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<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 08 November 2007 - Volume 02<br>Song Contest: <a href="http://lowlands-l.net/contest/">lowlands-l.net/contest/</a> (- 31 Dec. 2007)<br>=========================================================================
<br><br>From: <span class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Pat Reynolds</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:pat@caerlas.demon.co.uk">pat@caerlas.demon.co.uk</a>></span></span> <br>
Subject: <span class="HcCDpe">LL-L "List communication" 2007.11.07 (03) [E]<br><br></span>In message<br><<a href="mailto:57c981290711071110j29d86d8fy9d0f7677eed9ef1f@mail.gmail.com">57c981290711071110j29d86d8fy9d0f7677eed9ef1f@mail.gmail.com
</a>>,<br>Lowlands-L List <<a href="mailto:lowlands.list@GMAIL.COM">lowlands.list@GMAIL.COM</a>> (i.e. Peter Snepvangers writes<br><div class="Ih2E3d">> Please try to list in english also as we are not all as gifted as all
<br>>you folks on the list and we do need to make the list as accesible as<br>>possible.<br><br></div>I don't mind it ... this is why (just my thoughts).<br><br> I belong to three lists which operate in multiple languages.
<br><br>The first is run by a body affiliated to UNESCO. Everything official<br>has to be in both English and French (they alternate which comes first),<br>although posting in Spanish and Russian are both allowed. Very<br>
occasionally there is an official positing in Spanish (e.g. for a<br>Spanish-language conference), with obligatory translations into English<br>and French. There is very little discussion on the list, but when<br>there is, it is almost always in English. Very, very occasionally, there
<br>is a comment or two in French.<br><br>The second list is run by a group of archaeologists who are very pro<br>indigenous rights. Almost every post is in English, but a fair number<br>are in Spanish, and a very few in French. Threads stick to their
<br>language, in almost every case (the exceptions being very brief English<br>posts asking for translation so they can join in on political<br>campaigns).<br><br>All lists want to be inclusive, and accessible. But oddly, I think that
<br>the way people post to lowlands-l in different languages makes it more<br>accessible than either of the others (and more accessible than<br>English-only lists). This is because it is far easier to read in an<br>additional language than it is to write, so we include people who
<br>(think) their English isn't good enough, Of course, if someone replies<br>to a post, or starts a discussion in a language that I don't understand,<br>things don't move forward as easily as they should. But I find
<br>conversations often come around back into English. And in the meantime,<br>I like reading things I don't understand, in idle moments. In not-idle<br>moments, I delete, unread, things without E in the subject line
<br>(although I admit I didn't recognise this useful tag for too long!)<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Pat<br><font color="#888888"><br><br>--<br>Pat Reynolds<br><br>It may look messy now ...<br> ... but just you come back in 500 years time (T. Pratchett).
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