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<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Did
anybody else receive an HTML advertising page with lots of Chinese writing,
images and a Macromedia Flash thing?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
don't think it came from a signed-up contributor -- or even an anonymous
Wikipedian. Rather, it seems an abuse of the e-mail list.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
question is what you all would like me do about things like this. As your list
administrator, I am happy to serve. But as AxelBoldt reminded me last month, I
am not a "Moderator" and thus do not set policy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Alternatives:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>* Do
nothing (it may have been a fluke)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>* Ban
<A href="mailto:myisking01@sina.com">myisking01@sina.com</A> (the address
that sent the advertisement)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>*
Other (please specify)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ed
Poor</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=215404913-05122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>WikiEN-l mailing list administrator</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> myisking01@sina.com
[mailto:myisking01@sina.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:08
PM<BR><B>To:</B> WikiEN-L@wikipedia.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [WikiEN-l]
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