tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post7394528409027247565..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Democracy in action in Oman - weekend move or not?Undercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-12953987589016910622008-12-30T15:43:00.000+04:002008-12-30T15:43:00.000+04:00I have not read much about this weekend days matte...I have not read much about this weekend days matter on any blogs. But I heard 1-2 years ago that what is holding things back in Oman re possible change to Fri/Sat weekend = one or more higher level decision makers/advisers/officials in Oman do not want to share a weekend day with the near neighbors over in: is real. And that's what's stopping the change. But clearly banks and insurance companies are on board; so perhaps it's one of those things that will happen regardless of what a few of the powers that be (hippos) want. Cause gradually the progressives (cheatahs) are taking over whether the hippos like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-72945015774941751612008-12-27T19:36:00.000+04:002008-12-27T19:36:00.000+04:00boxster - I totally believe in your right to remai...boxster - I totally believe in your right to remain anonymous. As far as I am concerned, I don't need to know who you are. All I ask is that you register a nickname with any OpenID service. You can use an anonymizer. You can mask your IP. You can use a one-time email to register the nick. You can go to any extreme you want. But to post on my blog you must have a registered nickname. I will not allow people to post anonymously, as in just posting without using a nickname. If I allow anonymous posting, just to serve your purpose I will have to allow all the idiots who will post as "anonymous". I don't want that. If you don't like it either, that's your choice. But my choice does not infringe on your rights, so don't make it sound like it does. I never asked for you to give up your rights or disclose personal information.muscatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955758251080080159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-18319875624679447912008-12-27T19:15:00.000+04:002008-12-27T19:15:00.000+04:00@ muscati"Anonymous communications have an importa...@ muscati<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.eff.org/issues/anonymity" REL="nofollow">"Anonymous communications have an important place in our political and social discourse. The Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that the right to anonymous free speech is protected by the First Amendment."</A><BR/><BR/>Jaded is not an insult but a one-word description of the process you went through to have decided to block anonymous comments.<BR/><BR/>BTW the Oman Mobile logo is based around a cell, as in "a cellular network". Quite clever if you're a techie, but fugly nevertheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-52381097473650723962008-12-26T16:13:00.000+04:002008-12-26T16:13:00.000+04:00boxter - I will not allow anonymous comments on my...boxter - I will not allow anonymous comments on my blog. It is not because I am "jaded". I've been blogging for over 4 years now and it got out of hand when I allowed anonymous comments. I stopped it once and then allowed it again, and it got abused again. After two bad experiences, I am not going to be allowing it again.<BR/><BR/>Allowing anonymous comments has nothing to do with democracy or freedom of speech. And by the way, I don't appreciate being described as "jaded" or a "comment nazi", even if it is followed by a smiley.<BR/><BR/>It's your choice whether to comment on my blog or not. With OpenID you can use any service you want to register a nickname without compromising your identity or your rights.<BR/><BR/>http://openid.net/get/muscatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955758251080080159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-4138618200258477672008-12-26T15:53:00.000+04:002008-12-26T15:53:00.000+04:00@ MuscatiI wanted to comment on your related blog ...@ Muscati<BR/><BR/>I wanted to comment on your related blog post (and multiple others) but your comments section is infringing on my freedoms of speech - I don't want to open any special account just to be able to continue my existence as boxster :)<BR/><BR/>So here goes:<BR/>With all due respect to Islam and Omani traditions, the current situation effectively limits official interactions with the rest of the non-muslim world to 3 days out of 7. Not so good for trade, IMHO. Yet local oil rigs operate (and people work on them) 24/7/365.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, muscati, don't be a comments nazi :) I'm sure you're in lockdown mode because you're jaded, but look at this blog - it's doing just fine with the offensive and off-topic comments. Give democracy a chance, let freedom flow, yes you can :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-21700433773207007262008-12-24T08:59:00.000+04:002008-12-24T08:59:00.000+04:00MuscatiLOL. I had assumed the Majlis were recommen...Muscati<BR/><BR/>LOL. I had assumed the Majlis were recommending a switch, funny that its the other way around.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately it doesn't really matter which way round the argument is to see what happens to the recommendation.Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-54156940402102179582008-12-23T16:42:00.000+04:002008-12-23T16:42:00.000+04:00the proposed move of the Omani weekend to Fri-Sat ...<I>the proposed move of the Omani weekend to Fri-Sat [from Thu-Fri], and how the pseudo-intellectually heavyweight Omani bloggo-fora commentators were opposed to the move by the elected Majlis Al Shura to recommend such a shift</I><BR/><BR/>UD, I don't think you've read the situation correctly. The Majlis is rejecting the recommendation. They don't believe that there is any need to shift the weekend. <BR/><BR/>The government is thinking about the shifting of the weekend and it asked the majlis for its opinion. The majlis returned with a negative view and they are rejecting the need to shift the weekend. Please read my original post on my blog.muscatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955758251080080159noreply@blogger.com