Re: [TIED] Ahem....somewhat perturbed.....

Hello Claude,

Welcome to the list. As you have noticed, this is a place where you're
allowed to express your opinion even on things you don't know so much about.
Imagine we're all sitting in a big restaurant, eating icecream (only those
people who are allowed to:)and saying whatever comes to one's mind at that
moment and is slightly connected with the topic. There are many people in
this group that know a big deal about indo-european languages and despite
occasional "rubbish" you still have the opportunity to learn alot here.

Bye
Simona

Claude wrote:

>
> I recently subscribed to this list, since IE is the root of 90% of all
>the languages I am interested in.
>BUT in the very short time I was here, people have been at each other's
>throats about African culture, some poor uneducated man remarked that
>Putin means whore and insulted a simple play in Latin........and flaming
>seems to be commonplace here.
>
> SInce I do not wish to leave this very informative and terrific list,
>could I please request that the moderator enforce a greater amount of list
>policy? It is highly irritating to try and sound educated in the midst of
>a linguistic food fight.
>
>
> Claude
>
> PS Whoever said anything about the Celtic languages, BRAVO! I am an
>absolute Goidelic devotee.......
>

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