I usually work with MS formats on LO (only because they need smaller space for small files, in larger files, MS formats are objectively bulkier). My observation is that MS messes with formatting of files made on LO, no matter which format you pick… even with whitespace of otherwise plain unfomatted text at times.

It is definitely a MS issue, and it is not about formats they have made public.

If you are implying that you do not need money to start a lemmy instance dedicated to India/Asia, please go ahead and make one. I’ll join.

Of course we do. Money exists for a reason. And if you have money to donate, instead of wasting it on immature causes, better donate it to maintainers of lemmy. Apparently they also need it

Thank you.

Before lemmy there was mastadon. An Indian student maintained an instance called inditoot from his pocket, first on mastadon and then on pleroma. For years. The instance was supposed to be donation run student project, and it went on for a few years before being shut down for good.

It’s owner revealed to me that he got exactly zero donations - from both India and abroad combined.

I have a similar tale about an NGO, which is actually doing good work on ground in India and Bangladesh, aspiring to become truly global. The owner was without any salary or donations for nearly two years before a famous politician intervened and he started getting steady donations. While raising funds for a natural disaster in Bangladesh, the owner told me that he/his NGO was no longer accepting foodgrain and water bottles in donation - he needed money to transport the stuff he already had and hardly anyone was donating money.

Indians are charitable without understanding how charity works. Their cash donations are only for their religious causes. And foreigne aid comes to India only for their (foreign) causes - which includes money for conversion of Indians.

Sure, a dedicated lemmy instance would be good to have. But who’d pay the bills, and from which money?

I want you to cite what you agree with.

There are recorded instances of Pak army personnel attacking Indian civilians in disguise of Indians… and not just in Kashmir.

And anyone who has the word ‘Hindutvas’ in his/her vocabulary has zero connect with ground reality of India.

You need to answer my preceding post if the pretense that this is a rational discussion from your side has to continue.

You are quoting it without realising that it contradicts everything you have been claiming across lemmy.

But sarcasm has.

… Precision strikes on terror-linked sites in Pakistan …

But Pakistan and its useful idiots are saying that only civilians got attacked. Women and children.

It is very confusing. No?

/s

If you are exploring, I’d suggest giving Unexpected Keyboard a try. You might like it even though there is no autocorrect.

Both India and Pakistan took away autonomy from all princely states under their control respective control. I don’t see any reason to single out one Princely state.

If you have any logical principle which singles out Kashmir, but not any of the others, please state.

Which particular claim?

It is justified. Another matter that the justification doesn’t respect sovereignity of Pakistan - just like Pakistan army doesn’t respect its democracy.

Tourists of Pakistan always hear local fairy tales. But they can’t tell the real status of Kashmir they have made ‘azad’ from India, anf then sold to China like a medieval feudal lord from Mohammad’s era.

Ah, crazy Indian forces. They either bomb Pakistani forests, or civilians, never terrorist camps that they have intel on.

Perhaps Pakistan would like cooperate when Indian govt investigates it. Civilians, after all. Nothing sensitive?

What were children doing in terrorist training camps? Who trafficked them there? Why does Pakistan government not know about the kids in terrorist camps?

Just like USA attacked stronghold of Osama Bin Laden which was in a country far far away (can’t remember which country), India is just sorting out known terrorist training camps in its neighbourhood.

I suppose it was equally illegal for USA to kill Osama in (can’t remember which country).

Your ancestors amputated your largest colony with a fake partition which has been dissolving bit by bit through the decades, and painfully.

No. Not your fault. Go enjoy your cake.