From: n_khoda <no_reply@...>
Subject: Shimla - Newsletter Re: Its been a long time
To: Shimlahangout@...
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 6:49 PM

Hi Anurag,
Well, I feel one of the reasons why this has happened is due to onset
of Orkut, Facebook etc, which are more interactive, but then
yahoogroups has been one of the oldest community site around.
In my opinion, a few things that we can do include sending proper
mails to the group instead of forwards, the amount of forwards that
are sent here by a few people is mind boggling. If just 10th of that
time is spent on writing a mail, it'd be much better.
also, whenever someone sends messages like "I want to make friendship
with you", they can tell group members something about themselves. A
proper English constructs would be a plus but, as long as the message
is personal, I guess it'd be okay.
Also whenever there are mails that are thought provoking, like the
ones Varun keeps sending on and off, such mails can trigger
discussions on the group.
But then these are just my views, if you have something on it, please
do share, then lets see how we can take it forwards.
Regards
Neetika
--- In Shimlahangout@ yahoogroups. co.in, Anurag Jaichand
<anuragjai@. ..> wrote:
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> Hi Nitika,
> I agree with you on this. How do we take this forward.
> Anurag.
>
> --- On Wed, 9/24/08, n_khoda <no_reply@yahoogroup s.co.in> wrote:
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> From: n_khoda <no_reply@yahoogroup s.co.in>
> Subject: Shimla - Newsletter Its been a long time
> To: Shimlahangout@ yahoogroups. co.in
> Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 3:54 PM
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> Hi People,
> I am not sure how many of you remember me... I have been a member of
> the group since 2003 and have been a moderator ever since. And yes, I
> am related to the other, more active Khoda on the group.
> Of late I haven't been active in the group even though i regularly
> visit the group and still do my share of moderating.
> The content of the group has been on a downslide for quite some time
> now. All I see are forwards and "will you my friend" sort of messages.
> Rarely do I see the messages we used to have in the bygone time, when
> Varun, & Nitin were less occupied and much much more active in the
> group. I will not shirk my responsibility and take my share of blame.
> But if you ever get time, do read the archives of the group, you'll
> see the transition in many a members of the group from insecure twenty
> somethings to confident adults, just as when you stick a tad too long
> on Mall, you tend to see your compatriots changing, just as you change
> yourself.
> This is really is a Mall on the Net, as it has been since the start.
> Congratulations nitin for sticking to the spirit of the group.
> ~Neetika
>