Following the two threads - "Threats and intimidation & The hunting-Marshall season" has brought about a repugnant odour to this forum. I think it's absolutely unnecessary and highly aggressive in nature. Marlon has most certainly crossed the line, what ever the reason or whatever the cause, this is just a forum and not a war zone, though at times it makes me wonder. No matter what is said and done civility has to be maintained.
It's been nearly a year since I have been active on this forum and initially, I too in hasty judgments been guilty of posting some "nasties" and have received some in return but later I realised that this is just a forum and one will find a lot of people with a different point of views, that does not mean that he is my enemy, it's just a difference in opinion in this very opinionated world and every one has the right to his or her own opinion, since than I have been as civil as possible. I have definitely made more friends than enemies on this forum and I feel that is more important then creating frictions and fractions. I know we humans have a tendency to keep grudges which reminds me of my dog, it's a mix of a sausage and local, it's just medium size but very powerfully built, sometimes I even with my big frame I have a tough time controlling him, my daughters brought him from one of their friends place, he was just a couple of months old and we were in the our flat in Margao, where the faces he saw were limited but when he was taken to my village during the holidays two months later he had grown a little and a few of the village kids came to play with him, there was a kid who was just about over a year old who while playing had hit him with a stick a couple of times and believe me, till this day that kid is not allowed in our compound and it's not just that kids, any kid that comes by our gate gets to see his nasty teeth and hear his barks that can be heard a few miles away. This September the dog will be three years old but still holds grudge against small kids. Let's not hold grudges against each other, life is too short, if we meet each other some day, we must be able to say at least high, to each other, difference of opinions can be debated, by being civil as well. There is lot to learn on this forum, as for me I have enriched my knowledge a lot, from articles by FN, FL, MB, Soter, Venita, Arwin, Rajan, Selma, Marshal, Dr. J. Colaco, Hartman, good humor by Cecil and a lot of others, there might be an odd ball coming up with an odd article which can and should be debated and a good debate is not just good to read but it sharpens one' skills as well, so let's all maintain civility and refrain from issuing threats and calling names, and be one big good family on this forum, lets leave baring of teeth to the dogs and other animals and prove we are the better species. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________