From sentto-44114-16097-1032938150-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Wed Sep 25 00:18:50 2002 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:18:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n40.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.108]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.05) id 17u6Ra-0005Tq-01 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:18:46 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-16097-1032938150-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.201] by n40.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Sep 2002 07:15:51 -0000 X-Sender: Ti@fa-kuan.muc.de X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_1_1_3); 25 Sep 2002 07:15:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 81399 invoked from network); 25 Sep 2002 07:15:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m9.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 25 Sep 2002 07:15:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n7.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.91) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Sep 2002 07:15:51 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.144] by n7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Sep 2002 07:15:50 -0000 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster From: "A.W.T." X-Originating-IP: 212.144.156.119 X-Yahoo-Profile: aolung MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:15:47 -0000 Subject: [lojban] Re: Tengwar on frontespieces Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 1585 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: Ti@fa-kuan.muc.de Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --- In lojban@y..., "And Rosta" wrote: > Nick: ... > > Would anyone vehemently object to the Lessons cover art containing > > Tengwar alongside Roman script for Lojban? > > > > Would anyone objecting object less vehemently if the Tengwar is > > somehow disguised, stylised, or deemphasised? > > > > Same question for Level 0. > > > > My own opinion is: no Tengwar on Level 0, a publication more > > explicitly associated with the LLG and officialness; but yes, > > stylised and deemphasised Tengwar on the cover of the Lessons, which > > is a less official project. > > My view is that used on its own, it sends out the wrong message, > but if the cover shows Lojban written in several different scripts > -- e.g. cyrillic, hebrew, arabic, devanagari, tengwar -- it sends > out very much the right message. > > (Needless to say, no hebrew without arabic. That would definitely > send out the wrong message. Or at least guarantee that the wrong > message gets received.) Tengwar at any rate would be an eye-catcher stirring up the curiosity and (maybe lasting) interest of all those folks fond of Tolkien's fancy world and languages (and there are lots of with linguistic priority). But this wouldn't be sufficient a reason for Tengwar only. I share And's opinion of making the cover up with various scripts (including, of course, Arabic!) in order to highlight the international character of La Logji Bangu. mu'omi'e .aulun. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home for Top $ http://us.click.yahoo.com/RrPZMC/jTmEAA/MVfIAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/