Comments on: MAHMOOD’S DEN TO BE BLOCKED BY ORDER OF MINISTER OF INFORMATION http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/ An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while. Thu, 24 May 2012 09:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: docspencer http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-72368 docspencer Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:44:25 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-72368 Mahmood, I have a suggestion. This situation was important and worth putting it into all caps in all menus when it happened, but the government evidently reacted with enough sensitivity and you have been back for a number of months and very successfully at that. Consider putting it in the same size letters as other menu items in the menu, and consider even removing problem questions and their responses, when the problem has been resolved, and put it under some heading like "resolved challenges archive". For success in any future negotiation, I think this would go a long way. Otherwise it gives the impression that even after a resolution "the guy just wants to stick it in our eye". Sorry my friend, I hope that you understand me. This is a time for setting up for successful negotiations some day, such that those with whom you will negotiate will think well of you as a very fair guy who is not ungrateful, and acts accordingly - as i think you really are based on your other comments. Best wishes, Vic Mahmood, I have a suggestion. This situation was important and worth putting it into all caps in all menus when it happened, but the government evidently reacted with enough sensitivity and you have been back for a number of months and very successfully at that.

Consider putting it in the same size letters as other menu items in the menu, and consider even removing problem questions and their responses, when the problem has been resolved, and put it under some heading like “resolved challenges archive”.

For success in any future negotiation, I think this would go a long way. Otherwise it gives the impression that even after a resolution “the guy just wants to stick it in our eye”.

Sorry my friend, I hope that you understand me. This is a time for setting up for successful negotiations some day, such that those with whom you will negotiate will think well of you as a very fair guy who is not ungrateful, and acts accordingly – as i think you really are based on your other comments.

Best wishes,

Vic

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]]> By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-71778 mahmood Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:58:32 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-71778 Tawfiq! Which banks do you own now? :lol: Man how can I forget you and Hisham and me cooped up in a room for a couple of days trying to find ways to get 4 modems to pick up incoming calls and also to synchronise the BBS contents running on 4 286 computers, with my wife yet again losing ALL of her monthly salary to pay for my project via Batelco? Man, look me up, it would be great to talk about those days and these as well. I'll even buy/provide the coffee! Tawfiq! Which banks do you own now? :lol:

Man how can I forget you and Hisham and me cooped up in a room for a couple of days trying to find ways to get 4 modems to pick up incoming calls and also to synchronise the BBS contents running on 4 286 computers, with my wife yet again losing ALL of her monthly salary to pay for my project via Batelco?

Man, look me up, it would be great to talk about those days and these as well. I’ll even buy/provide the coffee!

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]]> By: A Veteran STRAYCATer BBS! http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-71754 A Veteran STRAYCATer BBS! Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:34:51 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-71754 I am sorry to hear this bad news, Mahmood. I joined your blog only a few minutes ago (found it by coincidence while searching for Saddam’s video through Google) and I do feel sad to see it closed. For a moment, I hopped that the blog will bring the Stray Cats back. الله يحفضك من كل شر انشاء الله. -Tawfiq (hope you still remember me). I am sorry to hear this bad news, Mahmood. I joined your blog only a few minutes ago (found it by coincidence while searching for Saddam’s video through Google) and I do feel sad to see it closed. For a moment, I hopped that the blog will bring the Stray Cats back.

الله يحفضك من كل شر انشاء الله.

-Tawfiq (hope you still remember me).

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]]> By: isagreatphilosphers http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-71741 isagreatphilosphers Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:59:09 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-71741 People do not change that easily.... Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself. Niccolo Machiavelli "itha alsha3b yoman arada al7ayat, falabodda an yastajeeba elqadar" AbulQasem Elshabi "To speak his thoughts is every freeman's right, in peace and war, in council and in fight." Homer, Illiads I rest my case. People do not change that easily….

Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
Niccolo Machiavelli

“itha alsha3b yoman arada al7ayat, falabodda an yastajeeba elqadar”
AbulQasem Elshabi

“To speak his thoughts is every freeman’s right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.”
Homer, Illiads

I rest my case.

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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » The Week That Was in Bahrain http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-49850 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » The Week That Was in Bahrain Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:50:59 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-49850 [...] On October 29, Mahmood announced the gag order to his readers in a matter of fact manner. “But if I go off the air for too long, you know the reason, and it’s not inconceivable that prisons will be used to silence criticism. You know what to do if this site DOES in fact become blocked… you know the required tools to unblock it,” writes Mahmood. [...] [...] On October 29, Mahmood announced the gag order to his readers in a matter of fact manner. “But if I go off the air for too long, you know the reason, and it’s not inconceivable that prisons will be used to silence criticism. You know what to do if this site DOES in fact become blocked… you know the required tools to unblock it,” writes Mahmood. [...]

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]]> By: Teeth Maestro http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-46720 Teeth Maestro Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:29:42 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-46720 Its sad to see the Bahraini Govt go after its own people, for us here in Pakistan we are not new to this concept. And would like to join you in this protest. Its sad to see the Bahraini Govt go after its own people, for us here in Pakistan we are not new to this concept. And would like to join you in this protest.

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]]> By: Chimi^ http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-46571 Chimi^ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:25:59 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-46571 @ Ali M. http://mahmood.tv/?p=2859 2nd Comment. @ Ali M.

http://mahmood.tv/?p=2859

2nd Comment.

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]]> By: Ali M. http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-46545 Ali M. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:49:30 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-46545 Chimi shoot me an email with a "how to unblock" subject please Chimi shoot me an email with a “how to unblock” subject please

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]]> By: GagWatch » Blocked in Bahrain http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-46522 GagWatch » Blocked in Bahrain Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:05:23 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-46522 [...] Several Arab bloggers are reporting that Mahmood’s Den, a popular and prominent Bahraini/Arab blog has been blocked with immediate effect on the orders of the Bahraini Ministry of Information. [...] [...] Several Arab bloggers are reporting that Mahmood’s Den, a popular and prominent Bahraini/Arab blog has been blocked with immediate effect on the orders of the Bahraini Ministry of Information. [...]

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]]> By: Haitham Salman http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/29/mahmoods-den-to-be-blocked-by-order-of-minister-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-46471 Haitham Salman Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:12:31 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2856#comment-46471 It was a matter of time I guess. The stupid will continue to do stupid stuff. Do they really think they can silence everybody? Prviously I thought we were in the "say what you want and we will do what we want" stage, but now it is clear we are in the "we will do what we want and you shut the F#*K up" stage. It was a matter of time I guess. The stupid will continue to do stupid stuff. Do they really think they can silence everybody?
Prviously I thought we were in the “say what you want and we will do what we want” stage, but now it is clear we are in the “we will do what we want and you shut the F#*K up” stage.

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