tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 28 13:07:47 2004
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Re: qepHommey - peSap! (call for volunteers)
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: qepHommey - peSap! (call for volunteers)
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 16:06:58 EDT
In a message dated 5/27/2004 3:58:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
Until recently, there have been enough individuals hosting qepHommey that
I've been somewhat lax about nagging others to help out. As the list is
dwindling, and with a new issue of HolQeD in a month, I decided it's time
to post my increasingly irregular announcement.
If you've seen this notice before, read it anyway. Consider it well before
you delete it.
If you're unfamiliar with what a {qepHom} is, see the list of them at
/stuff/qepHom.html for a brief description and a schedule
of planned meetings. If there's one near you, call the host, say you'll be
there, and offer your assistance. If none are nearby, this is your cue to
hold one of your own.
(If you already hold a regular qepHom, your ship in the Black Fleet will be
ready for you.)
***
yIqIm! yIbuS! To each of you and all of you, peqIm! pebuS!
We speakers of the Klingon language are an active and dynamic group, and
it's up to all of us to keep up the energy. 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} sometime this summer or fall, 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, hotel rooms, and
even people's homes. Your job as a {qepHom} host will be 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 issues of _HolQeD_ and _jatmey_ available for people to
look through. Maybe listen as a group to _Conversational Klingon_.
Practice the correct pronunciation of such useful Klingon 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 possibility of being
published in _jatmey_, or the possibility that, through study and practice,
they can become skilled enough to contribute to future books in the Klingon
Shakespeare Restoration Project.
Many people have held successful qepHommey, and they can be called on to
give advice. I'm always willing to discuss suggestions and work with
prospective qepHom hosts to help them out. I also have an aging but still
relevant set of hints: 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. I
will need to get your information by early June to be sure it will be
included in the next issue of {HolQeD}. 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 through
the tlhIngan-Hol discussion group, but send your answer directly to me at
<mailto:[email protected]>.
--
Alan Anderson, professional programmer and amateur Klingonist
qepHom coordinator for the Klingon Language Institute
qo'mey poSmoH Hol -- language opens worlds -- /
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may i ask what keeps you from holding one yourself? i have been looking to
attend one and there are none close enough to me that i can afford to attend. i
went to kentucky to qurgh's house for one, as you well know, but it is too
expensive for me to attend frequently, as i am on limited income. you are not
that far from me. if you host it, i will attend it! as for hosting one myself, i
don't know about a bookstore, but any other place would cost me money i do not
have. even if i were to host one in my home, it would be neccesary to provide
some type of refreshments. Food/drinks. i really would do it, if i could,
alan. at this time, my situation is quite difficult, although i am hoping things
will change or at least get a bit better for me. if they do, then i would be
more than happy to host one myself, here in my home. i responded on -list
because i am sure there are others out there with similar problems and i thought
this point should be made.
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