I read Poonte's article. It's well over 1200 words. It contains nine "should" 11 "must", three "probably" and three "likely" As one of my writing teachers used to say (and I am quoting him from memory, to give you the gist of what he once valuably taught): "Don't use too many 'must' and 'should' in your writing unless you are writing a technical 'how-to' manual. Nobody likes to be lectured at by being told what "must" happen, and what "should" be done in an on-and-on manner. Hinging your sentences on such words is no way to persuade others about your point of view." Personally, as one of Poonte's tough-admirers, I would have been happier to see him argue one point of view, any point of view (i.e. we need CA for this reason; or we don't need CA for that reason; etc) from the beginning to the end of the article, and leave it at that rather than see him try to cover the ENTIRE future of Nepali democracy in one article -- thereby unwittingly casting himself as some sort of a scold-master. Other than that, a good contribution to the ongoing debate and kura-kani. oohi "staring at a writing deadline late night at work with no idea about what I am going to write about" ashu