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Hi to all 7k+ members of goanet The first time I learnt Goanet has a membership strength of 7K+ I was impressed. Well now I am shocked. I asked Goanetters for views on Matka. But only two responded. My net friend Dr Colaco didn't take it seriously but at least he responded. Cecil Pinto the eternal humourist (hope the word is right otherwise I might be flooded with mails on humour, the adjective forms of it, etymology, or on how it is plain bad english, konklish or hinglish.) But(kidding part aside) the only suggestion that Cecil made was VERY good. (Well digging a lot of shit is all right if you hope to strike gold. In that sense I was not disappointed at the end of Cecil's mail. Honestly, I thank Cecil for giving a focus to my vague idea on a book on Matka.) Coming to the point what shocks me is the impression I get that the 7000 odd silent members are so bereft of ideas that they will prefer to shut up even when asked a few questions on a life and death issue like gambling. Well I would like to make a suggestion to the administrators of goanet. Any member who does not make at least a single posting in a year should be automatically dropped from the Goanet list with due notice. Anyway my simple comprehension does not tell me what makes these people human if they have nothing to say in a whole year -- 365 sunrises and 365 sunsets. If a person says nothing happened well it means he/she is not breathing. (I know there are some who may even ask me what I exactly mean by not breathing and yet courtesy tells me the euphemism is well in place) I have been a member of Goanet for almost two years. And I can definitly say I know the names of all the 50 plus Goanetters who keep the Goanet digest going. Everyone particularly the Non Resident Goans should be grateful to gentleman Herman Carneiro for such a wonderful idea ten years back. Well at least now the sleeping goanet giants should rise from their dogmatic slumber and let us know what they have to say. Never mind if it means gems to some and rubbish to others. And for those who feel like responding to my queries on matka I would appreciate some serious replies in my personal inbox. Thanx Tony Martin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com