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Re: Conlangs on LibraryThing

From:Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@...>
Date:Monday, February 26, 2007, 10:46
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