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In conjunction with other interested members of the SETI community, we've written a <a href="http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/meti_statement_0.html" rel="nofollow">statement</a> on beaming messages to other planets.<br />
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The essence of the conclusion is that a few people shouldn't be making this decision for an entire planet.
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=76706