In a message dated 2001-02-01 1:01:07 Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Doug Ewell wrote on the Unicode List: > > There seems to be a lot of crossover between the Qalam and > > Unicode lists today. > > The most likely explanation for this is that most Qalam members were invited > through the Unicode List. > > Another possible reason is that the topics of the two lists have a large > area of intersection. Qalam deals writing systems in general, but character > sets are also a welcome subtopic. The Unicode List is to discuss Unicode, > but understanding this complex standard requires a lot of knowledge and > discussion about writing systems in general. > > Consequently, people often consider appropriate to cross post the two lists. It wasn't a big problem, and I wasn't especially annoyed by it. I simply noticed the similarity between two messages posted yesterday: - one about the details of a script as described in Daniels and Bright, posted to Unicode but not Qalam - one specifically about character encodings, posted to Qalam but not Unicode I forwarded each message to the other mailing list, so there was actually no cross-posting until I got involved. \u263a I referred to "crossover" between the two lists. I realize these two topics and lists have a lot of overlap, and many people belong to only one list and may not even know the other exists. > I don't see this as a problem for Qalam but, if this is a problem for the > Unicode List, I am ready to ask Qalam members to stop cross posting. There is no problem. It was just a little amusing. -Doug Ewell Fullerton, California
