tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 26 16:35:32 1998

Back to archive top level

To this year's listing

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]

qepHommey - peSap! (a call for volunteers)

It's time again for my quarterly form letter.  Please take the time to
read it through.  A few of you either already have received or soon
will receive a more personal nag-o-gram; please don't throw it away 
without giving serious thought to how you can help.  Anyone who was at
qep'a' vaghDIch can tell you that while the number of skilled speakers
present was greater than ever, the total attendance was down, and that
second part should *not* be permitted to become a trend.

***

yIqIm!  yIbuS!  To each of you and all of you,  peqIm!  pebuS!

We speakers of the Klingon language are an active and growing group, 
and it's up to all of us to keep that happening.  There are people 
"out there" who are as excited about tlhIngan Hol as you are but do 
not yet realize that there are others with whom they can share their 
passion.  Find them!  There are people who do not yet know that they 
will love this language if only they get a taste of it.  Reach them! 
There are even those who are deeply into Star Trek and who consider
knowing how to speak Klingon a useful skill.  Seek them as well.

Remember:  mataHmeH maSachnIS -- to survive, we must expand.

If you are willing to host a {qepHom} in the next few months, there is
an honored spot in the upcoming issue of _HolQeD_ for you.  The task 
is not difficult.  Remember that these are "minor meetings" -- they
are not supposed to be big productions.  The flyers that the KLI can
provide call them "informal gatherings of Klingon enthusiasts."  

There have been qepHommey held in restaurants, bookstores, and even 
people's homes.  Your job as a qepHom host is simply to set up and 
advertise the event, then to discuss with the people who show up the
reasons you enjoy speaking this language.  Tell them a little about 
the history of the language and where it's going.  Have a collection 
of reference books and _HolQeD_s out for people to look through. 
Maybe listen as a group to _Conversational Klingon_.  Practice the 
correct pronunciation of such useful phrases as {nuqDaq yuch Dapol} 
and {reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'}.  Show off your treasured hardbound copy of
_Hamlet: the Restored Klingon Version_.  You *do* have a copy, don't
you?  And tempt the attendees with the knowledge that the paperback 
edition should be published next year.

I've put a document on the World Wide Web for prospective qepHom hosts
to read.  Browse http://www.netusa1.net/~caanders/host-qephom.html and
see how simple it can be to do some Klingon language outreach.

So pick a time and place and let me know in the next couple of weeks.
Using the new printer has apparently made the _HolQeD_ deadline move
forward; I need to get your information by September 11 to be sure it 
will be included in this issue.  All we need right now is a date, a
city, and a name with a phone number to contact for more information. 
As the time gets closer, I can help with promotional material and 
information to distribute before and during the event.  Please don't 
respond on the list, but directly to me <mailto:[email protected]>.

--
  Alan Anderson, professional programmer and amateur Klingonist
      qepHom Coordinator for the Klingon Language Institute
qo'mey poSmoH Hol -- language opens worlds -- /

Back to archive top level