Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I cced that email to some people with whom I was discussing the
issue of urban legends, when your post arrived in my
trash box.
Santosh, you dont cease to amuse me. You say, you read my mail from the
trash box? Is this some kind of stand-up comedy? Did your trash-box
instantly alert you that there was something interesting in it for you? :)
How true: One mans trash is another mans treasure! You certainly proved
it, by picking up my post (from your trash box) and treasuring it. Thanks,
Santosh!
Santosh writes:
You are wrong! I labeled Cynthia's copied and pasted
material as an urban legend, not a chain letter.
Santosh, I hope the following post (also) did not auto-land in your trash
box:
--- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
While it's true that this story is quite exaggerated, it hardly falls into
the typical "scam".
In response, Santosh Helekar wrote:
Peter,
It is not a typical scam. But it is not simply an
exaggeration either. It is an urban legend
containing outright deceptions and blatant falsehoods. Do
you want to excuse people (or encourage them) for
spreading "inspiring" urban legends
and chain emails
through Goanet?
Ok, Santosh you did not label Cynthias post as chain LETTER but alluded it
to be a chain EMAIL? It is hard to make the system lie and one cannot
hide no matter how hard one may try
saying I did NOT say that. Now, I am
sure you will come up with some kind of elusive validation that although you
said chain email
you did not actually label Cynthias post as such.
Ok, considering your claim that you said was copied and pasted. Pray tell
us did you not also copy paste this link: >>
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/57cents.asp
Santosh, how reliable is your source? Can you in fact prove beyond the
shadow of doubt that what your source (link) depicted was in essence -- the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Is your source infallible
in as much as your theories are?
Did someone point out that Santoshs source (link) was NOT as credible as it
was made out to be? Ref:
<http://library.temple.edu/collections/special_collections/hattie.htm>
And Santosh cannot prove/disprove it either way.
So can we rely on copy paste links to approve or disapprove a story, and be
so cynical and display a condescending attitude towards the poster?
Cynthias story was nothing but harmless yet inspiring, with a moral to
share.
Most people on that cc list have thanked me for giving them advance notice
because they subscribe to the digest version of
Goanet, and do not read every post.
Santosh, are you saying your friends are ignoring (not reading) your posts
from the digest version of Goanet, therefore, you have to pointedly bring it
to their attention? ;)
I doubt not that the profuse appreciation by your friends was indeed
reciprocal. Bet, you also received a standing ovation from the recipients
of those advance ccs. Believe, they would have totally missed your post
from the digest version of Goanet, had you not cced them. Perhaps, somehow
your post would have also auto-landed in their trash box, and so it was a
good thing that you cced them.
After all, I find that this was not all a wasted exercise. Well, I have
learned something for sure. I have learned how some netters lobby other
netters/friends for support and strategize to browbeat anyone who differs
with what they profess. No wonder there is something called the popular
net-vote/support by using the clandestine lobbying technique. This practice
is skillfully perfected and successfully employed in politics; why not apply
it on Goanet?
I was cautioned about this tactic sometime back by a friend. Now I can see
why!
Who is the author of the subject email?
I would be happy to
email my post to him/her, if he/she is interested.
You are asking me who the author is? After participating in several episodes
of the Ram/Sita story, you are asking: who is Ram? :)
The point I was making all along is that there was no cause for undue
distress or panic in Cynthias post i.e. Acres of Diamonds. I dont think
I was the only one who saw it that way; there are several other netters who
advised you that it serves NO purpose. You are indeed making a mountain out
of a mole hill.
The bottom line is: Lose the story (if you must) but not the lesson!
Now, Santosh perhaps you have better things to do other than picking up
trash/garbage from trash-boxes and dwelling on it. I have important things
to do. I have made my point; you obviously tried making yours.
Wish you well!
Joe Vaz
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