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    Greetings list members,<br>
    <br>
    Since I broached the topic of closing down this list nearly a month
    ago on August 20th, we had <a
href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2013-August/thread.html">a
      very brief flurry of of e-mail messages in August</a>, all in the
    "considering closing down" thread.  <br>
    <br>
    While some used that thread to mention other things (e.g. to observe
    that the latest XO Tablet runs Android under the covers, or to ask
    about iPhone accessibility, or to mention related work on Ubuntu), I
    haven't seen any concrete discussions about OLPC accessibility
    advancements.  And no further traffic to the list in September.<br>
    <br>
    What I have seen are a few +1 "votes" for closing down the list. 
    And several hundred more SPAM messages.  <br>
    <br>
    So... unless someone writes to me volunteering to take over list
    management, I plan to close the list down in the coming few days.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    Regards,<br>
    <br>
    Peter<br>
    <br>
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                bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Greetings list members,<br>
                <br>
                Our mailing list for discussing all things related to
                the accessibility of the One Laptop Per Child project
                has had no substantive traffic for nearly a year. 
                Beyond a little <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2013-January/thread.html">"just

                  a test" flurry in January</a>, the list has been
                silent since a 3-message thread on <a
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href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2012-September/thread.html">September

                  27, 2012 about the OpenDyslexic font</a>, which took
                place 11 months ago (and as is clear from the <a
                  moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
                  href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/">list

                  archives</a>, activity has been tapering off since
                2007).  <br>
                <br>
                Meanwhile every day brings tens of SPAM messages that
                collect in the list filter, waiting for me to
                periodically wade through them and clear them out.<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                Therefore I propose that we close this mailing list
                down.  Alternatively, if someone else would like to take
                over maintenance (and SPAM filter clearing), I would be
                happy to pass the baton.<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                Regards,<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                Peter<br>
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accessibility mailing list
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility</a>
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