[lojban] Re: html tag ethics

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 06:15:36AM -0500, Robert LeChevalier wrote:
> But the bottom line is that we are trying to cooperate with TLI, not
> to undercut them (at this stage, they'll live or die without our
> help), and perceptions can be more important than reality.  If we
> start promoting "Loglan" on our web pages merely in order to get hits
> from Steven's 500 looking for Loglan, it LOOKS to everyone else like
> "hype" and "poaching", and will be understood by TLI and by most
> readers as such.  It would be better to negotiate a relationship
> whereby TLI puts a more prominent link on their page pointing to ours
> as another implementation of JCB's ideas with an active community, and
> we put a respectful link on our page acknowledging their site as
> documenting what we recognize as the predecessor language to Lojban.
> This is honest, aboveboard, and communicates the way the languages
> relate to each other.
> 
> That is the sort of thing I am trying to do with Bob McIvor  (and if
> he and Robin want to work out mutually acceptable wording for mutual
> pointers along the lines I describe above, I approve)

I have no problems with this.  Bob?

-Robin

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