Ari Siletz

Dear Souri

People use different languages that's why we hear the words on TV too.  People who use different wordings are usually use when they are face to face to the other person as well.  So it doesn't matter what user name they use.  

For example, when you said "shut up" to many users the user feels that you like him/her.  The word's meanings are different depending on who said that.  Please shut me up:) 

I agree with Jahanshah

vali maa hichvaght adam nemeshim...Good post and zende baad Iran-e secular.

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IRAN FIRST

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Thanks Ari for your blog

Indeed we have many smart Iranian students but many leave Iran as soon as they can. Many wish that they had. Some of my smart classmates now wish that they had been Ekhrajed from university in Iran even if it was a good one like sanati shareef.

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چون نیک نظر کرد پر خویش در آن دید

گفتا زکه نالیم که از ماست که برماست

Thanks Faramarz. That was a cute video

You are correct. It was a cute video. Thanks for sharing.

Anahid

They laughed at Dumbo, the elephant with the big ears too! But he saved the day!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugbr0YZJtJ8

We are not ready for better days . . .

I agree Jahanshah jaan this is a useful thread.  Thanks for members who have disagreed without using profanity or accusations.

I have been around from Day 1 using my real name.  With name (ID) should come responsibility and accountability.  Okay, do not use your name, but permit IC administrators reveal your ID when you use profanity and accusations.  Fair is fair.

Several IC members called my place of employment when I taught in the USA.  It became funny because one member said I thought a course that it did not exist in the university catalog or when they were questioned they hang up. 

There are lessons to be learned from today's posts.  We are not ready for better days.

Souri jan, that was real funny

This was hilarious where you wrote:"

But I have to say, I love your photo, which seems to be very recent! Especially I love those big dark ears :)

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Dear Comments: Let me clarify my opinion

The added credibility is not solely as a result of using one's real name, but thru each comment and its content, and in my opinion, those will have more credibility when is used under real name as opposed to a fake identity. This can be both in positive or negative way depending on the content of course.

As the associated hassles and inconvenience that may come as a result of using one's name, I completely agreed that it involves more risk but accepting those greater risk just adds to the credibility and seriousness of that person. Do we rate two peoples opposition to IRI the same if:

- one goes publicly on the streets of Iran and express his/her opinion

- one mesmerize the same criticism only in the safety of his/her home and only to him/herself

Just recently one of the Iranian dissident was held by IRI agents upon return back to Iran. It was argued that it was a grand mistake (I am paraphrasing with politer adjectives) that he used his real name in criticizing IRI. I argued if we don't own up to our own words, then how can we expect other to accept them. Majority of members here agreed with that notion.

Anyway, that is just my opinion and its affect on me. It is not stated as facts, so I could be convinced otherwise if argued with reason to otherwise.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

Wah wah, JJ jon...baz ke daagh kardi?

che ajab digeh nagofti: Key adam mishin SHOMA HA :-)

be-khial baba. we are having a friendly gossip.

don't worry

I have plenty of time to gossip today , LOL

foozools, beekaars, hochis

who cares what name users use? who cares who's who? all this guessing and accusations about people's background and... baba kheyli beekaarin...

some people are just born hochis... never a positive thing to say, never giving a benefit of the doubt, never respectful, never...

and meanwhile you waste time and ruin interesting posts like Ari's.

kay adam mishim?

I disagree with Bavafa.

"But it does certainly gives that person's comment a much greater credibility and value expressing it under his/her real name." I strongly disagree. 

(a) Is there any authenticity check at IC to check the names with real names? (b) The real name could improve or worsen the credibility and value. (c) In addition to the political chaos to danger Iranians, many individuals with their real names are not willing to contribute to daring / sensitive subjects because of their own reasoning.  For example, how many users with their real names comment on subjects associated to human trafficking or legal status of prostitution one of the largest slave trades in history.

As a result, the contributions cannot be unbiased in nature.  First, they have to consider their credentials, family or close friends (& usually so many other subjects for Iranians), and then dare to comment.  The value of their comments diminishes except if they are professional writers.  In overall, naming Pseudo (i.e. non genuine) to 99% of IC users is not genuine.  If one views as a matter of security, vilations/crime, genuinity or safety, it doesn't make a difference what user name or what computer he uses.

On a more serious note.....

What Dr Ala said and I am %100 with him on that matter is the fact that the people who use fictive ID, allow themselves to insult and accuse others, very freely without any restriction or fear.
There's no pride in using our true ID, but at least it takes more courage as it's like we sign what we say whereas the anonymous members, use their privilage of being anonymous, not only to protect themselves from the government, but also to abuse other respected members.

 Like this Abgoosht who said "Fuck you" three times in this single blog, and accused others of being IRI agent (twice) only because they say they are using their true ID here!

Not nice!

 faramarz: I have no idea

 faramarz: I have no idea what you're talking about. glad you have big and black ears, hope you put it to good use.

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx

Vildemose

I am going to flag myself and have Admin remove my comment. I hope that it works!

Those black ears can hear so well!

I love your honesty Faramarz (LOL)

At least you mentioned one fact about me :

I never use make up!!

LOOOOOL

Seems that you know me better than everyone else, in this site :-)

 Dark Ears??  LOL,

 Dark Ears?? 

LOL, souri jan.

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx

Souri Jaan

Right after I wrote my comment I thought that I should have said, "with the exception of Souri who always used her most recent pictures and doesn't use any make ups!"

But I thought that it would have been too personal and would've opened the flood gates. So here I say it, "You look just Mahevlous Dahling!"

And your sense of humor transcends your other great attributes!

Daste shoma dard nakoneh :)

Faramarz;

Who are you talking about? How many ladies here used their own picture as their avatar?

If you are talking about me (which I know you are, very bad-jensely :)) you have a choice to come and see me in person (either to San Franciso next week or to Montreal )

But I have to say, I love your photo, which seems to be very recent! Especially I love those big dark ears :)

How about Recent Pictures?

Thank you Red Wine for your clear and concise reply. I am in full agreement with you.

My issue with many people here, especially the wonderful ladies is that they use their pictures from the last century!

There needs to be a law against that!

 Usng your real name does

 Using your real name does not give you any more or less credibility. The principles and standards you stand for are much more valuable in determining one's credibility.  What is the use of using your real name without having the guts to be proud of your implicit support and capitulations under the guise of compromise. Apathy, self-deception, or worse capitulation does not give you credibility.

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx

It may not be ALL about using one's real name

But it does certainly gives that person's comment a much greater credibility and value expressing it under his/her real name.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

Thank you Red Wine.

Thank you very much indeed sir for you civil yet to the point comment...

I am also very proud of achievements of young Iranians, despite Islamist regime. Just imagine were our country would be withouth this cancer of islamist fascism.... 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."

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بسیاری از هم میهنان هستند که به خاطرِ انجامِ فعالیتهایِ سیاسی (و یا عضویت در یک انجمنِ سیاسی و یا گروهِ سیاسی) مجبور به داشتن اسمِ غیر هستند .

این همچین هنری نیست که شخصی‌ با اسمِ خود صحبت کند و نظر دهد و به دیگران فخر فروشد انگاری سینه سپرِ ما پارسیانِ گمنام است و خروار خوار منت و داستان بی‌ پایه و بی‌ ریشه دگر ! افتخار این است که در هر دو حال برایِ ایران زمین مفید باشی‌ و عملی‌ نیکو انجام دهی‌،وگرنه ما گوش و چشممان از این واریته‌ها پر است و لطف ایشان و اینان مایه دردسر و دردِ سر !

Generating hope . . .

My habit is not to reply to members who hide behind a pseudo name.  Once members were asked why 95% of Iranian.com members use pseudo names, the majority indicated that they are afraid of harm to themselves and/or their families (e.g., MasoudA and Fred come to my mind).  Moreover, members become brave when they use pseudo names.

Reality-Bites jaan; please re-read my reply.  I mentioned two reasons in that post.  As I also mentioned, my first article in Iranian.com was about this subject (almost ten years ago):

//iranian.com/Opinion/2002/October/Brain/index.html

Dr Ala jaan

Why do you believe many of Iran's brightest and best leave the country to seek their future elsewhere?

I am so Proud of IRANIAN YOUNGesters

Iranians are very smart & most probably this is one of the reasons we have been exploited politically by western policy makers.

Grateful to you

Bavafa, Yolanda, ham1328, it's great to see folks give their appreciation to Iranians alongside their criticism. Critics who also show appreciation when appropriate are trusted for their good intentions and their advice worth heeding. 

Yolanda, the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in math is the Norwegian Abel Prize awarded yearly. The Canadian Fields Medal is a more prestigious honor however and is in fact is sometimes called the Nobel Prize for math. But the Fields Medal is awarded every 4 years and only to mathematicians not yet 40 years old. Besides the Abel is worth about a million Dollars and the Fields bags you only about 15,000 Candian Dollars. I don't understand why these brilliant mathematicians haven't ever thought of winning the Abel and just buying the Fields :)

Our Maryam Mirzakhani, (International Math Olympic gold winner 1994 and 1995, now a full professor at Stanford) had Fields medallist Curtis McMullen as thesis advisor when she was at Harvard. She's only 34 now, so...

Thank you Air jaan.

Indeed a very good and informative blog. It's moments like this that we become closer to one another and feel proud of our heritage.

Hamid, 

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Great blog and very informative!

I am glad that Iranian team did well! I am not surprised at all! Iranians are smart!

Too bad that Nobel Prize does not have a category for Math, otherwise Iranians will win sooner or later!