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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hey, Daniel, I hate to throw it back in your face, but...</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Around here, the usual policy is:</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1. If you see a problem, fix it.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2. If you can't fix it by yourself, ask for help.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I think you are capable of:</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* attributing controversial statements to their adherents</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* mentioning that So-and-so has called Saddam's policies "oppressive"</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* mentioning that Whosis believes that Saddam has "terrorized" his own people</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* reporting on the extent to which speaking out against him</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">has gotten people</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> killed</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* writing (or linking to) an article about Saddam's use of chemical weapons against the Iranians and Kurds </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">* writing (or linking to) an article about uprisings following the first Gulf Wa</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">r</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, and the outcome of those uprisings, e.g., Joe StraightArrow said "Saddam brutally crushed the uprising in al-Giraffe, killing N thousand unarmed civilians" or whatever.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This might seem like a lot of work to you, but remember that you asked to become a sysop. People expect more!</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ed Poor</FONT></SPAN>
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