Dear Eugene, You have surely not followed the infamous VCD thread in 2004-05, or you would not have raised this issue of "catholic-sounding name". My objection to the casteist comrade using a Catholic name is because Manohar Parrikar used it to claim that the VCD's "Scrutinizing Committee for Script" was headed by a Catholic, which Flaviano is definitely not. Flaviano is, however, proud of his "Kshatriya Chardo" caste, which a communist has no right to. I have no problems with communists having catholic names. Aquino Braganza, Advisor to Mocambique's President , Samora Macel, is my mother's first cousin. That has been discussed on this list, too. I have no grouse about Frederick's "Moderating" Goajourno. That is exclusively his baby! Many of my posts just disappear. No rejection slips there. Fred is the boss. I accept that on Goajourno. My grouse against Bosco's "moderating" is limited to his not being EVEN HANDED. I care a damn if half my posts are rejected ...unless someone has been permitted to abuse me and I am not given the right to a single response. Bosco does post my GT column on Goanet .... but he needs to stop pretending that he is doing ME a favour. It is the Goanet that benefits: like it or lump it. Goenchim Xapotam is for those who do not want any moderation. It is like a corporate office picnic ...where the CEO can let her hair down, strip to her bikini or even swim in the nude. One is not supposed to come back to office and make snide remarks about her sagging cleavage. She is the CEO in office! Your remarks in Goanet on JC's postings in GX are , therefore, inappropriate. ;-) Mog asundi. Miguel
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:03:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Open letter to Goanet and other Goan related (CORNEL DACOSTA) To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Some of my posts on GoaJourno, which Fred moderates, has never appeared and I have asked him why. Once or twice he said he did not get them. Rest of the time I have not bothered to ask him. One recent post was on Miguel's remark that Flaviano Dias, the journalist of the Goa's freedom struggle VCD, had a "Catholic-sounding" name. I questioned what is wrong with having such a name though Flaviano is a Communist, and that should Flaviano change his birth name to a name that clearly identifies as a Communist. I also said that Pio da Gama Pinto, the Kenyan martyr, was a Communist and similarly some well-known names in Goa in the past. On the other hand, we have read that Fred does not do much of moderation on GoaNet, though I can see he handles the Goanet Reader pieces. As some have said that they would prefer more "transprency" on GoaNet, I think the level of "transperency" is quite good for now. However, I am surprised that, as Cornel has alleged, that many of his posts have been rejected. I find Cornel's posts quite sedate and not in the same class as those from Jose Colaco. I agree with Fred that the level of discussion of Goenchim Xapottam belongs to the gutter, In sum up, Goanet is fairly stable. If Merwyn's suggestion of at least two members agreeing to a "controversial" post (though before Merwyn wrote I was thinking to write that the moderators get a consensus from four of them, leaving Herman out) then it should be aceptable to many of us. Think it over, dear moderators. Eugene Correia Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
