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Lanthum · 02-23-2004, 02:02 AM

I don't think the whispering example or the table example really pertain to this incident.

Whispering depicts a few people trying to be secretive around a much larger group, and the table example depicts a few people trying to be withdrawn from a larger group. It's only rude in these situations if the larger group is ALL working together on something.

But on a Mud - on a global channel - ALL the people talking are RARELY all talking about the same thing. How many times have we all seen on our own muds the global channel being a collective of like 12-15 people carrying on 3-4 simultaneous separate conversations?

So if you allow separateness in English - why wouldn't you allow separateness in other languages?

02-23-2004, 02:02 AM	#16
Lanthum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 138	I don't think the whispering example or the table example really pertain to this incident. Whispering depicts a few people trying to be secretive around a much larger group, and the table example depicts a few people trying to be withdrawn from a larger group. It's only rude in these situations if the larger group is ALL working together on something. But on a Mud - on a global channel - ALL the people talking are RARELY all talking about the same thing. How many times have we all seen on our own muds the global channel being a collective of like 12-15 people carrying on 3-4 simultaneous separate conversations? So if you allow separateness in English - why wouldn't you allow separateness in other languages?