Appeal to ISO 639 RA in support of Elfdalian

[Michael Everson]

On 23 Apr 2016, at 18:59, Shawn Steele <Shawn.Steele at microsoft.com> wrote:

> Substantiation?  I'm not sure how you substantiate a hypothetical.

With some sort of hypothetical crystal-ball example. 

> Additionally, some have expressed concern that the tone of poorly chosen letter could be off-putting to them, which could cause them to become more defensive of their position, &/or create a feeling of ill-will that could make it harder to work with them in the future.

I don’t find the letter to be particularly belligerent, just realistic. No one who has expressed concern has offered alternative text, and those who have favoured the letter have contributed to the text. 

Michael