On 22 Nov 02  19:32:29, Felipe T. Dorado said the following to Bob Short:

FT>  BS> Your support ipso facto is just as important.  ;-)
 
FT> I sure would like to see more Nodes participating.  But I think this is 
FT> a good start, slowly but surely.

I think it's better than trying to scrap policy altogether for a new
one.  That may happen eventually, the way we are going about it. ;-)

FT> Believe me, if people see that the effort to give them the agreement in
FT> their own language has been made they at least will _read_ it.

I wonder if this is the core of what R50/52/54 are thinking (as reported
by Alex), that they feel "disinfranhized" by language difference, making
them feel ignored or powerless.

FT>  BS> Look for a message in the FN_SYSOP and FIDO_SYSOP echos.
 
FT> Thank you very much for them.

I'll post them in this packet.  Copy them to file and you can start
translating.  I might suggest you have your finished draft proof-
read by someone else with knowledge of both languages, in case you
miss-interpret something.  :)

FT> ... And they do not speak English nor do they have the real need or plan
FT> to learn it.  I see it everyday. That's why I put in my grain of sand on
FT> the matter and dare to insist on it.

We (English speaking sysops) do tend to assume our's as the "world's
tongue".  I know this is true for many areas of (international) business
and deplomacy, but not always true for the common populace.  I do
believe that one day it will become the international language.  ;-)

FT> Keep at it.

Will do... you can bet on it.  

Bob

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