
to them but not of general interest to Okyeame members.
The results of such sub-discussions are welcome to be
posted on Okyeame.

DUES:
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There are no dues.  The only costs associated with
Okyeame are those that modem users may have to pay their
phone company to transmit and receive electronic mail
over the phone lines.  Okyeame itself has no dues, no
fees, no charges, no budget, pays no salaries, and
funds no projects.  In short, Okyeame has no financial
operations.

Individuals and sub-groups are free to solicit
voluntary donations from other members of the list for
particular projects they or another organization are
involved in.

SUBSCRIBING
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First time subscribers should click the subscribe link
on the homepage,fill out the form that comes up and submit it
the postmaster will take a look at your subscription
and put you through So just wait for a message from okyeame
in your mailbox.

RULES:
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The only rules that members should follow are those of
simple etiquette, network and otherwise.

1.  Messages posted to Okyeame can be shared with any
    other Ghanaian, on or off the net.

2.  Private messages, whether from members or non-
    members, should only be posted to Okyeame with the
    author's permission.

3.  Personal attacks on individual members should be kept
    personal; send a private message to that individual
    and deal with it off the net.

4.  Do not post personal messages (specifically for one
    particular individual) to the net.  Use the Okyeame
    List for the purpose of initiating private contact.

5.  Okyeame is for free debate; do not try to force your
    opinions on others.

6.  If your mailbox gets full or your mail starts to bounce
    due to network problems, you are automatically removed
    from the net since there is no way to inform you of the
    situation.  You will be reinstated if you send mail to
    the postmaster AFTER you rectify your problem.

7.  Postings containing only one-liners such as "Well said",
    "I couldn't agree with you more", etc. are NOT allowed
    on okyeame.

8.  You can cut and paste a maximum of 1 (One) paragraph
    of previously posted text on okyeame UNLESS you are
    doing an itemized reply, in which case you are allowed
    to cut and paste only the relevant sentences.

9. If you want your friends to be subscribed, please have
THEM point their browsers to http://www.okyeame.net

10. Subscription activation and deactivation messages
    are NOT allowed on okyeame.

Anybody who does not adhere to these guidelines will get
ONE "unfriendly" reminder from the postmaster.  Subsequent
violation will result in the removal of the offender from
the list.

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