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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=426
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I am not one of the writers who complains that too many posts detracts others
from posting. The individuals who claim so, as have been shown, do not want to
think anything original and are happy to just complain what others do. Beyond
this, "Pandu" in his thoughtful post does make several valid points.
The first moderator for a post are the writers themselves. When writers
proudly proclaim their rejected-post as a badge of honor, it shows that some
have lost their self-respect and their judgement. I have found the Goannet
moderators very reasonable and doing a very fine job. They deserve our
gratitude, not our scorn. We the posters need to help them.
IMHO, often the post makes a good point. Yet in making that point, they allude
to totally unnecessary adjectives or perspectives. From then on, the quality
and language of the posts on that thread takes a dive into the gutter. Because
as Mario puts it, "every one has a right to respond and self-defense" with even
more abusive language.
Using a separate committee (call it what you want) is similar to what it done
in hospitals, business or politics. That separate committee can sort through
the evolution of the miss-steps and come up with a solution to fit the abuse -
anywhere from a "slap on the wrist" to disbarment for a short period of time or
permanently.
When it comes to allegations or libelous posts, (often on an unrelated subject)
the damage is already done by the perpetrator (and the unsuspecting moderator).
The victim then has to pick up the pieces and restore his / her credibility
and reputation. Goans have the habit of "standing tall" by crawling and
clawing (beating-up) on somebody else instead of "standing on their own two
feet".
Kind Regards, GL
Mario Goveia
The Moderators ARE the "Ethics Committee", are they not? All they have to do
is their JOB more diligently, for which they will receive their reward in
heaven:-))
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Yet, should the Goanet administration take a stronger stand on libelous post?
> If the Goanet administration feels it has enough on its plate, for a minimum
> it can have an "Ethics Committee" to look at posts in question. This would
> be a better solution than legal action.
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