Cipriano wrote: > >Further, as a matter of interest just want to know who has appointed >the so called "A committee of cyber-Goans" >
Cipriano, The current committee members are mostly self-appointed, or more accurately they became members because they expressed an interest in the prize, both laudatory and skeptical. Some were invited to become members based on random recommendations from other members. I now extend the same invitation to you since you have invested your time in offering valuable input. > >was there any criteria to select a committee member? > No. > >Was it based on development of member's right brain or left brain or >something else?, of course not so called EGO or group EGO. > I am sorry I don't understand the above question. Please rephrase. > >May I suggest to add one more item on "practice and concern" list >(to make it 14) as mentioned "to educate the public". > Public education is implicit in the present criteria. The important point is that the education is limited to the 13 issues listed, and the prize is meant to reward rational skepticism on matters of public concern. > >"Without knowing one's EGO or GROUP EGO to educate others, driven by >EGO's desire" > I am sorry I don't understand you again. Please explain. > >I hope this desire of "A committee of cyber-Goans" to change others >or so called 'members of public' is NOT a common drive >among 'committee members'group EGO (may be either subtle in their >mind or well know to themselves). > If I understand you correctly and you are asking whether we want to bring about change in society through this prize, yes, we absolutely do want to bring about change by reducing or eliminating the harms caused by the listed concerns. > >Honestly, I like to suggest to all cyber-Goans to nominate all the >so called "committee members" and once they come clean, including >with the 14th item (their EGO) then the cyber-Goans may nominate >members of the public (perhaps next year). > If you want to nominate anybody for the prize, please do so. You need not ask anyone else or all cyber-Goans to do that. You will only have to tell us why you are nominating a given person. And that person does not have to come clean or possess an unusual ego. You can even nominate yourself, as clearly stated in the announcement posted here. Of course, if you nominate yourself and also become a member of the selection committee then you will have to recuse yourself from the voting. > >Please note that this posting is neither an attack on any person nor >a group of people, just my personal views. > In either case, it definitely makes you well qualified to join the selection committee, because you are one of the few people who took the trouble to raise all these important points. So please join our committee. > >Once again, my best wishes and my full support to so called "A >committee of cyber-Goans", as their intentions are good without >doubt. > Thanks, and please let me know if you want to be part of "a committee of cyber-Goans". Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
