No mystery here

No mystery here

Here comes another gutless (sic) hiding behind anonymity
(Tedious, uninspired and tiresome, The Jakarta Post, July 16,
1996). What makes "mystery writer II" think our letters are in
the way of "other people's opinions?" If he or she and the "few
old-timers" have something more interesting to write about than
we do, why don't they write themselves? Show us how it should be
done. But please, don't be ashamed to publish your name.

The letter shows a willingness to hit but the fear of
striking. Note the writer tiptoeing around his wish to threaten
that letters such as ours may lead to "veteran readers" to stop
reading your paper.

Since The Jakarta Post has just carried out a survey on its
readership, the editors might be in a position to judge by
themselves what the majority of its readers think. I would like
to know what the survey has shown about that.

OSVALDO COELHO

Bandung, West Java