[conlang_learners] Submission of conlangs

[Padraic Brown]

--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Jim Henry <jimhenry1973 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Is there a rule against submitting one's own conlang?
> 
> No, apparently not.   (If I'd thought this
> out better I might have
> suggested such a rule up front, but at this point three or
> four people
> have suggested their own conlangs so I reckon other people
> should be allowed to do so as well.)

Perhaps it should be thought of not so much as "submitting" your own conlang, as if there were a form to fill out, as "making the list aware" of your conlang's mere existence. And since there was some talk of contacting creators and seeking permission, interest, etc., it might not be a bad idea for willing conlangers to simply state up front whether they're willing or not or whether they consider their project advanced enough for the proposed goal.

Also, I think it's a bad idea to rely solely on the nomination of others -- someone who has not been on Conlang for years or whose conlang is not well advertised is then at disadvantage from the system; he is not known or esteemed by the community at large and his language is not well known or recently discussed. This way, at least an otherwise hidden language can be considered. Especially given the considerable opinion against IE and Romance conlangs: such might not even be nominated if it became assumed that such languages were not welcome in this project. While I am sure it is not the case, it does appear to me from the "short list" discussions that the ultimate object of the project has already, or very nearly already, been decided upon, and that it should not be an IE conlang in any way!

> Jim Henry

Padraic