Re: Which auxlangs? (was Re: I won't start a flame war)

Don Blaheta wrote:

> > The point is that it is too political an issue to decide that way.
>
> Is there any better way to decide it?
Yes, avoid it entirely, or include about 6 of them including Occidental.
Please do *NOT* choose 3, that is the worst thing you could do.

> Having seen Jay's post of it, I'd be perfectly happy with that as our
> romance auxlang on the T-shirt---it's perfect, because it's fairly
> representative of its genre, *and* it's designed by a list member to
> boot. :)
Why have any other auxlang? You just keep asking for trouble.
Auxlangs will save the world, but only after they kill each other!?!

> > I really do not want Interlingua advertised at the expense of
> > Occidental.  Nor Esperanto. But if Glosa and OCC and Ido can be
> > included, I think that's all the living auxlangs worth worrying about.
>
> I understand not liking Esperanto, but the fact remains that it would
> be probably the #1 most recognisable thing on the t-shirt, absent any
> natlangs (and as I said, I think it's a good idea for the natlangs to
> be absent).  What's your beef with having Eo on the shirt, anyway?
My beef is that you ought not to be judging auxlangs. Nor should anyone.
It is a sensitive issue, leading to arguments here, as we have just proven.