[KS] Restatement of list policies

[Robert Provine]

Dear KoreanStudies list:

Virtually all of you have arrived automatically on this new discussion list
that replaces the former korean-studies moderated list.  It may be a good idea
to remind you of the basic list policies as regards content of messages, so I
am appending below a copy of the text on the main list Web page.  Basically it
is a matter of academic content, common sense, and etiquette.

Best wishes,

Rob Provine

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KoreanStudies is an international, English-language, nonpartisan, moderated
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