Hello Dan.

13 Jul 06 09:16, you wrote to me:

 RT>>> choose which  one, eenie meenie mino moe ... 
 DC>> Is that your method?

 RT>> If it was, one or the other would have gotten support here ...

 DC> Nice evasion.

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 RT>>> Until there is a clear majority, wanting the same thing, there
 RT>>> is bugger all  anyone can do.

 DC>> Ever read a Russian novel?

 RT>> No, have you ever read any Xhosa novels ...

 DC> Another nice evasion.

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 RT>>> be done one way or the other, but not all  ways, all at once ...
 RT>>> , round here that is called an "abortion" ...

 DC>> See my comment just above about Russian novels.

 RT>> Same as above ... , ...

 DC> Yep, nothing but another side-step by you.

You dancing now ...

 DC>> What is quite unreadable even in translation makes perfect
 DC>> sense to them.

 RT>> Well, as long as it makes sense to them, and they lack the
 RT>> ability to translate it for the rest of the world including us,
 RT>> they are not

 DC> Is that anything like the kaffirs in your country that don't
 DC> speak proper English?

You mean the American's

 RT>> COMMUNICATING, not with the rest of the world, and not with us.
 RT>> And we are not  going to learn Russian, nor are we going to study
 RT>> Russian novel "authouring"  nor are we going to take
a course in
 RT>> Russian culutre, sub-cultures, etc.

 DC> That's not even close to the point.  If fact, your entire argument
 DC> above is the antithesis as to why FIDO was ever conceived.

Oh ...

 RT>> We have exactly one life to live, and not enough time to do what
 RT>> we want to  do, never mind attempting to do, all or any of the
 RT>> above. So either they learn  to communicate with us, or go their
 RT>> own merry way. If we cannot undersand  them, there is no way we
 RT>> can help them ... ,

 DC> Strange....  They are working hard to understand English and
 DC> the nuances.  And, what do they get in return on their
 DC> culture?  As an example, just re-read what you wrote above.

Which culture ...

 RT>> end of story ... , sorry, ...
 RT>> That is how the cookie crumbles ...

 DC> Just how many nodes are in your Zone?

 DC> Other than you, how many of those nodes even bother to enter a
 DC> message here?

 DC> Now, tell me:  Why is driving out 100's of Russian nodes out
 DC> of FIDO such a good idea?

What are you getting for grinding their axe ...?


Russell

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