tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 11 11:38:38 1997
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Re: KLBC
chup Steven Boozer <[email protected]>:
>This comes up fairly regularly. Isn't it time we considered another subject
>tag for the Beginner's Grammarian -- "BG" for example?
jang ~mark:
>Uh, why? The KLBC tag is pretty widely recognized and in very wide use,
>and well-entrenched in our archives. What difference does it make if we're
>not completely sure what the C stands for anymore? The abbreviation could
>have been XXKLW: for all the difference it makes: it's recognized and
>people use it. Why change what works?
Besides, it's not supposed to be ONLY for people who want the BG to
answer questions and critique sentences. It's a marker to show that
it's relevant for beginners! I believe that the original intent was
to provide a flag that the message contained "easy" stuff. We ought
to see lots more beginners trying to carry on conversations here!
-- ghunchu'wI'