--- 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