As soon as there is any controvertial threads in sajha, it is
interesting how people are quick to point their fingers at the ad
revenues.

I would like to take this opportunity to point out that a single thread
like this or few threads with controvertial topic in no way affects the
ad revenues in sajha. Advertisers pay on a per month basis -
independent of how many threads are viewed how many times by how many
users. Hence, please be informed that sajha does not gain any revenues
because of threads like these. Sajha has been online for nearly a
decade now and advertisers are not paying for cheap thrills but for the
stability and the trusted platform that sajha has been providing for
many years.

As far as controversial topics are concerned, they come and go and are
part of a public forum where anything is open for discussion - as long
as few basic rules of respect are followed. If we look at the bigger
picture, these controversial topics are not what sajha thrives on. Sajha is
more about helping each other out and most of us who have been with
sajha for years and years know this fact.

When personal boundaries of propriety is crossed, then, as a moderator
I have to be responsive to protect an individuals privacy so as to
minimize any negative effect it may have on the potential victim. If
sajha forums are used to defame a private individual, then it is my
duty as a moderator to make sure I remove such content upon
notification. Sajha is not here for cheap publicity and as I have
stated sajha does not benefit financially from such cheap publicity.

As an informed internet user, I am sure that you can imagine what kind
of content could have been introduced within sajha in order to increase
the hits if that was the most important thing for sajha. I do not want
to increase any hits by using any cheap tactics. I do not have big
visions for sajha, I just want it to be able to help out people here
and there who share helpful information with each other.

Since users are able to post freely, there will be all sorts of
postings depending upon the posters' personalities. Some will be of
controvertial nature but with time things always cool off. Sajha does
not encourage any controvertial topics but will normally let them run
their natural course into oblivion, just like any other topics, unless
notified.

Having said all this, I want to get back to the topic at hand.
Namrata's scandal did not originate in sajha. It was covered by many
national and international media before it arrived in sajha. As sajha
is a site where people discuss about things and ideas related to Nepal,
I think it's only natural that people discuss the news that's all over
national and international news. It is comparable to the Nepali Govt
banning people from talking about Namrata under the Peepal bot in Nepal
- specially when it's all over the news. In my opinion, it does not
make sense to remove the discussions on Namrata from sajha - there is
too much out there already. People are only discussing what's out there.

Again, if this was something that originated from sajha or had the
potential of originating from sajha to a wider audience, then I can
understand the need to remove it ASAP and I would be happy to comply.

Few weeks back there was a thread in which someone wrote some girl in
texas slept with her boss. This may not be an acceptable social
behaviour but it does happen. I didn't see any importance of having to
delete a thread discussing such behaviour in generic terms, but once
names started flowing into the thread, I quickly deleted it before it
could negatively impact the involved person in any way. Sajha is not
here to hurt anyone.

The issue of Namrata's video being leaked is unfortunate for her, her
family, and maybe even for the guy involved. Unfortunately it is all over Nepali
media, indian media and even some international media. For us to delete
it from sajha would have zero impact. Some may feel good about it being
deleted coz they asked it to be deleted. But would it have any impact on
what Namrata has to go through? I don't think so!

My 2 cents.