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Passing along someone-else's chronicle It is always a pleasure to read a good narrative for linguistic style and contents. If it has information of benefit to Goans or connected to Goa, it is still better. Even when one does not agree with the thoughts, a good account can be intellectually very stimulating. That is the whole basis of a cyber chat. The following remarks are not about the good stories that are often passed along on Goanet. Goacom cyber gives an individual a sneaky opportunity to present their bizarre thoughts or allegedly somebody-else's uncanny writings to the rest of us. However their e-mail address should allow us to zap it back to them and question their intellectual integrity or more bluntly their brainpower. When a cyberGoan passes an article for the rest of us to peruse, at least stand behind the account instead of introducing the article with a caveat and then ingenuously hiding behind someone-else' one-sided account of blab, gossip and scandal. If you are uncertain of the veracity of the story, the motives of the author or the authenticity of its contents, err on the side of caution and your better reasoning. This commentary is not a call for censorship. Along with freedom and democracy, comes individual responsibility to maintain a standard and decorum out of sheer respect, sensitivity and decency to oneself and other participants on the chat line. Regards, GL
