[lojban-beginners] Re: Up-to-date definition of Lojban

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 11/19/05, Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 12:03:42PM +0600, Yanis Batura wrote:
> > While preparing the third and fourth modules for Parallel, I found
> > out (thanks to xorxes!) that the following sources now and then
> > contradict each other:
> >
> > 1) Lojban For Beginners (LFB)
> >
> > 2) The Complete Lojban Language (CLL)
> >
> > 3) Definitions from cmavo.txt and gismu.txt
> >
> > 4) Definitions from BPFK sections.
>
> Yes, and I really wish xorxes would stop talking about that to
> newbies.  It's caused much more confusion than is useful.

I don't see why beginners should be treated as if they were incapable
of using their brains. All of the above are useful sources of information
on Lojban for anyone who wants it. They may contradict one another
here and there, mostly in minor points. So what? Even when things
are officially published, they will inevitably contain glitches. What do
you suggest we do when someone asks about a controversial topic?
"You'll find out when you grow up"? As far as I'm concerned, there is
nothing in Lojban that a beginner who is interested can't handle from
the very moment they start learning the language, if they are interested.

mu'o mi'e xorxes