Re: Sorry

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 05:24:50 -0400, Afian <yann_kiraly@...> wrote:

>I'm sorry for bothering you with posts about my languages. I have now
>abandoned all of them to create a totaly different one. I will post a
>feature list and an example when it is , atleast basically, finished.
Heh.

I'm sorry for getting on your case the time(s) I did. I must remember to
treat n00bs nicely, especially since I was in your position only a year ago.

It's not annoying for us, really, you placing those posts for your
languages. I'm sure the main concern is about whether you are learning and
getting better. As long as you're eager to learn I'm sure most will tolerate
you and encourage you.

Let me tell you a story about my conlanging. The spring of last year I set
about creating my first serious conlang. It was called Regelluga, which is
at http://www.langmaker.com/db/mdl_regelluga.htm on LangMaker. I spent a
whole lot of time on this language. I worked on it all summer and into early
fall. I was doing pretty well, I thought.

Heh. Then I realized the patheticness of it. I had fallen into the n00b
conlanger's trap, which is to make a perfectly regular, perfectly copied,
and perfectly soulless conlang. See, I had tried to make an
"Indo-European-based" language, which in practice usually means "Latin
clone". I put a little too much Esperanto in it, also. Now, I realize some
of my mistakes are forgivable--one has to start somewhere--but I have
abandoned it and will no longer work on it. It's a stage I've passed and now
I've moved on.

Don't think that we've been annoyed by you posting here; having a new
acolyte is always pleasing. My concern is that you learn better how
languages work and that you apply this knowledge to better your conlangs.
This is the paramount issue, and one that you will find great help in being
a member of this mailing list.

Finally, you don't have to wait until a language is almost finished before
you post on it. In fact, I encourage you to post on whatever you feel you
need help on. There will always be people here that are willing to help you.

A good day to you and with a resounding Good Luck,

Ben