An Important Notice to our Readers and Contributors
Asmarino.com,
June 15, 2004

Asmarino.com is not only an information center, but also a meeting point. We believe that many minds, different perspectives, and civil debate are necessary to bring the objectives of this institution to fruition.

Asmarino.com continually assesses its policies and practices, and introduces changes that its management team considers reasonable and necessary. Its aim is to design an information center that provides an open forum for the presentation and refinement of ideas relevant to Eritrean communities. Apart from directly benefiting Eritrean communities, by engaging diverse perspectives and encouraging open discussions, it is hoped a consensus will ultimately emerge that will enhance Asmarino's philosophy. Hence, in order to facilitate this process, we have established the Asmarino.com Editorial Board.

The main quality of its editorial board is good judgment. And its main function is to broaden and deepen our readers' understanding of Eritrean communities through the news articles, columns, or editorials it publishes. Based on those responsibilities, effective today, Asmarino.com's newly set up Editorial Board will spend more time in processing contributions from its readers by assessing them on the following criteria:

  1. Authenticity: The author needs to send his/her personal information which includes:
    real name, address and telephone number.

     
  2. Originality: an article that has appeared in other websites will not be processed for posting, unless deemed very important to readers.
     
  3. Clarity: an article whose contents lack the required level of clarity, accuracy and syntax will be returned to the author for further editing.
     
  4. Decency: an article that lacks basic decency and respect for its readers will not be published.
     
  5. Value to Readers: Asmarino's editorial board has the prerogative to form an opinion on an article as to the value of its contents. Articles considered of inconsequential value will not be posted.

Asmarino.com has come to understand that a great deal of information it receives from its contributors lack certain requirements for publishing. Since many of the articles that Asmarino.com receives appear in other Eritrean websites, not only will their message be less effective but also they will simply increase its workload considerably. Therefore, Asmarino regrets to inform its contributors, due to the new policy in place, it will not publish any articles, unless they meet the above criteria.

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