--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com,
"seshattrismegistos <seshat@...>"
<seshat@...> wrote:

> Dear Etaonsh,
>
> I my math is correct, thy latest

message contained 503 words, of

> which only 53 were about writing

systems. (*)

>
> The remaining 90% of thy post is a

variety of profound thoughts which

> happen to be TOTALLY OFF-TOPIC.
>
> I prompt thee to decide whether

thou hast an interest for Qalam's

> boring topic, or whether thou

preferst to go discussing more

> interesting things in more

interesting places.

>
> Regards.
> Seshat (Qalam's highly loaded

moderator)

>
>
> (*: The 53 on-topic words -- "For

'letter,' in the normal, broad

> sense. ... the untapped potential

of alphabets as mnemonic codes, or

> of letters as broader symbols. ...

'Futhark' and 'rune' clearly refer

> to specific families of alphabets

and Germanic runes are strongly

> associated with heathen culture,

magic and divination, which

> contributed, historically to their

decline and suppression. They are

> not, therefore, 'just letters,'")
>
>

No, I have to say (even if it may be
my last) that that is not a correct
calculation, anyone who has the time
to actually look at my last post can
quickly see that, and that we cannot
put it to a vote as, unlike at my
groups, you have chosen to suppress
the 'Member Create Poll' option.
Dictators live in a denial which
undermines the fruits of their
subjects, and their overthrow is
inevitable.
R