Hi Fred,
If I were you, I would not loose sleep on what you did. Goanet is not a scientific forum. The two articles in question are far from authoritative or original creation; though some may think so (no offense intended to any one). In fact, letters-to-the-editor are routinely edited prior to printing for the reasons you gave. And editors select the by-line / heading of the letter. So if some have nothing better to do, but complain, that is their problem. Goans often display their predilection for pettiness. Actually you should be thanked for giving even wider publicity to another person's writings - as long as the thrust of the message / quotation was not changed. Individuals write to get their message / thoughts across. That is more important than some by-line or minor altered script. Many movies are edited for TV programing (time), and for the local audience (rating). Should the movie producer or actor etc. take slight? Or should they be glad their movie (creative work) was screened? Similarly many artists have their paintings edited in a variety of ways for better marketing of their product in a whole variety of formats. The greater sin on Goanet, and I have pointed this out on a few occasions, is the tendency to misconstrue, intentionally or unintentionally, what is written in plain English. And then respond to some weired interpretation of what is written, or to some tangential point. This was my reading of the original response to Marshal's post. If fact my reading of some posts, have their sole aim to rebut / parasite on other people's posts. This has been voiced by quite a few individuals, and as a reason not to contribute to Goanet. We should use another person's posts to build on, rather than use other peoples' writings unabashedly for target practice. Thanks for asking our feedback. Regards, GL ------------- Frederick Noronha I wouldn't see it as 'spicing up', but certainly, yes, there is an attempt to draw the reader's attention to the article. Looking forward to feedback from you and other readers, on whether this subtitle might have misrepresented your views / emphasis, as a guide for the future.
