Mark Williamson wrote:
I have tried before, but nobody notices, nobody cares.
In fact, if anything, things have gotten worse for me whenever I have shut up.
Mark
Just because nobody says anything does not mean that nobody notices or cares. If I am not involved with the subjects for which you advocate it doesn't matter if I notice or care. There are many things said on this list and elsewhere that I notice and decide that my best contribution to the subject would be to say nothing. For most of us interest in the Ossetian language will at best never be any more than marginal. We all feel that our time is best spent on other issues.
It may be sad that many of these lesser known languages are on the path to extinction, but unless they generate their own will to live it's not going to happen. The non-speakers can do no more than let them know that the means are available. Nagging about it will accomplish no more than somebody's mother nagging after her kid to clean up his room.
You don't need to be noticed by everybody unless you're running for office. If you reduce the number of your comments it's only natural that the number of responses will drop. If you then concentrate your efforts on a few things, and work co-operatively with others there to find a common solution you will be noticed there. The notice will certainly be from a smaller group, but it will be a group whose opinion matters more in that context.
Ec