Re: nEnu ArAdhiMcE vALlaMtA EmannAru!

V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@dayton.net)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 17:55:38 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, Madhava Kumar Turumella wrote:


> These are a few sayings from the legends in Telugu Literature.
> Hope you can get some insight, after reading all this collection,
> into what type of language we are expecting. I promise you
> no more arguments from my side, going to keep my mouth shut.

I have read 'all this collection'. Again.

Unfortunately, probably due to my own lack of comprehending
abilities, I could not get any insight into 'what type of language we are
expecting'. What is more lamentable, I am not even sure who this 'we' are.
Am I included in this 'we'? If I am included when did I begin expecting
the whatever this type of language is? Or is this a 'we' that some of us
old SCITters used to see in the postings of a famous SCITter whom I will
not name here for fear of unfair libel. Needless to say I seem to have
missed whatever the point of the above post was.

What exactly does this 'expectation' entail? Are 'we'
prescribing that only a certain 'type of language that we are expecting'
will be used in this forum or is it that certain 'type of language we are
expecting' will be the gold standard for this forum?

Is it also a new 'expectation' in this forum that whenever 'we'
have a disagreement that 'we' should be posting verses either in vacana
kavita or chandObaddha kavita where 'we' can allude to the disagreements,
and throw a few stones at the other participants, without actually
having to elucidate 'our' arguments?

Are 'we' expecting that certain 'truths' will never be questioned
in this forum, and certain 'sacred cows' are exempt from discussion in
this forum because of their 'sacred cow' status? In that case, will
somebody kindly make a list of these 'sacred cows'?

Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala