[Goanet] Goanet spicing the original articles?

2008-11-30 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
I am glad Santosh has raised this important point. My article published in the *Semana de cultura* by V.M. has as its title UNWRAPPING GOAN IDENTITY. However, it appeared on Goanet Reader posted by FN with a subtitle! I have yet to check if any other changes were introduced. I feel that no e

[Goanet] Goanet spicing the original articles?

2008-12-01 Thread Hartman de Souza
Fred writes in response to Teotonio: "As you would be aware, it is standard journalistic practice to adapt the title -- either to fit the space available, or to make it a bit more tempting to read. "In the case of your article, the original title was UNWRAPPING GOAN IDENTITY. "To this, I added th

Re: [Goanet] Goanet spicing the original articles?

2008-11-30 Thread Frederick "FN" Noronha
2008/11/30 Teotonio R. de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am glad Santosh has raised this important point. My article published in > the *Semana de cultura* by V.M. has as its title UNWRAPPING GOAN IDENTITY.\ > However, it appeared on Goanet Reader posted by FN with a subtitle! I have > yet to che

Re: [Goanet] Goanet spicing the original articles?

2008-12-01 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Fred, If I were you, I would not loose sleep on what you did. Goanet is not a scientific forum.  The two articles in question are far from authoritative or original creation; though some may think so (no offense intended to any one).  In fact, letters-to-the-editor are routinely edited prio

Re: [Goanet] Goanet spicing the original articles?

2008-12-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The greater sin on Goanet, and I have pointed this out on a > few occasions, is the tendency to misconstrue, intentionally > or unintentionally, what is written in plain English. And > then respond to some weired interpretation o