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Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:03 pm
by Qwynegold
Ares Land wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:04 amWebp.net-compress-image.jpg
Many characters look like faces.
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:21 pm
by Yalensky
Congrats to the Board Lord for receiving
David J. Peterson's Smiley Award. A very nice write-up of Verdurian and Zompist's overall influence on conlanging.
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:25 am
by Qwynegold
Congratulations!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:06 am
by WeepingElf
From me, too!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:44 am
by Raphael
Congratulations!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:53 am
by quinterbeck
Ayy, congratulations!!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:45 am
by mèþru
Miďai cum len!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:41 pm
by Ares Land
Congrats!
(And seriously, only in 2020?
It should've gotten an award years ago!)
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:52 am
by jal
Ares Land wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:41 pm(And seriously, only in 2020? :) It should've gotten an award years ago!)
Perhaps David finally gave up his elitist stance on conlanging? :)
JAL
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:02 am
by Ares Land
jal wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:52 am
Ares Land wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:41 pm(And seriously, only in 2020?
It should've gotten an award years ago!)
Perhaps David finally gave up his elitist stance on conlanging?
JAL
Oh, I wasn't aware he was an elitist!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:15 am
by jal
Ares Land wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:02 amOh, I wasn't aware he was an elitist!
Oh, definitely. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy, I admire what he does and has done for conlanging, and in the few dealings I've had with him in the past he was always very amiable and friendly, but he has written (I'm sure it's still online somewhere), for example, multiple times about the early days of the conlan mailing list, and how these were the true conlangers, and how great all those conlangs were and so on and so forth without paying any homage to conlangers outside the list (like Mark).
JAL
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:04 am
by masako
Ares Land wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:02 am
Oh, I wasn't aware he was an elitist!
no more so than anyone else here
he has opinions, some shared by others within the community, some not
his commercial success has brought about criticism for an attitude that I can assure you he does not hold
IMHO, there are current and former members of this board that make David seem like Mr. Rogers re inclusivity and acceptance
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:11 am
by jal
masako wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:04 amhis commercial success has brought about criticism for an attitude that I can assure you he does not hold
Oh, my views on his sometimes elitist behaviour stem from before his commercial success :). Like I said, I like him, and he seems to have come around a bit.
IMHO, there are current and former members of this board that make David seem like Mr. Rogers re inclusivity and acceptance
One does not exclude the other :).
JAL
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:12 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
I feel a vague sense of foreboding.
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:47 am
by Kuchigakatai
jal wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:15 amand how great all those conlangs were and so on and so forth without paying any homage to conlangers outside the list (like Mark).
Ehhh, to be honest, when I mention good conlangs, I talk about conlangs I've seen, and it's not like I've gone out of my way to get a decent sample of all conlangery. I know nothing about the Polish or Japanese or French conlanging scenes, except that they exist in some form, even if it's little groups. I see little wrong with Peterson giving smiley awards to just people of CONLANG-L. It's like how American movie awards try to make a big noise but mostly just reward American productions. I'm not sure if the Nobel Prize's pretensions of universal consideration are all that good (they do have a certain disproportional bias towards Swedish publications anyway...).
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:27 pm
by So Haleza Grise
In DJP's defence, the claim that he doesn't give enough credit to this community seems pretty well undermined by the text of the award.
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:38 am
by jal
So Haleza Grise wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:27 pm
In DJP's defence, the claim that he doesn't give enough credit to this community seems pretty well undermined by the text of the award.
Like I said, it has changed over time. Perhaps he's getting mild :).
JAL
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:14 pm
by sasasha
Congratulations, Zomp! I enjoyed reading what DJP has to say about Verdurian, the ZBB, and your influence on conlanging in general. Hope it comes as a nice bit of recognition - more than deserved!
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:40 am
by Ares Land
Some really stupid fun!
Do you miss the feel of old-fashioned Pulp SF?
If so, zompist's gen can get some 40's style SF words!
Code: Select all
'en se ray lul pro bar dram 'en rum days
twan sma skon sma ro skurr nel twan terr ra
rurr plin ren tall smeer 'eo nurr smewn ca res
si deen din kreor ste jan 'e' morh nann plos
star smo lumn stay 'al ren stull lin tas ti
stay' klo rul rul pleen ki' sell sko sta till
summ stall nerr nir rurr nur steom riln rurr smee
rerr les ster pwayn sall 'el raymm smi nar rarr
sko neo' sme son small to bra no cayl skumm
skay 'as seem nor smi lul sme tes kle nar
prer rul stur twi nan ji mat ron nomm hell
dal tra smum tak renn tur lul sta lul pra'
tarr roll dros stomm sa san tayrr lol skurn trin
smurr torf nayrl skaynn lul nar sull stul twee smern
numm dwen dree rann stul 'ar sle smun num ste
I can do pollysyllabes too -- but these require the SCA.
And yep, I am indeed going to use these for conlanging, because I have no shame.
Re: Conlang Random Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:57 pm
by quinterbeck
Ares Land wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:40 am
Some really stupid fun!
Do you miss the feel of old-fashioned Pulp SF?
If so, zompist's gen can get some 40's style SF words!
Code: Select all
'en se ray lul pro bar dram 'en rum days
twan sma skon sma ro skurr nel twan terr ra
rurr plin ren tall smeer 'eo nurr smewn ca res
si deen din kreor ste jan 'e' morh nann plos
star smo lumn stay 'al ren stull lin tas ti
stay' klo rul rul pleen ki' sell sko sta till
summ stall nerr nir rurr nur steom riln rurr smee
rerr les ster pwayn sall 'el raymm smi nar rarr
sko neo' sme son small to bra no cayl skumm
skay 'as seem nor smi lul sme tes kle nar
prer rul stur twi nan ji mat ron nomm hell
dal tra smum tak renn tur lul sta lul pra'
tarr roll dros stomm sa san tayrr lol skurn trin
smurr torf nayrl skaynn lul nar sull stul twee smern
numm dwen dree rann stul 'ar sle smun num ste
I can do pollysyllabes too -- but these require the SCA.
And yep, I am indeed going to use these for conlanging, because I have no shame.
I love this aesthetic.
The sample has a surprising number of English words in it (I count 21 out of 150)
Code: Select all
ray
pro
bar
dram
rum
days
tall
star
stay
sell
till
stall
son
small
to
bra
no
mat
hell
roll
lol
twee