Paul Bartlett | Re: [LFN] Re: New LFN

• Autor: Paul Bartlett (“bartlett22183”)
• Tema: Re: [LFN] Re: New LFN
• Data: 2009-08-31 21:14
• Mesaje: 3075 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009, scaramouche_54 wrote:

> In my opinion, LFN is good enough the way it is. In fact, it is a
> beautiful language. If  people start tinkering with it to change it from
> George's original vision, they will kill the language. What the
> community needs is a "fundamento" to stabilize the language as it is
> now.
>
> I believe one of the major reasons Esperanto succeeded is that the heart
> of the language was cut into stone. This stability attracted many to the
> project (including me).  [...]

I know that many people do not like "me too" messages, but in this case
I think it is allowable.  I have been around the constructed
international auxiliary language (conIAL) movement for may years, and I
have seen the seriously deleterious effect of tinkering which never
stops.  Yes, the initial proposal for a conIAL may be subject to *ONE*
suggested reform after some time of real world use, but after that the
tinkering must stop.

No conIAL will ever be "perfect" according to somebody or other's
standard.  The quest for the "perfect" conIAL is futile.  At some point
the tinkering simply MUST stop.  Period.  As scaramouch_54 says, one
thing that has kept Esperanto from deteriorating into never-ending
dialects and failure has been the "Fundamento de Esperanto" adopted
long ago.  That is why I think only the *original* suggested reform of
E-o to Ido after many years of use is the *only* legitimate suggestion
for E-o.  (Sadly, some of the idists themselves cannot resist the
temptation to tinker endlessly.)

Although I have differed from some of George Boeree's decisions
(including to inflate the LFN vocabulary enormously, beyond what a
basic learner can comprehend), nevertheless I accept the initial
structure.  Endless tinkering will destroy Lingua Franca Nova as any
possible candidate for further acceptance.  STOP TINKERING!!!

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Paul Bartlett