One World, One Voice Project.org

I think the time has come to make this interesting.

If you think that you are ready to contribute to this project and want to roll up your sleeves and get down to business, email us using the “Contact Us” page.

For those of you who want to stay anonymous, for whatever reason, I can assure you… your name will be protected. We are willing to work behind the scenes, which is basically how we have been working. I can tell you this much. Some of the guys that work with us are actually members of the Esperanto community, who had their reservations about the movement and wanted to do something about it.

So, if you understand where we’re coming from, and agree with what we’re trying to do… then what are you waiting for?

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As always, much is being made about the fact that our project arrived at Ido and Interlingua as a proposed auxiliary langauge, and not something else.

People are having intense discussions about this, and some even stated that they refuse to join One World, One Voice for the simple fact that they like another language.

These people are missing the point. Continue reading ‘Why Ido and Interlingua, and Why Not Some Other Language?’ »

I have been reading some of the discussion that’s going on about “One World, One Voice” in usegroups like “auxlang”.

Evidently, people are curious as to how we arrived at our “subjective criteria” and they are offering their own opinions on the matter.

Well, once again we have to use Esperanto as an example.

If you ask someone who is not involved with Esperanto (or do some serious searching on the internet, or show an Esperanto text or audio recording to a random group of people) you’ll find that most of them are not all that enthusiastic about it. They say it sounds weird, or that it sounds harsh, or that it doesn’t sound pleasant, or… or… or. Continue reading ‘What is Subjective?’ »

Apparently our project struck a nerve with a lot of people, despite the fact that our site has only been operational for a few days.

Our Alexa rating is going through the roof and we appreciate that, but the questions just keep coming. We would like everyone to post comments on the site, instead of emailing us, but here are the answers to some of the questions.

“Did you finalize the language selection process?”

No. We simply researched all available information on the question of auxiliary languages, and used objective and subjective criteria to narrow it down to two, or possibly three, candidates. In the end we found only two auxlangs that met most of the criteria and those were Interlingua and Ido.

“Do you belong to a particular auxlang group?”

No. We try to be as neutral, and as objective as possible.

“What if the whole process turns into a big mess?”

If for some reason the project turns into a circus, and there can be no agreement, we are prepared to go at it alone. In that case we would select the best option available and would work with individuals and groups that support it. However, failure is NOT an option.

These are just a few of the things people are wondering about, but I repeat… please use the site to pose questions and to make comments. We need everyone to be able to contribute to the ongoing dialogue.

So, don’t be shy… Make yourself heard!

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Some people are wondering why we didn’t choose a more “politically neutral” language, such as Loglan or Lojban.

To answer that question, we must define what “politically neutral” means.

Politically neutral supposed to mean that something is free of political bias. However, there is no real way of measuring such criteria, because it falls into the realm of subjective factors. After all, a Chinese or Japanese person may not object to a Euro-centric auxlang, because personally they don’t have anything against the concept. Continue reading ‘On the question of Loglan and Lojban…’ »