[Goanet] Postings on Goanet

[Nicholas DSouza]

I am grateful to Senhor Govio for drawing my attention to the Rules and 
Guideline for posts on Goanet. I apologise to Goanet for a minor infringement 
of Rule 3 which says: If you're quoting an earlier post, quote the minimum. It 
was inadvertent and only meant to put the whole issue in context. I hope others 
too will take heed of the rules and guidelines, one of which (item b) reads: 
Keep your message brief. In fact, Rule 10 of Goanet Rules says: “When a topic 
goes on endlessly in circles …the Admin Team will be empowered to declare 
that discussion "closed."“ I do not see anything in the rules to support the 
Senhor’s contention that “those who choose to be verbose have that 
right….” Nor will I ask for concrete instances of the Senhor’s mention of 
“patriots (who) have given their lives for the right of others to be 
verbose” Goanet is indeed not a newspaper but rather an extended form of the 
Letters to the Editor in any newspaper. The latter have strict rules
  for length and preciseness of letters sent. And so does Goanet. 
(Seehttp://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2005-February/024386.html) 
 Finally, brevity, they say, is the soul of wit – and of wisdom. If others 
believe verbosity is, they may do so. And if the Moderators of Goanet share the 
latter sentiment, I would withdraw from this Forum before other participants 
decide to post 20 or more page comments. I joined this forum to have a 
meaningful discussion on issues related to Goa and possible solutions to its 
problems. Brevity – not verbosity - will ensure more variety and will 
strengthen this forum.Nicholas D’Souza  
Re:
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 From: Mario Goveia <Just as in a real forum, one 
is free to participate in or ignore a discussion or thread, move on to another, 
or return to whatever else they need to do.   One is free to express 
opinions, such as a request for brevity, and some may agree and others may not. 
 Those who choose to be verbose have that right under the rules of freedom 
of speech.  No one is forced to do anything they don't want to.  In 
free societies patriots have given their lives for the right of others to be 
verbose if they choose to.