Dears, Frederick has a few valid points here: 1.Who is Eugene to tell the owner of Goanet to step down? That is an Admin Team issue ....and Eugene is not even a Volunteer! Why should anyone even think of such a thing. 2. Eugene's attacks on Kevin and Lisette were uncalled for. All he needs to do is to organize a BETTER Convention ...and he would have made his point. In fact, he should have organised a better Convention earlier , if he knew better! ;-) I believe that whoever let those SPAM posts of Eugene through, did all of us Goanet subscribers a dis-service. 3 No2drugs Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Drugs and crime and Save Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Land,Regional planning, Gram Sabhas and politics, are two Goa-related netgroups that I have created and co-moderate with Pravin Sabnis and others. Eugene is welcome to volunteer service here as a "Moderator" for hands-on experience. ;-) 4.Talk is cheap .... but can be dangerous in a face-off. Goanet postings are both cheap and safe for some cheapskates. 5. I have replied to the "catholic sounding" issue ..... and Eugene is already is an archival soup of sorts, it seems! ;-) 6. "Do something Yourself" writes Frederick. See offer at # 3 above. :) Mog asundi. Miguel PS Frederick normally accuses me of using asides and diluting my "main" argument. Am I glad to see him imitate me in his asides on Cornel, Penpricks and Cecil in his post? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thanks. ;-)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:05:59 +0530 From: " Frederick [FN] Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Open letter to Goanet and other Goan related (CORNEL DACOSTA) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Firstly, if we had more "uniformity" on Goanet, I doubt any of Eugene's missives after the Canada meet would have gone through! The Goanet rules are fairly elaborate on what will or will not be allowed, and Goanet is committed to allowing all points of view through, whether or not we agree with them. To make all kinds of bizarre suggestions -- including one that Herman 'steps aside' -- is wholly uncalled for. I wish half of these guys making all these suggestions had spent one-tenth of their time in volunteer work (in Goanet or whereever). Goa and the diaspora would have been a completely different place. Talk is cheap! Eugene raises the issue of my role as moderator on Goajourno. On Goajourno, every post which is not off-topic and non-defamatory is carried. The one Eugene claims was not carried (about Flaviano Dias and Catholic-sounding names) was actually approved speedily, and is in the archives here [http://groups.google.com/group/goajourno/browse_thread/thread/6f8a502008c74999] Could Eugene give some specific examples about which posts of his were not carried? I'm open to a discussion on this on Goajourno or Goanet Do something yourself, and show what you're capable of. I think journos like Eugene should spend more time writing something of value to the community, instead of going into infighting mode. We've seen enough of that these days. FN > 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. Eugene FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490 Get an email ID as [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address
