Middle East

Does the group need a host(s)? If so, are you willing to host? Are you willing to be lead host?

I think it only needs one or two hosts. You've got my nomination because I post in another group yr a host of, and yr fair and have the best interests of the group at heart, and when it comes to bigotry (a topic that rears it's head at times) I've found you to be sensitive to all forms of bigotry...

If there's a need for a second host, I'd want it to be someone who lives in the Middle East. I'd ring in Eyl, but I think he's been busy lately as I haven't seen him round DU...

The forum purpose is light, does it need to be expanded?

That sounds like a SOP discussion brewing! I'll have to think about it for a bit...

Other than discussions of I/P (the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), are their other things that should be limited or exluded by an expanded SOP?

I don't know if they can or should be included in a SOP, but I'd like to see this group be a warm and welcoming place for DUers from the Middle East, and I'd not like them to visit and see a string of threads hating on whatever ME country and raging away...

Is it necessary to say that bigotry is not allowed in this forum and use appropriate examples?

It probably is. While bigotry is a TOS violation, the host should be able to block anyone from the group who engages in bigotry, and so it doesn't come as any surprise to anyone who does it, it'll be right there in the SOP...