I must highlight and commend the refreshingly thoughtful, descriptive and linguistic response on Elfling today by David Salo to Tolkien's own ideas on his own...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 3, 2007 3:37 am
Helge Fauskanger makes his umpteenth snide, venom-dripping comment. (Im)Moderator David "They are the past! We are the future!" Salo says nothing. Someone says...
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Rodrigo Jaroszewski
rjaroszewski
Sep 3, 2007 9:40 am
I do. Unfortunately. Honestly, I've been in Elfling for 4 years already. Helge criticizes (sarcastically) the Editorial Team's publication agenda in a regular ...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 3, 2007 1:49 pm
Well said, Rodrigo (and others who have replied to me privately). May I suggest that you send these comments on to David Salo (if you haven't done so already)?...
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Rodrigo Jaroszewski
rjaroszewski
Sep 4, 2007 1:38 am
I spoke in no clearer words than I could, and in the medium I see fit to receive this message. Helge is subscribed to this list, has most likely read my...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 5, 2007 9:41 pm
In Elfling message 34398 (<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/34398>). ... are left with that impression. It is simply fact. Nor does _Thorsten_...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 5, 2007 10:41 pm
A few more thoughts: I would first like to point out that Christopher Gilson labored over the contents of _Parma Eldlamberon_ 17 for _years_. Unless you've...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 5, 2007 11:40 pm
... And why is this? The answer is readily discernible (and brings us right back to Thorsten's original post): Helge believes that he is ENTITLED to the...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 6, 2007 1:57 am
In Elfling message 34402 (<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/34402>), ... I would have liked to see that too, actually. But merely wanting...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 7, 2007 3:03 am
In Elfling message 34398 (<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/ message/34398>). ... tremendous moral responsibility I would be remiss in not correcting this...
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Eris
eris-elfling-d@...
Sep 8, 2007 1:01 am
With the recent flare up of criticism of the editorial team, I would like to say something to Carl Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, and all others working on...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 8, 2007 2:58 am
Thank you, Eris, for your kind and thoughtful words. It's very nice and encouraging to hear, every now and then! Carl...
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Jakob Lier
bronkodil
Sep 8, 2007 9:54 pm
... Essentially Helge just said: "Parma 17 is so interesting that I wish this material had been published earlier. I think this is more interesting than the...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 9, 2007 12:15 am
... Jakob, you can't just reduce and paraphrase someone's words -- taking them out of their context to boot -- and then pretend that I called your paraphrase...
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"Beregond. Ander...
j_beregond
Sep 10, 2007 5:27 am
[I have sent this once, but since it does not appear to have come through I try again. Apologies if this ends up as a double message.] ... To be accurate, the...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 10, 2007 12:10 pm
... Ah, sorry, my mistake. ... snide: "derogatory or mocking in an indirect way". So, yes indeed. ... Not at all! It was a very nice, very thoughtful, and very...
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Jakob Lier
bronkodil
Sep 12, 2007 11:13 am
... Well, then, what did Helge write that was so terrible? Surely Beregond would not have transmitted a bloody insult? Carl, have you sometimes considered the...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 12, 2007 2:20 pm
Jakob, you miss my point, which was that Helge "NEVER miss a chance". He had three choices: write something nice, write something not nice, write nothing....
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"Beregond. Ander...
j_beregond
Sep 12, 2007 3:15 pm
... The original note has been sent to Carl, as you know, but I think I can give the exact words (and Helge says I might well quote him): "I am here, and you...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 12, 2007 3:19 pm
... Correct. But see my previous post. Carl...
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Rodrigo Jaroszewski
rjaroszewski
Sep 12, 2007 4:16 pm
... *Sigh* -- Rodrigo "Slicer" Jaroszewski ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jakob Lier
bronkodil
Sep 12, 2007 11:14 pm
... That was ALL? For a moment there, Carl, you had people believing that Helge had written something really nasty! Really, Carl, based on the tone you...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 12, 2007 11:21 pm
... Why did I know this beside-the-point response would be your reaction, Jakob, despite my having explained exactly what the issue really is? Sigh. Oh well....
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 12, 2007 11:30 pm
P.S. Helge obviously possesses a great deal of energy, passion, and learning with respect to Tolkien's languages. His _Ardalambion_ site is without a doubt the...
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Patrick H. Wynne
pa2rick
Sep 12, 2007 11:50 pm
... You will write posts for Elfling-d, and I will delete them unread. Possibly a sensible arrangement. -- PHW...
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Rodrigo Jaroszewski
rjaroszewski
Sep 13, 2007 12:00 am
I could add that his willingness to let others translate his work and publish his Quenya Course in Brazil, both free of charge, were pivotal for both the...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Sep 13, 2007 12:10 am
... Oh dear GOD I wish that were the case. But you know it isn't. Still, thanks for your charitable, if wishful, thinking. Carl...
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Jakob Lier
bronkodil
Sep 14, 2007 8:16 am
... This really only amounts to an opinion that your priorities should have been different. Is that a personal attack? Helge doesn’t even claim to speak for...
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Jakob Lier
bronkodil
Sep 14, 2007 8:46 am
... Possibly a sensible arrangement. -- PHW Not really, Pat. You won't have any idea what your friend is responding to! ... Alt i én. Få Yahoo! Mail med...
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William C. Hicklin
icelofangeln
Sep 14, 2007 6:07 pm
"The fact that in the early nineties, your journal was regularly published bimonthly does raise the question of why you can’t achieve at least quarterly...
