11-02-2003, 12:56 PM
Good suggestion Deepan about a store. I think a good idea is to start with a book store. Will think about this and have as a goal to have it running by the new year, if the admins are agreeable.
Good points shiv. While there may be superficial similarities, we have consciously tried not to make an attempt to ape BRF either in structure as well as content. Further there is very little reaction here (for the most part) to what is posted in BR. I do not think we will get heavily into the microanalysis of the Pakistani milito-mullahcracy( i may of course be rash in predicting this) or the heavy emphasis on weapons which seems to be the forte of BR.
OTOH, we do have a definite interest in strategic issues. After the fracas involving one of your admins and HH, we definitely got the impression that the BR strat forum was not welcome in BR any more and to the extent that it does exist it seems to increasingly focus on short term tactical issues and current affairs rather than long term strat issues. Be that as it may, we plan to build up a pretty strong forum on strategic security issues as we move along. Our particular emphasis and premise will be based on an observation that the future of the Indic civilization and the strategic security of India are inextricably linked. This premise has been generally discouraged from being pursued in BR.
As a matter of policy we will not turn away or expel anybody simply because one fine morning a moderator decides he does not like the views of the member. Neither do we plan to target a member for entrapment in a 'gotcha' mode, in order to artificially maintain like-mindedness. But it is unavoidable that members who have been so expelled elsewhere harbor a special feeling that they or IF will not act in a similar manner.
In any event I am certain your participation will definitely enrich IF and whether you choose to wear a different thinking cap while posting here or the same one , is entirely up to you.
All said and done, while we may not consciously seek it, a certain amount of competition is inevitable. In short, we neither avoid it nor seek it. As i have said in a previous post, each site develops its own personality over time, depending on the ethos of the collective membership and we will let the chips fall where they may.
Good points shiv. While there may be superficial similarities, we have consciously tried not to make an attempt to ape BRF either in structure as well as content. Further there is very little reaction here (for the most part) to what is posted in BR. I do not think we will get heavily into the microanalysis of the Pakistani milito-mullahcracy( i may of course be rash in predicting this) or the heavy emphasis on weapons which seems to be the forte of BR.
OTOH, we do have a definite interest in strategic issues. After the fracas involving one of your admins and HH, we definitely got the impression that the BR strat forum was not welcome in BR any more and to the extent that it does exist it seems to increasingly focus on short term tactical issues and current affairs rather than long term strat issues. Be that as it may, we plan to build up a pretty strong forum on strategic security issues as we move along. Our particular emphasis and premise will be based on an observation that the future of the Indic civilization and the strategic security of India are inextricably linked. This premise has been generally discouraged from being pursued in BR.
Quote:All internet fora develop into a kind of club of like minded people. But that like mindedness should be a function of independent thought and action and not the result of being "against someone else"
As a matter of policy we will not turn away or expel anybody simply because one fine morning a moderator decides he does not like the views of the member. Neither do we plan to target a member for entrapment in a 'gotcha' mode, in order to artificially maintain like-mindedness. But it is unavoidable that members who have been so expelled elsewhere harbor a special feeling that they or IF will not act in a similar manner.
In any event I am certain your participation will definitely enrich IF and whether you choose to wear a different thinking cap while posting here or the same one , is entirely up to you.
All said and done, while we may not consciously seek it, a certain amount of competition is inevitable. In short, we neither avoid it nor seek it. As i have said in a previous post, each site develops its own personality over time, depending on the ethos of the collective membership and we will let the chips fall where they may.