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03-16-2010, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyororin View Post
Whoa, before this turns into something more hostile...

Sashimister - I think you have to step back for a moment to see part of what Koir is talking about. And it isn`t just you, and I don`t really think it is entirely about romaji vs. kana.

I am against using romaji, but I can still see part of this and can understand some of the exasperation.

It seems that recently more and more outright hostility is directed toward romaji users... And a lot of it isn`t necessary in my eyes. Instead of informing new users that they`ll progress much better, etc, by using kana - there is an attitude of "if you use romaji you aren`t good enough to learn Japanese" projected. Mistakes are blamed on the fact that they have used romaji, and a lot of the time - even if it`s the first post - they`re treated with incredible impatience.

I think that this is the "attitude of elitism" mentioned. For a lot of learners, their first exposure is in romaji, and there are some schools that even teach without using kana for quite some time.

I will never suggest that anyone should be using romaji, but is it necessary to be so dismissive of people who use it on their first few posts?
As usual, Nyororin comes and settles down the angry people. You are valuable on so many levels to JF, Nyororin. (Everytime I want to say your name, my head wants to bob around and make the sound effect にょろにょろ.)

I'm partly to blame for the hostility, I think. I'm going to try and be more positive. I think I generally succeed, but sometimes I do fail and behave angrily. This keyboard and Internet bring out the worst in me. :/
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