On Apr 18, 2008, at 7:18 AM, David Malouf wrote: > Alternatively, should we start creating, not regional lists, but > language lists?
My dos centavos, FWIW... Most of the language-specific lists I've been on lag sadly behind the main English lists. They have some value, but it is limited by scope and reach. I've been a longtime advocate of getting folks from different cultures together to help foster the growth of the profession. There is much to be gained by having diverse points of view represented in this and other online conversations. Because of this, I feel strongly that balkanizing conversations by language is the wrong way to go about this. The cost of entry to the global professional community is to learn to read / write / speak English well. Get used to it... English is the lingua franca of our world. (This may change in the future, but for now it holds.) I have very little sympathy for people who are uncomfortable with this notion because of nationalistic or culture-centric POVs. Cheers, -- Jorge ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
