Hello Bj”rn,
On Monday May 27 2019 13:26, you wrote to me:
MvdV>> There is a large reservoir of potential contributors east of
MvdV>> us. Who knows what will surface if you make it possible for
MvdV>> them to write in their own native language, using their own
MvdV>> native character set.
Seriously? Can you see a number of Russian articles,
You never know until you try.
that only the Russians can read,
Widen your horizon. You'd be surpised how many outside Russia can read Russian. And BTW, the use of Cyrillic is not limited to Russian. There are Cyrillic letters on the Euro bills. (FYI the Euro is the international currency used in most countries of the European Union.)
in an international publication like the Fidonews? In any
international echo for that matter?
I wonder what your definition of "international" is. In my vocabulary it is something that crosses one or more borders. The high speed train from Amsterdam to Brussels is an international train. Crossing just one border makes it international.
Another relevant notion is "global". Fidonet is a global network. It is not limited to some specific group of countries. Is Fidonews global? If it is English only, I'd say it is not global.
AFAIK, they already have a Russian version -- just like e.g. Sweden
had until our editor passed away.
In the 90ties there was a Dutch version as well. "Nederlands Net Nieuws". It died when the number of readers and writers dropped below critical mass just before the turn of the century.
AFAIK, there is a Z1 version too. "Fido Gazette" IIRC.
Your point?
Get real!
I assure you I am a real human being. I am not a robot.
No, dear readers, rest assured that as long as I am the editor, the Fidonews will remain English only. Using CP850.
For decades you have been campaigning against the ASCII only rules in Fidonet. And rightly so. ASCII only was justified in the very early days when the hardware simply could not support more. But those days are long gone. There is no longer a technical reason for any ASCII only rule. So you can have your name spelled properly with an ” (o diaeresis) instead of just an o. Kudos fo you.
But now you show your true colours. Now that you got /your/ name properly spelled, you stop. You want to replace the ASCII only rule by a CP850 only rule. There is no technical justification fo any CP850 ony rule.
Shame on you!
Cheers, Michiel
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