On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 20:55, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: > Hi Sophie, > > >If I agree that an EN project should not be created out of frustration, > >however I think that what Ryan and Ian expressed has to be taken into > >consideration. > >I'm surprised that we say "no" to people offering time an energy to our > >community. I feel that this is not the concept of the NLC. I'm > surprised > >that we say "no" without proposing anything else. Please don't see all > >this as a critic, but more interrogations. > >I feel that saying -1 doesn't give any answer to the strenght of > >community they asked for and the help they need to manage this > >community, even if I understand well that this could not be done in > >emergency and in response to a possible fork. > > I was under the impression that we--I and others--actually proposed a > bunch of solutions that seemed, to me, to be better. That is: To boost > and promote the MarCon efforts, to develop more regional groups. > > I also think that having more effective communication is a good > strategy. Would an EN project, especially one born of frustration > accomplish this? Or would it rather do the opposite?
I think it was agreed that one born out of frustration was not a good idea which is why there has been backing off. That does not mean that in principle an EN project is not needed for the reasons Charles and Sophie articulate. To me its simply a matter of symmetry and being seen to be even-handed with all native languages and as far as possible their cultural identity. No doubt there are lines to be drawn on that score but I wouldn't like to see a line drawn at the point of never ever having an EN project. -- Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZMS Ltd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
