Received: from localhost ([::1]:59697 helo=stodi.digitalkingdom.org) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1WIMm3-0007CK-2g; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:30:35 -0800 Received: from mail-ve0-f174.google.com ([209.85.128.174]:54721) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1WIMls-0007CE-C9 for llg-members@lojban.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:30:33 -0800 Received: by mail-ve0-f174.google.com with SMTP id oy12so904080veb.33 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:30:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=n5aYKaINcQ+DrdVjiy3XC4nVkTbk/whaOP6xdCeSSQQ=; b=oPiR0ZyPJrr3b5xbrCmmMuLcuSKhq2JzkimmzpJqwwvhXYyKp892//IbNH2HoDZwvx oyI7TP+x48KaKP/edYvxs/7c8XslYQwmNgtVCOH4hG8Tok5qNA6q7RFV4Zu/Mac8iJwf 2HGirBFHMwUEYQKUaDAe3F5zqyjPJGk0IcsQZUSdenlD+V7urk02Hhk1ZFnGNuQOSWuc slUTyP1ss84LzBrQwr/oB5xzfnJpR4cWN5uMv97SFkRm6xD7X6TqinIH9x31vopczTrd isTikVChHvAhUFq+miq6kBuowV/ZwoLziuPQZQNV37TfcMqzlYH2i+wzfKVMEEqJdPnN pt6A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.18.231 with SMTP id z7mr77720ved.40.1393353018032; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:30:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.150.16 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:30:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <17BB86AF-6716-42C7-AD29-94A4F976BB97@whitlock.org> References: <52E80298.4090002@lojban.org> <530A53D7.1070201@lojban.org> <20140225005640.GP16314@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <530C8E32.9090703@lojban.org> <17BB86AF-6716-42C7-AD29-94A4F976BB97@whitlock.org> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:30:17 +0500 Message-ID: From: Ali Sajid Imami To: llg-members@lojban.org X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.1 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / Subject: Re: [Llg-members] *** LLG 2013 Annual Meeting: President's report - book publication and the future of LLG as an organization X-BeenThere: llg-members@lojban.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: llg-members@lojban.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4959861764905812082==" Errors-To: llg-members-bounces@lojban.org --===============4959861764905812082== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b6d7b50afca0904f33f47d5 --047d7b6d7b50afca0904f33f47d5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Me and Cosmic Ray are running a lojban group as well. I probably should have mentioned that. Regards, Ali Sajid Imami CTO Devolution Games On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:58 PM, TommyLee Whitlock wrote: > > On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:36 AM, Bob LeChevalier wrote: > > We probably need some way for people to submit Lojban text for others to > read, possibly multiple feeds (one for stuff that people are reasonably > certain is good Lojban, and one for writings by learners seeking feedback= ). > The mailing list used to be a suitable place for this, but these days is > mostly limited to technical discussions, with an occasional "how to say i= t" > that is often more a matter of tricky or obscure English semantics rather > than actual Lojban difficulty. > > > As long as Facebook is still popular, it can (and apparently does) serve > the purpose. Fwiw, I just did a simple search for lojban on FB and there > are several lojban groups on FB already, including one that is 1,259 > members strong. There is one for Brazil, one in Swedish, and one in Hong > Kong, among others. Some are closed groups and some are open. It appear= s > that PaulFrancis is a member of several of them. There are also 2 lojban > pages and one of them sports the lojban =E2=80=9Clogo=E2=80=9D. > > So, that horse has left the barn already! But I am not surprised. Is > anyone in this meeting on any of those groups? If not, someone should be= . > This could be a way to offer support from the =E2=80=9Cmother ship=E2=80= =9D and attract > more interest. (but over 1,300 combined is pretty good already!) No > reason why other groups couldn=E2=80=99t be encouraged around national la= nguages, > such as French, German, Russian, etc. lojban groups with links to the US > group(s). I=E2=80=99d recommend somebody starting and moderating a page = for the > technical discussions. > > One thing I noted on a couple of the groups is a quote from the NY Times > of 2010: > > In an interview in 2010 with the New York Times, Arika Okrent, the author > of In the Land of Invented Languages, stated: "The constructed language > with the most complete grammar is probably Lojban =E2=80=93 a language cr= eated to > reflect the principles of logic." > > > That looks like a pretty good endorsement to me. > > TommyLee > > _______________________________________________ > Llg-members mailing list > Llg-members@lojban.org > http://mail.lojban.org/mailman/listinfo/llg-members > > --047d7b6d7b50afca0904f33f47d5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Me and Cosmic Ray are running a lojban group as well. I= probably should have mentioned that.



Regards,
Ali Sajid = Imami
CTO
Devolution Games


On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:58 PM, TommyL= ee Whitlock <tommylee@whitlock.org> wrote:

On Feb 25, 2014, at= 7:36 AM, Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban.org> wrote:
W= e probably need some way for people to submit Lojban text for others to rea= d, possibly multiple feeds (one for stuff that people are reasonably certai= n is good Lojban, and=C2=A0one for writings by learners seeking feedback). = =C2=A0The mailing list used to be a suitable place for this, but these days= is mostly limited to technical discussions, with an=C2=A0occasional "= how to say it" that is often more a matter of tricky or obscure Englis= h semantics rather than actual Lojban difficulty.=C2=A0=C2=A0

As long as Facebook is still popular, it can (a= nd apparently does) serve the purpose. =C2=A0Fwiw, I just did a simple sear= ch for lojban on FB and there are several lojban groups on FB already, incl= uding one that is 1,259 members strong. =C2=A0There is one for Brazil, one = in Swedish, and one in Hong Kong, among others. =C2=A0Some are closed group= s and some are open. =C2=A0It appears that PaulFrancis is a member of sever= al of them. =C2=A0There are also 2 lojban pages and one of them sports the = lojban =E2=80=9Clogo=E2=80=9D. =C2=A0

So, that horse has left the barn already! =C2=A0But I a= m not surprised. =C2=A0Is anyone in this meeting on any of those groups? = =C2=A0If not, someone should be. This could be a way to offer support from = the =E2=80=9Cmother ship=E2=80=9D and attract more interest. =C2=A0(but ove= r 1,300 combined is pretty good already!) =C2=A0No reason why other groups = couldn=E2=80=99t be encouraged around national languages, such as French, G= erman, Russian, etc. lojban groups with links to the US group(s). =C2=A0I= =E2=80=99d recommend somebody starting and moderating a page for the techni= cal discussions. =C2=A0

One thing I noted on a couple of the groups is a quote = from the NY Times of 2010: =C2=A0
In an interview in 2010 with the New York = Times, Arika Okrent, the author of In the Land of Invented Languages, state= d: "The constructed language with the most=C2=A0complete grammar is pr= obably Lojban =E2=80=93 a language created to reflect the principles of log= ic."

That looks like a pretty good endorsement = to me. =C2=A0

=
TommyLee=C2=A0

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