riddle@ut-sally.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle) (12/21/84)
The idea has come up before. A year or so back, when net.nlang.celts was
created, I solicited votes for other subgroups of net.nlang. One person
suggested an Esperanto newsgroup, but neither he nor any of the other
respondents were able to get enough supportive votes to justify creating any
new newsgroups.
That's not to say that an Esperanto newsgroup isn't a good idea. I, for one,
would be interested. But I think a more appropriate way to try to get the
ball rolling would be to start a discussion in net.nlang. If it lasts for
several weeks, then that should be justification for giving it its own
newsgroup.
Two more suggestions:
(1) To avoid flames, people who post articles in Esperanto (or any other
language than English) should clearly label the language used in the
subject line until and unless a special newsgroup is created.
(2) If the campaign is successful, the new newsgroup should be a subgroup
(net.nlang.esper?), not a top-level group.
Good luck.
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