[KS] a suggestion

Thu Dec 2 12:24:23 EST 1999

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dear colleagues,

while the discussion on romanization of hangul and the new NAKL system has 
been interesting, it has been marred by what i would consider a rather 
juvenile tone on the part of some discussants that favors emotion over 
reasoned discourse. it now appears to be degenerating to the  level of 
retorts for the sake of retorts. this latest post copied below is a stellar 
example of a post that contributes nothing to the discussion and serves 
instead to foster an unfriendly atmosphere. if the romanization discussion 
must go on, can we please conduct it in a manner befitting a list for 
scholars? or are we giving up the idea of this list as a scholarly forum?

in addition, haven't we beaten this topic to death already? it seems that 
all sides have pretty much laid out their views and arguments. perhaps it 
is now time to agree to disagree and let the topic go.

best,
ji-yeon

At 07:19 PM 12/2/1999 +0900, you wrote:
>on 2/12/99 18:58, otfried at cs.ust.hk at otfried at cs.ust.hk wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Didier Barbas wrote:
> >>>> Close enough, Ross: it's unfriendly to foreigners who don't speak Korean
> >>>> (99.99%?). Jongro, as I said before, is I think a good example.
> >>
> >>> The proposed system renders M-R Chongno as Jongno.
> >> Even worse, they are not consistent with themselves...
> >
> > It's not the new system that is not consistent.  You are deriding a
> > new proposed system based on a vague article in a notoriously
> > unreliable newspaper (others have said far worse about the Chosun
> > Ilbo).
> >
>Wasn't quoting the Chosun, though. I don't read it.
>
>
> >> Well this is a specialists' list. Take your tourists' problems some
> >> place else.
> >
> > I beg your pardon for intruding into the sophisticated objective
> > discussion of the needs of Koreans and foreigners in Korean
> > romanization with my admittedly rather unsophisticated and
> > common-sense notions.
>common-sense, says who?

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Yuh Ji-Yeon                     History Department, Northwestern University
j-yuh at nwu.edu           Harris 202
(847) 467-6538          1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 U.S.A.

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<font size=3>dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
while the discussion on romanization of hangul and the new NAKL system
has been interesting, it has been marred by what i would consider a
rather juvenile tone on the part of some discussants that favors emotion
over reasoned discourse. it now appears to be degenerating to the 
level of retorts for the sake of retorts. this latest post copied below
is a stellar example of a post that contributes nothing to the discussion
and serves instead to foster an unfriendly atmosphere. if the
romanization discussion must go on, can we please conduct it in a manner
befitting a list for scholars? or are we giving up the idea of this list
as a scholarly forum?<br>
<br>
in addition, haven't we beaten this topic to death already? it seems that
all sides have pretty much laid out their views and arguments. perhaps it
is now time to agree to disagree and let the topic go.<br>
<br>
best,<br>
ji-yeon<br>
<br>
At 07:19 PM 12/2/1999 +0900, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>on 2/12/99 18:58, otfried at cs.ust.hk at
otfried at cs.ust.hk wrote:<br>
<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Didier Barbas wrote:<br>
>>>> Close enough, Ross: it's unfriendly to foreigners who
don't speak Korean<br>
>>>> (99.99%?). Jongro, as I said before, is I think a good
example.<br>
>> <br>
>>> The proposed system renders M-R Chongno as Jongno.<br>
>> Even worse, they are not consistent with themselves...<br>
> <br>
> It's not the new system that is not consistent.  You are
deriding a<br>
> new proposed system based on a vague article in a notoriously<br>
> unreliable newspaper (others have said far worse about the
Chosun<br>
> Ilbo).<br>
> <br>
Wasn't quoting the Chosun, though. I don't read it.<br>
<br>
<br>
>> Well this is a specialists' list. Take your tourists' problems
some<br>
>> place else.<br>
> <br>
> I beg your pardon for intruding into the sophisticated
objective<br>
> discussion of the needs of Koreans and foreigners in Korean<br>
> romanization with my admittedly rather unsophisticated and<br>
> common-sense notions.<br>
common-sense, says who?<br>
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<div>Yuh
Ji-Yeon<x-tab>     </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab>History
Department, Northwestern University</div>
<div>j-yuh at nwu.edu<x-tab>   </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab>Harris
202</div>
<div>(847)
467-6538<x-tab>  </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab>1881
Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 U.S.A.</div>
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