Absolutely no enemies on PD. We are
all friends here. A little friendly
bashing never did anyone any harm,
did it? Bashing is closer to LOVE
than HATE. To top it all remember "Nindak
niyare raakhiye..." A little logical
ninda can show ones actions from a
different perspective. If it is
logical and shows a different
perspective, a comment must be
published. Ninda should not be only
for the sake of ninda and bashing
should not be only for the sake of
bashing. PD is a public place and we
must respect peoples' sensitivities
and their logic.
If you look back I have been in the
eye of storms too here on PD.
However, I always welcomed the other
points of view and tried to respond
logically to it. At times it was a
learning process for me. However,
apart from articles with abusive
language, I have welcomed all points
of view. I never requested people
not to respond or to respond briefly
if they were not singing my tune. I
have respected for my nindaks who
were logical. There was Shri Vipin
Singh who always held a
diametrically opposite opinion from
mine. We had many debates and
arguments. He tried to be logical
and to support his logic with
examples. He had his point of view
which I did not accept and I had
mine which he did not accept. He was
never abusive nor was I. Our debates
often remained unresolved. It was
only later that he disclosed that he
was a student in Patna. Wonder where
he is these days.
I strongly feel so long as we are
logical and have respect for each
other's sensitivities the forum will
be healthy. We must aim at positive,
quality participation and not just
participation with some skewed,
critical or biased logic aimed at
some cheap bashing of someone or a
group. That way we are not elevating
the forum, we are reducing it's
quality. Above all we must not try
to modify the rules of the forum to
suit ourselves. The editor knows
what is healthy for the forum. He
balances the discussions as he is an
unbiased referee. Let us not preach
him too. - Rajesh Chaubey - Apr.
26, 2006
On
PD forum everyone feels it is their
inherent right to discuss others
views. If according to their
personal views they feel they are
right then our reader brothers don't
take even a minute to cut somebody's
ideas and thoughts into pieces.
According to many of our writer
friends they feel that they are the
best among everyone so they don't
lose even a slightest chance to
condemn others view point. I think
this is democracy......Right
friends? - Seema Jyotishi - Apr.
26, 2006
Everyone has a serious problem with
one thing or the other. And some may
have problem with everyone because
everyone has a serious problem with
one thing or the other. No problem,
but. Not everyone has a problem with
everyone else because everyone has a
serious problem with one thing or
the other. Stop this “baal ki khaal”,
will you?
May I request the authors of PD to
write articles of at least 6 pages?
I don’t have much work here and I
enjoy writing long comments.
Lose debate or Lose friends? Which
debate, my friend? - Kumod Jha -
Apr. 26, 2006
There are vicious dogs on that dark
street. If you try to cross at a
walking pace (that's the rule), they
come out from behind the garbage
cans thirsty for blood. They attack
you because it is their gut
reaction. If a puppy is kicked, it
grows up to be a mean dog. As you
freeze in terror watching their
slobbering jaws moments before they
sink their fangs in your flesh, you
see that they are taking out their
frustrations about either being a
black dog harassed by other brown
dogs or a brown dogs harassed by
other black dogs. There are dogs
that are frustrated of having to
live on the street and even though
they may be a cur behind a garbage
can, they claim exclusive ownership
of the street. And how dare you, a
dog from another street, go through
it ?! Some will bite you if you talk
of anything but issues pertaining to
the gali (street). On top of it all,
there are also those dogs who bite
you to beat boredom or due to sheer
force of habit. It seems is easier
to bark than to purr.
I have been mauled crossing the
street and I, too, have done the
role of the dog barreling out of the
shadows behind someone crossing the
street. I sank my fangs on those who
dished out tomes of impractical
advice - meaningless white noise to
me - elephant excrement - large in
bulk, poorly digested and of no use
for anything. But then, I found out
that instead of attacking such
viewpoints, I should just keep look
the other way. I have stopped being
the dog for a long time now. I cross
the 'andheri gali' (dark street)
only rarely these days. I just watch
others more courageous than me
attempting to cross. Rather than
imposing rules on those trying to
cross the street, it is the dogs
that should be collared and chained.
Maybe then some more folks will
attempt to cross the road. Or else,
the gali will soon become sunsaan
(desolate).
Hey! Do I hear barking?!!! Let me
run for my life!!! See you guys
later (hopefully). - Aarcee -
Apr. 26, 2006
No need even to cross that dark
street or the guli. People get
attacked even as they sit minding
their own business at home. Indians,
NRIs, IITians etc. etc. were
attacked for reasons best known to
the attackers. Poor fellows were
attacked inside their homes.
In fact the article "Friendly
Bashing" was aimed at painting
bashing each other in a good
acceptable light so that we continue
to corner people or groups on this
forum and bash them. In the remotest
villages where electricity has not
reached yet people can execute
tricks to make foolish husbands
fight with their wives. Then the
village sits watching the
entertainment program with no
commercial breaks and they have
something to talk about for a month.
Then a new victim is selected and a
new plot is hatched. Do we intend to
do the same here on PD to keep
ourselves entertained? Was the IIT
thing great to look at? Does it show
this website has intellectuals
reading it? - Rajesh Chaubey -
Apr. 26, 2006
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