Re: Offlang suggestion & counterproposal

--- Maarten wrote:

> For a basic but official organisation, 5 people are
> enough (...) Money is a prerequisite if you want to
> register with the chamber of commerce (which would
> make the organization legal, in the sense of having
> the rights of a corporate body ...
Yes, but why would you want to create a rechtspersoon
for a group of five people? The same activities can
well be performed in a rather unofficial way, without
a board and without statutes.
Besides, for €30 a year I would prefer to have a nice
deer steak with raspberry sauce, and discuss our
languages over the table ;)

> Well, you could have "conventions" where people meet
> and exchaneg conlang ideas and show each other their
> conlangs.
See above.

> Well, the alternative could be an international
> organization for conlanging. A club or organization
> is not necessarily based on meeting every month, but
> can also be generally founded to promote a certain
> type of activities (e.g. conlanging).
Well, seriously, such an organization would at least
have to define its goals. Most conlangers, I feel,
don't really feel a need to "promote" conlanging. On
the other hand, I like the idea of conventions.

> > Some smaller, clublike things could be possibly be
> > done, though. I think of, for example, the Conlang
> > Database Project, or even the FAQ project.
>
> They are more activities, not really organisations.
True, but they would suit such an organization.
Besides, the organization could play an assisting,
hosting or coordinating role sometimes.

> > Furthermore, it would be thinkable to create a
> > conlang weekly, or monthly, to be available for
> > members of the List and eventual other
> > subscribers.
>
> Hmm, we have a lot of that already.
In the form of a periodical? I must have failed to
notice them, in that case.

> The conlang community is well organized online, but
> lacks a link to the real world outside our
> electronic devices.
Nothing wrong with a "hard copy", to use an electronic
term.

Thanx,
Jan


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