Blocky Writing
Mark Gardner 
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 04:10:01 -0700

Previously I announced to this group that despite our
18 years of research into Vulcan languages, we had come
to the decision long ago to mostly ignore any Vulcan
writing systems in favor of a transliterated alphabet
for easy reference and translation.  Some newer people
or occasional readers may have missed this.

The "blocky writing" previously mentioned in a thread
here is very interesting.  We are almost inclined to
consider it like a type of computer/scanner readable
"barcode" containing the name and identity code of the
vessel.  If this is not the case, then perhaps it is
the abbreviation for something like "Vulcan Diplomatic
Courier Vessel" plus the name Surak.  It is fairly
obvious that the characters are exaggerated in a 
type of "super bold" style in order to be visible
from a distance.  The normal characters in writing
would likely be much "thinner".

Let's discuss this issue and see if we can't come to
some sort of agreement on how to interpret these
characters.  This is something nobody appears to 
have researched until now, so it is exciting to look
at and theorize about.

Mark R. Gardner
Vulcan Language Institute