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From: cq315@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Hank Walker)
Subject: Re: english on the internet
Message-ID: <DFxFp9.1to@freenet.carleton.ca>
Sender: cq315@freenet3.carleton.ca (Hank Walker)
Reply-To: cq315@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Hank Walker)
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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 13:48:45 GMT
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The question of 

> whether or not English should be made the universal 
> language of the internet...

seems possible to me to be paraphrased as "should we ban the use
of all other languages on the internet?"

Obviously, no.  This is an open forum for communication.  Humans 
communicate using many different languages.  Therefore, let it
be so, and let's not deny others' basic human rights.

hank.

(P.S. After all, this isn't air traffic control.)

