Mesaĝoj: 22
Lingvo: English
patrik (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-06 14:26:01
And it was a good feeling. 
Oleg326756 (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-06 22:28:03
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-07 15:17:12
I have voted but I do have to voice concerns about how some Esperantists (none here) seem to be treating Esperanto like a replacement for English - I'm just mildly worried that English could (in the future) deteriorate and become treated like the great oppressor of the past. I know it's odd of me, but I'd like to take the opportunity to remind people that all languages are beautiful and should be treated as such
Ok my romantic/idealist spill is over. Good to see Esperanto made it into round two!
mnlg (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-07 17:36:08
Just kidding of course!
I haven't voted yet, but I might do so today.
Rogir (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-07 20:21:50
enwilson (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-07 21:10:16
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-08 08:29:56
@ Rogir: Well I know English will never get replaced in Australia, we're too lazy and stubborn to bother changing languages
@ enwilson: Surely they will do something to counter that, it would be a sad waste of time if Obama ends up getting ten separate proposals just to legalise marijuana, especially when there are also many other great proposals out there.
Senlando (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-08 23:54:46
As for Esperanto taking over as the native language of the Canadians, Americans, Australians, NZlanders, Britz, and all the other English speaking nations in the world, I don't think that will ever happen, as people still tend to prefer to use their own languages amongst themselves, and with the huge database of books, music, movies and just plain knowledge in English, English will remain somewhat important.
Esperanto would only be used, when communicating with people internationally or within countries with many languages, like perhaps in Canada, the French would not have to learn English, and The English would not have to learn French, but both can communicate in Esperanto to each other (although i think by learning EO people will be more willing to learn another language as they should).
The Importance of English will diminish, but it would still remain a very important language in the world, and i feel that by no longer being the de facto International language, different Anglophone communities around the world will have more freedom to Localize there own dialect of English and therefor allow the different Englishes (hehe) to develop on their own more naturally instead of all becoming more polarized to try to form one standard.
anyways thats my personal idea, of what could happen to English if Esperanto was ever accepted as the international language.
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-10 15:45:37
(I love my language, but because we use so many 'vulgar' words in Australia normally, it's so hard to communicate with foreigners without slipping-up ) enwilson (Montri la profilon) 2009-januaro-17 17:56:28
We also want to recognize the additional 25 ideas that received over 2500 votes, each of which attracted an impressive community. We are excited to be able to support these and other ideas as well over the next year as we build out a broader platform for individuals and organizations to promote the changes they seek.And yes, there was only one pot proposal in the top 10, which means the place may not be run by robots after all.