From lojban+bncCOjSjrXVGBCRqY7pBBoEYd5MrA@googlegroups.com Tue Jan 04 13:43:59 2011 Received: from mail-yi0-f61.google.com ([209.85.218.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PaEfb-0002dU-0I; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:59 -0800 Received: by yia27 with SMTP id 27sf8771002yia.16 for ; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:received :in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=hRRvsTv1xjWv/1OzWry8CeRE82H9rfzVedigWM/1tCg=; b=sjXrda89SXenhWOXc4O3+Hr2It7IWoBxt0LY5dIq7VKp4u1O8+Gj5CI1rVlpcBUD3H urbpkENmGW6gaUvNgbE1vZ2Pt+f+Lsu6Ecl4j8viSB39GzyRQ5/gsmwFOvMcHd5UTMro jXPA5dk7XUjPJNitpspL/+ku4RJbEEqimEn/4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=TqOWFE4KMEHY/FYA0ysmnfkb05OVwu7oiDUyQWhhZ6YKRmcso90aSr48P4exzPtuDc wAxapIDCXyaBoMFWRz95cFh2Vhs6FtlOfmz2NeB0YWvrd8sAXWYDIhdbfBiPomj02fxx CW8zlSZ3SrZ2jQKWKxbliD1U0l0EGCwWBaDQI= Received: by 10.150.171.3 with SMTP id t3mr1496627ybe.44.1294177425111; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:45 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.231.141.220 with SMTP id n28ls3174643ibu.0.p; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.200.129 with SMTP id ew1mr2451337ibb.0.1294177424299; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.200.129 with SMTP id ew1mr2451335ibb.0.1294177424265; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-iw0-f179.google.com (mail-iw0-f179.google.com [209.85.214.179]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gf5si1799957icb.2.2011.01.04.13.43.43 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:43 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lukeabergen@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.179 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.179; Received: by mail-iw0-f179.google.com with SMTP id 42so16939153iwn.24 for ; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:43 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.13.137 with SMTP id c9mr22219076iba.37.1294177423111; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:43:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.19.199 with HTTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2011 13:43:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <9114501.161.1294150198377.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqhy19> <7c0687a1-deba-495a-9760-95d1d0649423@t8g2000prh.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 16:43:43 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Vote for the Future Global Language From: Luke Bergen To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lukeabergen@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.179 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lukeabergen@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022150467ef94c74904990c29da --0022150467ef94c74904990c29da Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I never understood that idea. If I were a serial killer I wouldn't want any press. And there is at least 1 good reason for lojban being an auxlang (at least at some point in the future after it's been completed). One of the design goals was cultural neutrality. Not many conlangs and certainly no natlangs have been designed with that in mind I think. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Oren wrote: > But any press is good press >D > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 15:57, Lindar wrote: > >> I'm -not- going to vote for lojban. It has not been and definitely >> isn't now a candidate auxlang. If it -does- get upvoted, people are >> going to ask why it would make a good auxlang, and we can give no >> legitimate response because it wouldn't be. Personally, I don't want >> hundreds of douchebags every day asking why we're the best auxlang and >> asking why we think we're better than $popular_auxlang. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "lojban" group. >> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Oren Robinson > (315) 569-2888 > 102 Morrison Ave > Somerville, MA 02144 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. 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And there is at least 1 good reason for l= ojban being an auxlang (at least at some point in the future after it's= been completed). =A0One of the design goals was cultural neutrality. =A0No= t many conlangs and certainly no natlangs have been designed with that in m= ind I think.

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Oren <get.oren@gmail.com= > wrote:
But any press is good press >D


On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 15:57, L= indar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm -not- going to vote for lojban. It h= as not been and definitely
isn't now a candidate auxlang. If it -does- get upvoted, people are
going to ask why it would make a good auxlang, and we can give no
legitimate response because it wouldn't be. Personally, I don't wan= t
hundreds of douchebags every day asking why we're the best auxlang and<= br> asking why we think we're better than $popular_auxlang.

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