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Samay · Post by **Samay** » 07 Jul 2009 01:06

Xposted from ' India in south east Asia' thread from Strategic & political Isuues' forum

Such threads should be replaced with a common thread " Indian influence in Asia - Strategic and Political issues"
to decrease the overcrowded similar threads in the Strategic Issues' forum

Ankit Desai · Post by **Ankit Desai** » 08 Jul 2009 22:28

to Mods, Some of threads are not visible on front page of Bharat-Rakshak after posting reply. PRC Political News and Discussion is one of them. I am not sure about other but It happened with me before and I logged in too.

Ankit

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 09 Jul 2009 11:41

Ankit Desai wrote:to Mods, Some of threads are not visible on front page of Bharat-Rakshak after posting reply. PRC Political News and Discussion is one of them. I am not sure about other but It happened with me before and I logged in too.

Ankit

That is because only military related new posts will show up the front page

VikB · Post by **VikB** » 17 Jul 2009 20:57

Forgive my naiveness O great lords

Few queries. Have no clue whether to go to Newbee section to ask these or do that here.

1. If I want to share a pic , how do I do that.

2. Is there a thread on Air Guns already ? I couldnot find any but then IB4TLed is worse then being paraded naked on the streets.

Please guide.

VB
ps: By air gun I mean the kind that does not require a license and can be owned be civies like me

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 17 Jul 2009 21:25

sharing pic : first post of misc pic thread

others, newb thread.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 18 Jul 2009 11:52

Upload them to image hosting websites like http://www.imageshack.us/ and post the link here

arunsrinivasan · Post by **arunsrinivasan** » 19 Jul 2009 11:31

Question to the mods, oldies, I noticed a thread about BR meet in Chennai. Do you have meets in other cities? If yes who is the best person to contact for organising a Hyderabad meet? Assuming enough people would be interested that is.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 19 Jul 2009 20:12

Start a thread, if possible you could just post it in chennai meet thread itself,

Samay · Post by **Samay** » 21 Jul 2009 01:11

Admins,
There are some features like private messaging,etc that are disabled ,how they could be enabled ?

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 21 Jul 2009 03:18

Samay wrote:Admins,
There are some features like private messaging,etc that are disabled ,how they could be enabled ?

They are available only to the bradmins to torture the nanha mujahids

Sanjay M · Post by **Sanjay M** » 23 Jul 2009 10:15

I am concerned that forum moderation may be increasingly slanting itself towards toeing the ruling govt's line, and leaning against any criticism of the govt's actions.

When vital national security interests are at stake, then there must be no inhibition on criticism of govt policy. We are not the People's Republic of China, and should not be emulating their example.

There is ample potential in India's corruption-riddled politics for politicians and even ethnic groups to act against the national interest. I see warnings being made towards posters for even expressing criticism towards such ethnic vote bank lobbies, in the guise of "sekoolarism". Goodness knows, the concept of secularism is already much abused by the Left and their Thought Police.

How convenient that such censorship should fit the govt's needs, in allowing them to push their policies unscrutinized and unchallenged. I feel that strong dissent in the national interest is healthy and a basic right. I always provide supporting logic to back by arguments.

We cannot keep spraying perfume on manure to fool ourselves into thinking well of it. Moderators should also moderate each other.

RayC · Post by **RayC** » 23 Jul 2009 12:24

Sanjay M wrote:I am concerned that forum moderation may be increasingly slanting itself towards toeing the ruling govt's line, and leaning against any criticism of the govt's actions.

When vital national security interests are at stake, then there must be no inhibition on criticism of govt policy. We are not the People's Republic of China, and should not be emulating their example.

There is ample potential in India's corruption-riddled politics for politicians and even ethnic groups to act against the national interest. I see warnings being made towards posters for even expressing criticism towards such ethnic vote bank lobbies, in the guise of "sekoolarism". Goodness knows, the concept of secularism is already much abused by the Left and their Thought Police.

How convenient that such censorship should fit the govt's needs, in allowing them to push their policies unscrutinized and unchallenged. I feel that strong dissent in the national interest is healthy and a basic right. I always provide supporting logic to back by arguments.

We cannot keep spraying perfume on manure to fool ourselves into thinking well of it. Moderators should also moderate each other.

With all due regards to your views, I for one, would not agree that there is a slant to toeing any line.

It is our desire that the wordings are carefully selected and not off the cuff in anger, though one does understand the anger and anguish!

We are well versed, not only the Moderators, but more so the honoured posters, in the English language and most posters amaze me in stating things very abrasive, but so beautifully delivered. Totally silky! They say such great stuff that it requires immense research to understand what exactly they mean and you can't pin them down! Let us learn from them.

Even when critical issues relating to the nation are at stake, let our command of the language and procivilities not be at stake!

There is no Thought Police here, I assure you. We, the Moderators, debate issues out in our Forum and let me tell you there are dissensions that finally get resolved peaceably so as to protect the poster and his views! I am aware of such happenings and I am glad to state that it works.

I assure you, with all sincerity at my command that the Moderators love their country as much as you.

It is only some temperate words that we desire to show our distaste!

Believe it or not, Moderators are moderated by each other more viciously than what you are subjected to!

With your permission, may I use the most popular slogan running wild (saw a Spanish group singing it) - Jai Ho!

vardhank · Post by **vardhank** » 27 Jul 2009 13:23

Mods, can we have a thread where older BRFites go through military fiction and gauge it on accuracy? For non defence/ defence-industry people like me, much of our initial knowledge comes from fiction (Forsyth's 'The Fist of God' springs to mind), and we don't really have a way to tell whether the info in there is accurate.

ovein · Post by **ovein** » 31 Jul 2009 14:03

MODs

I think we must have already thought about the options of creating some kind of search tool which will search for the relevant posts.

- first, Most of the the newbie (Like me!!),, just sometime not able to zero at the relevant thread. i found the time takes to sceoll through the pages is getting more more effort guzzling. a allintitle search will be helpful here.

- Second, we may also want to look for the similar content/post in the various foroums. this will protect us from getting some knowledge and will remove the duplicac of the talks.

Let me know if you already have something in the pipeline.

thansk and Regards
Abhi

ovein · Post by **ovein** » 04 Aug 2009 19:54

MODs

India presently having a very nascent arms exporting industry. but we dohave a start now and we might go a long way on this. i could not find a dedicated thread on this, is this already exist?

if not please give me the permission to open one.

Thanks
Abhi

k prasad · Post by **k prasad** » 04 Aug 2009 20:02

ovein wrote:MODs

India presently having a very nascent arms exporting industry. but we dohave a start now and we might go a long way on this. i could not find a dedicated thread on this, is this already exist?

if not please give me the permission to open one.

Thanks
Abhi

Check the Indian Exports thread at f=3&t=3425

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 04 Aug 2009 20:04

about your earlier post, the current search option (top right corner) is pretty good.
or did you mean something else ?

ovein · Post by **ovein** » 04 Aug 2009 20:15

that looks good enough for me. thank you.

Ted Kotcheff · Post by **Ted Kotcheff** » 05 Aug 2009 05:09

Mods,

Can we have some sort of reference manual about the lingo usage on BRF...

It took me a long time to crack DDM

...

For the sake of newbies, can some MODs post the commonly used acronyms and monikers used on BRF (say SDRE, Khan land etc)

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 05 Aug 2009 05:27

See the acronym thread
http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... &sk=t&sd=a

John Snow · Post by **John Snow** » 05 Aug 2009 21:44

BR does not toe, it keeps the powers be on toes!

BRF beats a new path and marches to a different tune

(otherwise I would have performed vanishing trick long ago)

Remember
"BRF where tomorrow comes today others await it to dawn"

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 06 Aug 2009 13:39

A lot of posts on threads like the LCA thread, Indian Army thread are missing. Where did they go? Especially the LCA thread had a lot of interesting discussion.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 06 Aug 2009 14:11

Some admin was too hungry and ate it

.

Must have been archived

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 06 Aug 2009 14:43

I think we need a separate thread for Swine Flu...

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 06 Aug 2009 14:46

"Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread" can be used, or the title could be changed a bit

neerajb · Post by **neerajb** » 06 Aug 2009 14:49

Earlier the BR roundell (at the top, left corner) lead to BR homepage but now it's pointing to the forums page. Kind of liked it earlier and used it a lot. It was a nice feature for having updates on discussions. Is it deliberate or a side effect of new look?

Cheers....

arunsrinivasan · Post by **arunsrinivasan** » 06 Aug 2009 22:23

Tanaji wrote:A lot of posts on threads like the LCA thread, Indian Army thread are missing. Where did they go? Especially the LCA thread had a lot of interesting discussion.

They have been moved to the Trash Can Archive, & will be deleted shortly. I know this has been discussed a zillion times before, but I think these threads have very valuable information and should ideally be archived & not deleted. Is there a security angle or something else at work here, I would be surprised if it is due to bandwidth. Any of the mods care to comment.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 07 Aug 2009 00:04

Mods,
I know that the Psy-Ops thread was moved to the GD forum during the recent restructuring. But looking at the traffic postwise and viewershipwise, its getting a lot less look-see. Could we move that back to the Strat forum please?

K Mehta · Post by **K Mehta** » 07 Aug 2009 01:54

^I second that.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 07 Aug 2009 02:11

arunsrinivasan wrote:They have been moved to the Trash Can Archive, & will be deleted shortly..

No deletion is imminent.

Some of the threads there will be archived.

There is a function "Print view all posts in this topic" that allows forum members to save all the posts as a single HTML file on their local hard drive.

This doesn't work if the threads get too large. Once they approach 13+ pages, the function times out. The large threads (70+ pages) even cause problems in deletion. The forum goes offline for a few minutes (as if we were under attack) and delete fails.

So some of the larger threads were locked and a new thread made. The last page of the old thread was moved into it to maintain discussion continuity. The old thread will not be deleted for now. Those that cannot be print viewed will in fact be split into manageable chunks so that members can print view them and save personal copies.

This is in addition to the "official" archiving that will occur (eventually) with some of these threads.

arunsrinivasan · Post by **arunsrinivasan** » 07 Aug 2009 02:26

^^^
Many thanks for the clarification, the description on the Trash Can Archive says "All threads that are locked or marked for deletion will be moved to this forum. The topics will be cleared from this archive on the 1st and 16th of each month." So I naturally assumed they will be deleted, if that is not the case, can you please update the description. While I know that people can make a back-up on their local drives, it will better if these threads are archived by BR as it become much easier to search, and is available to a wider cross-section of people.

abhiti · Post by **abhiti** » 07 Aug 2009 07:19

I don't know why we link to articles like "03 Aug Other Sinking billions into nuclear weapons (Rediff)". This gives the author a lot of hits for free. I wouldn't encourage garbage reporters like Pakistani Bidwai.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 09 Aug 2009 04:34

mods, can you please change my handle/username to dsingh ?

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 09 Aug 2009 04:42

The username dsingh is already in use.

May I suggest one from the fine collection at
http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Borat/Cast_and_Crew/

(Andrew DeCristofaro, Anthony Hines etc) ?

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 09 Aug 2009 05:23

Gerard wrote:The username dsingh is already in use.

May I suggest one from the fine collection at
http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Borat/Cast_and_Crew/

(Andrew DeCristofaro, Anthony Hines etc) ?

Michael Douglas aka Gordon Gekko of Wall Street fame will do ...

Sanjay M · Post by **Sanjay M** » 09 Aug 2009 07:01

RayC wrote:
Sanjay M wrote:I am concerned that forum moderation may be increasingly slanting itself towards toeing the ruling govt's line, and leaning against any criticism of the govt's actions.

When vital national security interests are at stake, then there must be no inhibition on criticism of govt policy. We are not the People's Republic of China, and should not be emulating their example.

There is ample potential in India's corruption-riddled politics for politicians and even ethnic groups to act against the national interest. I see warnings being made towards posters for even expressing criticism towards such ethnic vote bank lobbies, in the guise of "sekoolarism". Goodness knows, the concept of secularism is already much abused by the Left and their Thought Police.

How convenient that such censorship should fit the govt's needs, in allowing them to push their policies unscrutinized and unchallenged. I feel that strong dissent in the national interest is healthy and a basic right. I always provide supporting logic to back by arguments.

We cannot keep spraying perfume on manure to fool ourselves into thinking well of it. Moderators should also moderate each other.
With all due regards to your views, I for one, would not agree that there is a slant to toeing any line.

It is our desire that the wordings are carefully selected and not off the cuff in anger, though one does understand the anger and anguish!

We are well versed, not only the Moderators, but more so the honoured posters, in the English language and most posters amaze me in stating things very abrasive, but so beautifully delivered. Totally silky! They say such great stuff that it requires immense research to understand what exactly they mean and you can't pin them down! Let us learn from them.

Even when critical issues relating to the nation are at stake, let our command of the language and procivilities not be at stake!

There is no Thought Police here, I assure you. We, the Moderators, debate issues out in our Forum and let me tell you there are dissensions that finally get resolved peaceably so as to protect the poster and his views! I am aware of such happenings and I am glad to state that it works.

I assure you, with all sincerity at my command that the Moderators love their country as much as you.

It is only some temperate words that we desire to show our distaste!

Believe it or not, Moderators are moderated by each other more viciously than what you are subjected to!

With your permission, may I use the most popular slogan running wild (saw a Spanish group singing it) - Jai Ho!

You know what's really a shame - when the govt is trying to downplay Vijay Diwas and sweep it under the rug, and none of our "rakshaks" are even able to acknowledge it.

RayC · Post by **RayC** » 09 Aug 2009 12:36

Sanjay M wrote:
You know what's really a shame - when the govt is trying to downplay Vijay Diwas and sweep it under the rug, and none of our "rakshaks" are even able to acknowledge it.

It does cause us anguish.

More so, when a alive leader like Minnie Mouse build statues to herself with 90 elephants around her!

Manish Tiwari (for once I agree with this man) said, that she suffers such insecurity that she believes when she is out of this world, there will no none to realise that she did nothing!

Interestingly, there was a Professor, (must be of her clan) who compared her to Gandhi! I am speaking of yesterday's Big Fight.

Man, how silly can one get?

One does not build statutes to oneself when in power. It is built bu a grateful people after one is dead and gone and the society feels that the person has contributed to society and the nation!

But then all the Maya has contributed to herself is her jewels and disproportionate income knowing fully well that the CBI can do fanny adams since she is a Harijan and it will cost the Congress votes!

Akshut · Post by **Akshut** » 12 Aug 2009 22:38

Hi.
.
May I know the reason for low presence of foreign nationals on BR.
Except for 2-3 chinese I dont see much foreigners here. If there are then kindly let me know.
.
Any Israelis or Europeans?
.
.
Also on Avera I found out that more people from Qatar visit this site than UK. Are those NRIs only?
And just for the info sake, 2.6% people are from Pakland.

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 12 Aug 2009 23:21

Akshut wrote:Hi.
.
May I know the reason for low presence of foreign nationals on BR.
Except for 2-3 chinese I dont see much foreigners here. If there are then kindly let me know.
.
Any Israelis or Europeans?
.
.
Also on Avera I found out that more people from UK visit this site from Qatar. Are those NRIs only?
And just for the info sake, 2.6% people are from Pakland.

We have a few who mostly post on Military threads:

Johann is British
Jean_M is French
GeorgeWelch is American
Igorr is Russian
Uri is Israeli

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 12 Aug 2009 23:34

avram and sadler are israeli, paulJI is brit(tho' he is AWOL for a long time)

there have been many other off and on foreign posters whose names I don't remember.