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Post by Simbelmyne on Sept 14, 2004 18:09:13 GMT
I've been thinking about the languages board, and the site in general. To be honest, the languages board isn't actually used that much and is proving a headache. This is only a proposal so please read carefully and give me your opinion. PROPOSAL To get rid of the languages board and create a languages section on Meduseld with the following: - Language lessons. The mods, if they wish to, can write these up and provide exercises. Study-buddy area with lesson extensions or group discussion (arranged a bit like the debate on Meduseld), a question box and a form to submit for a buddy. - Elvish help. Submitting translations for correction, asking for pronounciation help etc. - Translations. Self-explanatory - Resources. Pronounciation charts, list of websites, accents and so on. Possibly even dictionaries or wordlists (perhaps like Nen's wordlist posts). - Elvish chats (looks at Elessar). For some of the word games and also for the development of practical skills. I want to know how everyone feels about this. To be honest, in my opinion it makes things easier. I don't have to wrestle with my FTP client to set up the beginnings of a forum, and it solves our ProBoards problem. But your opinions matter more. Let me know what you think Thanks! ~Sim
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Post by MirkwoodArcher on Sept 14, 2004 18:36:10 GMT
I already have some lessons written for use on my language forum at p215.ezboard.com/bbeleriandIf they are any use, feel free to add them to Med. I think it's best to remove the section here, as proboards are so unreasonable.
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Post by Evenstar on Sept 14, 2004 22:40:24 GMT
Sounds like a good idea to me. Nen's lessons are very good, I'd recommend you use them.
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Post by Arwen Evenstar on Sept 14, 2004 23:13:22 GMT
I think that's a very good idea, and think it would work well. And Nen's lessons are great. I'd highly recommend them
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Post by Marieke on Sept 15, 2004 10:07:25 GMT
Seems like a good idea to me, Sim. I'm glad you found a good way to deal with this problem.
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Post by Simbelmyne on Sept 15, 2004 16:17:34 GMT
As for lessons, here are my suggestions - SINDARIN. Perhaps we could use Nen's lessons with some wording changes (I'd feel bad about taking them outright as I try not to plagiarise, even with permission) - QUENYA. I don't know how busy Loey is right now, but possibly between her and Ith, we could get something going...I'll have to talk to them. - TENGWAR. That would be interesting, learning to read and write tengwar, methinks. I think Ith knows about tengwar but I'm not 100%. - ANGERTHAS. Dwarvish runes would be great to learn. I made some headway in them but I'd have to look again. If anyone's willing to help me with doing this kind of thing, let me know. Any other languages you think are relevant to the section or you would like to help with, please contact me by PM or email (meduseld@btinternet.com). I'm glad everyone likes the idea! I was kind of worried you wouldn't. ~Sim
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Post by ArwenUndomiel on Sept 15, 2004 16:43:00 GMT
Sounds great Sim!
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Post by Linithiel on Sept 15, 2004 17:29:48 GMT
Can I just say that the only reason (or at least the main reason) that the languages forum hasn't been very busy of late, is because I decided not to post anything new in here after we found out that we weren't allowed to use any other languages. It's not because no-one wants to use it, it's just that I thought we had decided not to post anything new until we'd gotten around the language restrictions. Otherwise I certainly would have used it more *feels like a bad mod for not posting in her forum* But I think your idea about the languages section sounds very good, Sim (I take it that we wouldn't be using Proboards for that... ) Nen's Sindarin lessons are very good, if we decide to use those, and I'd be happy to make some Tengwar lessons if you like. I'm not sure I'm the best person to write Quenya lessons, as I haven't got very far with them myself, but I'm happy to do some basic ones if you can't find anyone more experienced to do them.
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Post by MirkwoodArcher on Sept 15, 2004 18:56:54 GMT
Linithiel is the perfect person to do tengwar lessons! I might have a chance of learning Tengwar then.
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Post by Simbelmyne on Sept 16, 2004 6:39:32 GMT
Can I just say that the only reason (or at least the main reason) that the languages forum hasn't been very busy of late, is because I decided not to post anything new in here after we found out that we weren't allowed to use any other languages. It's not because no-one wants to use it, it's just that I thought we had decided not to post anything new until we'd gotten around the language restrictions. Otherwise I certainly would have used it more *feels like a bad mod for not posting in her forum* Yeah, that's OK and I knew you were doing that. But it probably would be best to take the forum down and sort it all out that way
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Post by Elessar on Sept 18, 2004 4:48:35 GMT
Well, I'm a little late (as always) but it sounds like a good idea to me. I'd be happy to help with a chat sometime as well if you'd like Sim. It may not be in the very immediate future as school has me pretty busy.
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Post by Simbelmyne on Sept 19, 2004 9:39:07 GMT
Yeah, Elessar, all I really need you to do is get a couple of chat channels on the Med chat up and running (maybe one for Sindarin, one for Quenya). Then we can sort out some scheduled chats and get some mods in For example (and this is an example - I haven't checked the times or anything)... SINDARIN Oct 2nd 11 AM GMT - Games, Mod 1 6 PM GMT - RP or Sindarin practice, Mod 2 And the same kind of thing for Quenya. Everyone get the idea? ~Sim
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