bahmani

That's unfair

You see, when I first saw them, I thought they were trick questions!
Then, having tried a few, I discovered that cheating in maths lessons at school will catch up with you eventually.
I'm also to0 daft to register.

By the way, should die-hard nihilists take offence to "Nothing is sacred"? Surely, that's mixing up nihilism with the supernatural?

(Jahanshah, gottcha!;))

A dialogue with someone wearing a ski mask?

Dear Professor Ala: Thank you for your thorough and concise clarification. Your outlook makes me proud and hopeful of fellow Iranians who take this "Anonymous" phenomenon seriously. It is indeed a cultural shortcoming which needs to be addressed by the more enlightened fellow Iranians, hopefully teaching us all the principles of free speech.

Dear Kaveh: Yes, I agree with you. Anonymous comments are often noise which cannot bring credit to their writers, nor add to the dialogue. How comfortable is it to have a face-to-face conversation with someone who is wearing a ski mask? Conducting a dialogue with an angry, audacious, and unrestrained anonymous person feels very much the same, discouraging proper dialogue and diminishing hope.

Is it possible to give a Noble Prize to an anonymous person?

Is it possible to give a Noble Prize to an anonymous person?

If a person believes in truth, he or she must use his or her real name.  One should not hide behind a tree and accuse others that they are apologists; no one will take these people seriously.

The line between free expression and speech which loses that protection has proved evasive for courts. But clearly speech is not protected if it advocates unlawful conduct or falsely attacks the character of an individual. At the least such false statements could lead to civil tort liability for defamation and, in extreme cases, criminal liability could result. To amount to defamation, the communication must be published or spoken. Ruining a person’s reputation and opportunities is not part of free speech.

What we say about each other defines who we are. We must not let the broad freedom of speech mislead us into language which could cause civil and/or criminal liability and which at the least undermines our ability to communicate with and to trust each other. We should seek to support one another and our organizations which are seeking to protect our rights and our identity as Iranians not undermine these organizations or each other. 

I am for any test (math, logic, pictures, etc.) that separates honest people from those who are not honest or are not person enough to provide an evidence of their accusations.

Dr. Ala is Professor of Business and a Board member of www.iran-heritage.org, www.iranalliance.org, and www.persiangulfonline.org

Nazy....

Wouldn't you say that the mere fact that they refuse to identfy themselves and prefer hiding behind some sham name or "anonymous" is a failure of the courage test in and of itself?

Not everyone agrees with my opinions or ideas, which is OK by me. But it's funny that those who have ID'd themselves can disagree with me without resorting to trash talk and a prison vocabulary, while the gutless ones who prefer anonymity use language that makes you want to take a long shower after reading their garbage.

I think that if you have an opinion, you should stand up for yourself and not hide behind some alias. Opinions are like diapers. Everyone has had them at one time and they are often full of s**t. So I think if you're going to be full of it, then come out of the closet. Be full and be proud. If nothing else, at least the air will be fresher.

Is this the limit of your thoughts?

The only posts I have seen from you, Mr or Ms. Not, is your thought on perceived arrogance. It's sad that you lack even the slightest sense of humor.

Oh, and for the record, your statement that most of us Iranians think that we are above everybody else, is not only arrogant on your part, but ignorant as well. And that is a dangerous combination.

Courage test

Here is a simple 3-step suggestion for the courage test: (a) write a damning op-ed against Khomeini, Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Rafsenjani and the rest of the gang and insult all they have achieved or stood for (b) sign it with your real name and picture and post it on Iranian.com (c) post a dated picture of yourself at the Tehran Airport's passport control, entering and not leaving, one month after the date the op-ed appeared on Iranian.com. The outcome is simply: (i) we never hear from you again (ii) you will be elevated to the ranks of the regime moles and agents who are the frequent travelers between Tehran and Washington or LA and are the regime apologists of Iranian.com.

Now let's see who is brave enough to use his or her real name under these conditions.

if nothing else my math is getting better

this is a typical view, of the arrogance of someone, that thinks himself above everyboday else, like most of the iranians do

No guts, no comments

I think some rude "Anonymous" folks might be smart enough to do the math. How about if Jahanshah would come up with a courage test before he lets us on Iranian.com? This way the cowards who don't have the guts to say their real names will flunk and we will be rid of them and their profanities. I'm not sure what would constitute a "courage test," though.

To the person with many dots ..............: below

it is folks like you that make Bahmani to offer this suggestion. Now you made it difficult for all of us, because JJ will see these responses and will enact the "math sanction". I am not smart enough to go beyond the current math challenges let alone the future.

if serious math questions are presented I will have to get some tutoring...or continue relying on Washington Post and FOX.

Math Question

I suggest we should change the math question to the square root of a prime number. That should get a lot of unpleasant post away from the site:-)

Heeh!

Love it :o)))