Re: VL: Old Vulcan
pferree
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:06:59 -0700

On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 08:47:39 -0500 Rob Zook <rzook*informix,com> writes:
>At 08:51 PM 10/22/97 +0100, Adam wrote:

>Expecting the kind of background which would take a Tolkien
>to create from anyone at Paramount (except for maybe Okrand)
>seems rather unrealistic. I agree they should work all these
>details out and make every part of the universe consistent
>with every other part - but as I've said before if the question
>starts with "why don't they..." then the answer is always
>"money". Time "is" money they say, and would require a
>significant investment on Paramounts time.
>
>In our construction though, I see no reason why we cannot 
>work a little backwards and come up with some background.
>Do a little creative etymology as it were.

If there were a large group of people who could make such a thing as
creating or finishing a whole language, don't you think they should do
it? (eh hem) We all have the means to do it, the motivation, but perhaps
not the time.  Is that the problem time? Say we did.  Say we did complete
the Vulcan language.  Do you think Paramount would market it?  I, right
now, hereby promise, if you think we could make it happen, I will send a
letter to the merchandizing department of Paramount Studios, asking them
if they would market it upon completion of the language.  I keep
procrastinating as I am referring to the letters that are unfinished, but
I would move it to my second priority, maybe my first.

Who would want to do such a thing? So far: Would 1, Wouldn't 0