Cecil's answer is below. It was titled "Reply on behalf of GoaNet". Parts of it are uncannily close to the truth :-) Your guess which (and I'm not referring to the complimentary parts alone). FN
2008/9/26 J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > My dear Selma, > Did you read the totality of what Cecil wrote? > IF NOT .... on what basis are you making the comment quoted infra? > jc > > 2008/9/26 Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I don't know about the > rest of Goanetters but I would never take the word of a Cecil Pinto > against that of fine man like Frederick Noronha Santosh Helekar asked: 1. How many Goanet moderators are there, and what are their names? Answer: http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9 Herman Carneiro, Boston, MA, USA Frederick "FN" Noronha, Goa, India Viviana Coelho, San Francisco, CA, USA Bosco D'Mello, Toronto, Canada In descending order of knowledge of Goa, Goans and Konkani: Frederick "FN" Noronha, Goa, India Bosco D'Mello, Toronto, Canada Herman Carneiro, Boston, MA, USA Viviana Coelho, San Francisco, CA, USA Herman has moderated nothing for many years. Viviana moderates once in a way. Just to show she is around and in a powerful position. She knows precious zilch about real life in Goa. Bosco does most of the work and is King. But it is Frederick who is God and steers everything exactly the way he wants it. Don't believe any crap he gives about not bening involved with GoaNet moderation. ----------- 2. How are the moderator duties divided between them? Answer: A hot potato posting is bounced between them till someone decides to take responsibility. Bosco and Viviana may be flawed in their moderation (who isn't?) but mostly have the decency to sign their names to a rejection. If you see an anonymous rejection it is Frederick's work. Sometimes a hot potato just disappears, thanks to Frederick, without any other moderator knowing what happened. I have often offered my considerable Net expertise for free as a moderator but been refused. They ask for volunteers often but only for the 'junior' positions. Frederick love power and is not willing to give up what he has built over so many years. I don't blame him. Only wish he would be open about his actions. -------- 3. Are all Goanet members placed on moderation, or are there some whose messages are allowed to show up on Goanet unmoderated? Answer: There are a few who are in unmoderated mode. It is none of your business to know who and why. ------ 4. Does the history of a poster on Goanet determine how closely his/her posts are screened? Answer: Is the Pope Catholic? --------- 5. What is done to ensure that there is no ideological bias in rejection or acceptance of posts e.g. supporters of BJP vs Congress vs Marxist party, Christian viewpoint vs Hindu viewpoint, etc? Answer: Fortunately Frederick is pretty balanced in his views so he gives a pretty even playing field. It is only when his personal interests are at stake that he comes down strong. ------------- 6. Can the actual reason for rejection be stated more clearly, and the name of the person who moderated the post be provided, each time a post is rejected? Answer: No. That would expose Frederick. ---------- As Frederick has said time and again, if you feel you have a better model then feel free to start a new Goa Cyber Group yourself. Frederick made Goanet what it is through sheer dint of hard work. He deserves to control it any way he chooses. Cheers! Cecil ==== -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
