Re: Conlangs on LibraryThing

On 26/02/07, Krista Casada <kcasada@...> wrote:
>
> Jeff,
> Because I'm not smart enough!
>
> In all seriousness, one of LibraryThing's aims is to connect people with
> similar reading tastes, so the focus of discussions tends to be different
> from what goes on here. And the pace is a bit more leisurely--might bore
> your socks off! Also, since posts are preserved on LibraryThing's servers,
> it is easier to get back in the swing of things if, like me, you
> occasionally, um, neglect your email for two days.
>
> But I suspect there's huge potential for mutual benefit; to be honest, I
> rather thought I might start that group and get no reaction at all, so I'm
> pretty much amazed at the level of response I've already seen. And this list
> has already been mentioned there, and there are some 130, 000 user accounts
> on LibraryThing, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if a few folks who pop
> out of the woodwork there wind up over here . . .
>
> Some very smart person once said, "Doing is better than stewing," which
> may be taken to mean that a little healthy confrontation is better for your
> blood pressure than sitting in front of your computer biting your nails to
> the quick and muttering some variation of "Whodoesthatwomanthinksheis?" in
> your conlang. Besides, this is my second stint in this list, and I happen to
> know there are a handful of people here who can testify that I was a lot
> more trouble the first time around.
>
> :)
> Krista

8D

Jeff