At 09:53 -0700 2001-07-06, Michael \(michka\) Kaplan wrote:
>It seems both of you missed the subtext here, and the reason that the
>attempt to introduce fictional scripts might cause consternation (the
>original point here)?
>
>The German ballot comments about Deseret were dismissed on the basis that it
>was not, in fact, a fictional script. Obviously a dismissal worded the same
>way for an actual fictional script would not be possible, and the resistance
>to fictional scripts will have to be directly addressed?
No, if, or when, they make the same objection to Tengwar we will just
have to dismiss the objection on other grounds, namely, the
importance of Tolkien's work and the rather large community of users
who wish to exchange data using these scripts.
--
Michael Everson
