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From:
Stefan Woehrmann Date: Fri Oct 22, 1999 8:52 pm Subject: Re: Changes in the SW List! | ||||||||
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Hi Valerie, itīs funny. I already tried to suggest something like this in previous emails - I think itīs a very good idea and I vote for it! Stefan >From: Valerie Sutton >Reply-To: SignWriting List >To: SignWriting List >Subject: Re: Changes in the SW List! >Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 07:00:23 -0700 > >October 22, 1999 > >Good Morning, SignWriting List! > >First, I want to welcome Rukhsana, from Pakistan, to the SignWriting List! >It is so nice to meet someone from Pakistan, who works with Pakistani Sign >Language! Thank you for your great introduction, Rukhsana. > >Second...in regards to the message about "Changes to the SW List"...Perhaps >some of you noticed that there was a date at the top of the message? I >write the date at the top of my messages, because sometimes the LISTSERVE >software that manages this List, gets "clogged" and some messages don't >always get sent in sequence. In this case this message had "disappeared" - >I wrote it last Sunday - so I thought the message was lost. > >While it was lost (smile), during the middle of the week, we had a >fascinating exchange when Lourdes honestly expressed that she did not >understand "linguistic terminology". That was so good that happened! I am >glad Lourdes told us!! > >So that experience made me think clearer. .....Can you imagine if we have >messages written in Spanish or Portuguese or another spoken language?...A >lot of us will be left out, including Lourdes and a lot of Deaf people who >are fluent in a signed language, but not a spoken language. And that is not >fair.... > >So I suggest the following policy...how do you all feel about this policy? > > >NEW SIGNWRITING LIST POLICY >(still has to be voted on :-) > >1. Signed Languages. The purpose of the SignWriting List is to discuss and >learn about SignWriting....so having a List that can accept attached files >does make sense - since that will make it possible for us to share >SignWriting with each other. > >2. Spoken Languages. Every message must be written in English at "the top >of" the message. But if a person would also like to place the translation >of that message in another spoken language, at the BOTTOM of the message, >that is fine. That way, no one is left out. > > >So now I need to know what you all think about this idea? > >Thanks so much for your participation and input - It is great to have such >a wonderful List of people working together as a team! > >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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