[GSBN] Admin: Proposal for Non-posting subscribers

[Paula Baker-Laporte]

Hi All,
As the new kid on the block I've been reading all with enthusiasm. I think
that the proposal is a good idea.
Best,
Paula

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Sarah Machtey <mudhome at netzero.net> wrote:

> I think it's a wonderful idea, and all the suggestions for wording are
> great!
>
> Perhaps, in the interest of not offending people, someone could come up
> with phrasing for making the reason for keeping the list small a bit more
> explicit? Something about how it is a popular topic and the number of
> posters is limited to keep on those busy experts who get too overwhelmed by
> the flood of emails on the general straw building lists...
>
> Also, Derek makes a good point and if we want to be *really* conscientious
> we could try to take into account, not only the human brains of people
> whose first language is something other than English, but also the quirks
> of language-translation software. For example, if you use Babelfish to
> translate something into French it will produce something full of
> contractions but if you copy that and past its own exact words back in,
> Babelfish cannot translate contractions - not even the ones it created.
> Also, simple short words often have multiple shades of meaning that are
> clear to humans in context but get translated by computers into things that
> are completely nonsensical. Longer words with more precise meanings can
> often, ironically, make things simpler. I could go on...
>
> Thank you Bill and everyone for making this resource available to the
> world,
> Sarah
>
>
> Sarah Machtey
> SageEarth.com
>
>
>
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