Carvalho wrote: > It was seven years ago, in a bid to escape my diaper-filled days that I > subscribed to Goanet. > Never could I have imagined how my life would change. Those were glorious > days ofcourse > of great debate. Some of Goa's foremost intellectuals abounded on Goanet then > and the > quality of debate was par excellence. Sleep deprieved as I was with a > new-born baby in my > arms, I never failed to read each and every morsel of wisdom. Neither did I > dream that in that > maelstrom of churning ideas and intelligentsia, there were people taking > notice of me, and that > opportunities would open up for me, as indeed they did. I am eternally > grateful to Goanet, > Frederick and Eddie Fernandes for opening up larger portals.
selma, When you burst onto Goanet, you were like a breathe of fresh air. I was one of the first people to congratulate you. > In the period of those seven years, my life has changed. The space between a > private life > and a public one has become blurred. In the last one year, I have been > subject to the most > vitriolic abuse on Goanet; both to my character and my reputation. A good article will always receive praise and compliments, a bad article receives the opposite. This is easy for most people to understand, however, at times, this can be difficult for the author to accept. > I wish goanet long years of future success and I hope all the friends I have > made on Goanet > continue to write to me privately. You are not the first person to leave Goanet because of abuse here. I hope you are the last though. I have been shouting for years that the moderators have stoped doing a good job. Published rules are ignored and phantom rules are in place. Out of the eight net groups that I subscribe to, Goanet is the only one where my posts get purposely delayed, rejected or worse still, simply go missing. Anyways, best of luck in your future endeavours. Mervyn1650Lobo
