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Wayne in Maine Date: Fri Oct 22, 1999 5:48 pm Subject: Yes to Changes in the SW List! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Val and all - I for one would like to see people writing in their native language, if they so choose. I would learn a lot more about SW if we were able to write our communications in ASL. I realize that not everyone can write Portuguese, German, Danish, etc. but if we were to see these languages written, it might stimulate us to learn them. I for one was disappointed when you said no to the person who wanted to write in Portuguese. As we all know, it is sometimes hard to espress oneself in a foreign language. I think we should all make the effort to learn one another's languages. I say open it up to different languages and to attachments! - Wayne in Maine >From: Valerie Sutton >Reply-To: SignWriting List >To: SignWriting List >Subject: Changes to the SW List? >Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 07:37:45 -0700 > >Sunday, October 17, 1999 > >Good Morning Everyone! >I opened my email box this Sunday morning, to two messages written in >German! I read them and enjoyed them :-) > >Of course I know that those were supposed to be private messages - that >happens sometimes - the Reply Button is just so easy to push! > >But this does bring up two questions that I have been meaning to ask all of >you anyway.... > >1. The SW List is only in English right now. Recently, someone wrote to >ask if they could post messages in Portuguese, and I felt a little badly, >but I said "no", assuming that it would be annoying to those who cannot >read Portuguese. Do all of you want the SW List to be "English only"? How >do you feel about that? > >2. A long time ago, Paul Cowley was kind enough to setup another SW List >that could accept attached files. If a person has an older computer, and >cannot receive attached files, they would not be able to join such a list. >The present SignWriting List is on LISTSERVE. The new list, that can accept >attached files, is not. > >So the question is...how many of you would like to switch to a SW List that >can accept attached files? That would mean that we could be sending >SignWriting messages to each other, attached to our email messages, either >as .gif or .jpegs, or files typed with the SignWriter Computer Program too. >Our email would become more of a "visual experience", as well as a verbal >one. > >This would lead to complete email messages written in a signed language >someday. After all, if we can type messages in German or Portuguese, why >not a signed language? > >The one thing is...I don't want to manage TWO SignWriting Lists - I am sure >you can understand why! So if we ALL vote to move to a list that can accept >attached files, then I will talk to Paul Cowley about switching us over >automatically... > >How do you all feel about these two issues?... > >In am happy either way :-) > >Val ;-) > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Valerie Sutton > > >SignWritingSite...Lessons Online >https://www.SignWriting.org > >SignBankSite...Databases Online >https://www.SignBank.org > >Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting >Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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