Re: Workshops Review from Yitzik the Snakie

 --- Isaac A. Penzev skrzypszy:

> If nobody objects, I thought it would be good to give you a slight
> impression what's going on in workshops.
> If I find enough time and inspiration, I'll make these reviews weekly (bli
> neder).
Neat idea!

> Celti ~ is dormant.
> Romance ~ : 11 msgs per week.
> Slavi ~ is dormant, though participants agreed to widen the range of langs
> under discussion by adding Greek, Albanian, Baltic and Uralic langs.
Perhaps dormant, but sometimes having outbursts of enormous activity. What I
like about Celticonlang and Romanceconlang is their high level of ontopicness.
When somebody has something interesting to tell, s/he does it; if there is
nobody at the moment, the group is dormant.

As I wrote to you on Slavi ~, I doubt whether broadening the range of langs is
really a solution. How many conlangs are based on the examples you give above?

And then there is the question: when I have something to say about my
Slavo-Romance conlang Wenedyk, should I post it to Romance~, to Slavi~ or to
Conlang?
I've been cross-posting for a while, but it means that many people get the same
message two or even three times. I prefer to avoid that. So after all I would
post to the list from which I get most response.

But then again, if such a regional list is dormant for a while, it certainly
does not mean that it is dead.

> If you know any other Regional Conlang Workshop, just tell the Snakie!
Not regional, but there are a few other conlang groups as well: Langmaker 2,
Artificial Language 2, Langmakercafe... The first two are quite active,
although I fail to see any real difference with Conlang.
And of course, there are groups in other languages than English: Ideolengua,
Ougloupo, the Russian group you once linked me to (does it work BTW?)...

Cheers,
Jan

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"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones

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