04-18-2007, 08:07 PM
Viren: Thanks for pointing out that discussions on postor identity is off-limits. That is a fundamental tenet of any internet discussion: those who use the internet to intrude into other people's lives are basically terrorists. When this is done OBVIOUSLY as retaliation for disagreeing with nonsense, it is malicious, petty, and downright stinks.
Bottom line: Neither "Bodhi" nor "Husky" nor the latest addition, "Srini" show the slightest intention of stopping their habit of launching personal attacks and trying to invade the privacy of postors, despite repeated requests.
"Stopping further... " is not going to be any good - the violation of guidelines is still verymuch there in the posts by Bodhi, Husky and now Srini.
Are these postors capable of basic civilized behavior, or are they not? Let's base that discussion on their posts:
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In fact, it is very good of the admins to preserve the posts on this thread, as it shows why it is so difficult to get anything useful out of "Hindu" discussions.
Sample:
Question:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Then they delete all the posts made by anyone who does not bow to their superstitions on their "open" BLOGs. (Shades of Dorky D'Souza there, hey, 'Bodhi'?)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Response:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It's a moderated blog. Many blogs are moderated, like rajeev2004 - comments are posted if they're approved.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And then the postor shows that wonderfully logical dedication to honesty so typical of the Holiest... because the question was not about posts which were not "approved" prior to posting, but those which were DELETED despite having nothing offensive there except that facts offend certain people:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Besides, I'm the one who personally requested Bodhi to keep the comments out of his blog. <b>It was either that or I was going to call disease control on you. (Heard they're not so nice, so you ought to thank Bodhi for saving you.</b>)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That was about posts which, last I saw them, were showing pictures from the internet on the desperate poverty in Rameshwaram, and giving accounts from people who have actually gone there. The posts asked why there has been no move to ameliorate this situation, if Rameswaram is indeed a place that is holy to Hindus.
Glad to hear that "Husky" is a "Senior Member" of IF. <!--emo&:clapping--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clap.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='clap.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:clapping--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clap.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='clap.gif' /><!--endemo--> Can't beat that as advertisement for Forum quality.... unless Srini is also a Senior Member. It MUST be quite an honor to be one of the Senior Members...
With this wonderful response as to why factual comments were deleted AFTER THEY APPEARED on a BLOG, we can resume discussion of the Rama Sethu project and the propaganda opposing it.
Which brings us to "Srini" above. Let me quote what evidently meets Moderator approval as "reasoned discussion" on the topic, since it survived two Moderators' appearance on the thread with no comment:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Narayanan/Neelan,
QUIT it (<b><span style='color:red'>drop dead, buzz off, bugger off</span> etc</b>). <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Arre Wah! CIVILIZED! <!--emo&:beer--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cheers.gif' /><!--endemo--> So Perfectly HINDU a response! <!--emo&:clapping--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clap.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='clap.gif' /><!--endemo--> Such a RAMABHAKTAN! <!--emo&:guitar--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/guitar.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='guitar.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:guitar--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/guitar.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='guitar.gif' /><!--endemo-->
When Srini displays maturity to the level of a 3-year-old (that may be a few Janmams from now) will be early enough to try to explain tho him how to read.
Just out of curiosity, are you guys/gals/others able to get some glimmer on why you invariably lose arguments, and are widely regarded as ranters and losers?
It takes very little effort to show you up as what u r - it's easier than digging in the sand at Dhanushkodi and striking salt water.