11-03-2003, 10:25 PM
Quote:I, for one, would not want to be on a forum that bashes other India well wisher forums from which I have learnt and still learning a lot of things that help me counter all the misinformation that is being dished out at various on-line as well as social fora.
Ajay, obviously you have to make your own decision regarding your participation, here but rest assured we value all members here regardless of their views. The issue is not that the other forums do not have good information. In fact many of the positions that i originally espoused( obviously i was not the only one) a few years ago are now considered conventional wisdom there.
The problem is many of us have been either unceremoniously kicked out of that forum or have been treated very shabbily. To state the obvious is not to bash, but to point out something we hope will not be repeated in the future. I trust there is nothing that i have said that can be construed as bashing. As i have said in private communications on this topic, one cannot get angry with an old friend,and i do consider BR to be an old friend, although there may be disappointment with his behavior.
As for others expressing their frustrations, the forum cannot be held responsible for every view(or any view ) that is expressed here. We do believe in freedom of expression as long as we do not cross boundaries of bad taste and decorum. It is a sign of maturity of a nation, society or a group of people that they can carry on civil dialog even with those whom they emphatically disagree. I believe that is what sets apart increasing numbers among indians from their compadres in many other parts of the world.