Return-path: X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:30:17 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.66.169]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mra9j-0002Q1-Gk; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:29:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mra99-0002Pu-9F for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:29:19 -0700 Received: from sabre-wulf.nvg.ntnu.no ([129.241.210.67]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mra91-0002Om-30 for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:29:19 -0700 Received: from hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no (unknown [IPv6:2001:700:300:2000:2a0:c9ff:feab:76e2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by sabre-wulf.nvg.ntnu.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B5B194795 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:28:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no (8.13.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id n8QGSEh7016317 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:28:14 +0200 Received: (from arj@localhost) by hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id n8QGS8tF016316 for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:28:08 +0200 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:28:08 +0200 From: Arnt Richard Johansen To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: jbovlaste entry suggestion page Message-ID: <20090926162808.GD2685@nvg.org> References: <4de8c3930909260915l7077b52fyf16089a1f387534c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4de8c3930909260915l7077b52fyf16089a1f387534c@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-NVG-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-NVG-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: arj@nvg.ntnu.no X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: arj@nvg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 1630 Lines: 33 On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 06:15:22PM +0200, tijlan wrote: > I have been focusing on the General Service List > (http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:General_Service_List) as > to what to put into jbovlaste, so that i can optimize my effort > towards most useful & frequent words (at least in English). I > encourage other committed editors to be guided by such word lists at > times if not always. Other than the General Service List, i recommend: > > Basic English 1500 > http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Extended_Basic_English_alphabetical_wordlist > > Academic Word List > http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Academic_word_list > > Contemporary Fiction Word Frequency List > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/Contemporary_fiction > > For this purpose, it would be very convenient & motivative if > jbovlaste provided us with a page that would, based on such word > lists, tell us which entries are missing from the database, in > addition to the "natlang - All" page that lists only existing entries. These lists are of course fine as rough guides to finding important words in existing literature, but using them as laundry lists for outright creating new words should be discouraged, because it runs counter to cultural neutrality. -- Arnt Richard Johansen http://arj.nvg.org/ I always thought that if Uri Geller actually could bend spoons, or could bend metal in general, that the Israeli Air Force would fly him over Syria and have him bend up all the tanks. -- Seth Shostak