D2 is right. There is need for a structured forum where we stick only to the topic at hand. Of course such a format does not have to replace the current GNI. It can complement GNI.

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Originally posted by BONUS:
this site doesn't need active moderation. its the rogue members that need to be removed. Juno, Nehru, baseman and rama. get rid of them and the site would greatly improve.

How come I am a rogue member? What is it I do that you don't like?

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Originally posted by raymond:

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It would be a closed but visible forum. You alone would post. The debaters would e-mail you the formal presentations and you post them.

you kidding

who gonna make time to do all this

It is not expected to be running a thousand threads a month. It is actually structured to be a reservoir of clearly articulated opinions and even if there are only 6 challenges a month; we would have 12 papers of a semi serious nature with two sides to it fully articulated to the capacity of the opposing sides.

How many of you know what CaribJ means when he say "Indians are clannish"; as opposed to Africans are a quasi group of fully operating individuals? One og you can challenge him to a debate to clarify the issue and present an alternative case. How about him explaining why he opposes constitutional changes etc?

Again, it is simply a site where we can even get external challenges and submissions from people not posting regularly but who felt they need to be heard. It is not a regular forum! WOuld you not get a kick challenging and seeing Kidmost-of- the-big-mouth- clan tell you why "Indians are spineless and he being Indian is not"? How about Asif really "writing a paper" on a position he embraces ie " there is no race based voting in the Guyanese elections"

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Originally posted by TK:
Of course such a format does not have to replace the current GNI. It can complement GNI.

Perfect. I personally find great amusement in the ad hominem nonsense that sometimes derails discussion....but at the same time get frustrated when a serious topic gets off track. A moderator would be a valuable asset here..and can be invoked when a serious thread is going a route other than what its originator intends...

I think there are some good threads here that are worthy of archiving...after eliminating the dross and off -topic comments.

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Originally posted by Sunil:
after eliminating the dross and off -topic comments.

Valid point. But then that would mean eliminating all of pJ's material...and inasmuch as the thing is a dolt, it does, as I have pointed out on numerous occasions, add humor to the boards.

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Originally posted by dara shikoh:
Valid point. But then that would mean eliminating all of pJ's material...and inasmuch as the thing is a dolt, it does, as I have pointed out on numerous occasions, add humor to the boards.

You mean we should have a special Humour board for PJ.

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Originally posted by dara shikoh:

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Originally posted by Sunil:
after eliminating the dross and off -topic comments.

Valid point. But then that would mean eliminating all of pJ's material...and inasmuch as the thing is a dolt, it does, as I have pointed out on numerous occasions, add humor to the boards.

d s, yu raass dont lissen. Dont get personal, yu need waan tap pon yu head.

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Originally posted by baseman:

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Originally posted by dara shikoh:

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Originally posted by Sunil:
after eliminating the dross and off -topic comments.

Valid point. But then that would mean eliminating all of pJ's material...and inasmuch as the thing is a dolt, it does, as I have pointed out on numerous occasions, add humor to the boards.

d s, yu raass dont lissen. Dont get personal, yu need waan tap pon yu head.

U right baseman. I was just messing with PJ. sorry pj.

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You mean we should have a special Humour board for PJ. [/QUOTE]
He starts his own sometimes..and he does have some good jokes.

For you political gurus, the (PJ) humor will be there and desperately needed when the self proclaimed elite political debators finish with their high level gyaffing. I hope the third class members may have a chance to weigh in on the aftermath.