Re: New member greets list :-)

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:04:37 -0000, Kinetic <kinetic_wab@...>
wrote:

>Greetings all!
Hi!  Welcome to the list!

>Allow me to introduce myself.  I'm a conlang enthusiast from the
>UK and I just signed up to the list.  I've actually come across
>this list's archives a few times on the net, but never got round
>to signing up until now.
>
>A bit of background:  I first tried conlanging at age 11 (that was
>when I started to learn German in school and discovered a hitherto-
>unknown passion for languages that's still with me to this day!).
>Of course my first lang was woefully naive... and unfortunately
>I've forgotten most of what I ever did on it.
[smile]
I think everyone does something like this with their first effort.  My own
first conlangs when I was a child were basically naming-languages or
ciphers of English with those implausible "code" scripts you tend to come
up with as a child.

...

>Finally, before I go ahead and start posting stuff, I should point
>out that I haven't had the time to read very much of the archives,
>so I don't yet have a good idea of the conventions and stuff on this
>list.  Should I just go ahead and contribute, or would I be better
>off lurking for a little while to get a feel for things
I agree with what others have already said.  Just jump in.

I hope you post some stuff on your conlang soon,

Geoff