$.02 on Vulcan Writing
Ryan McReynolds 
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 16:09:36 -0500

I think that, even though it would make transliteration nearly impossible,
the "treble clef" writing has to be the standard metho used when writing
Modern Vulcan.  Why?  Because it is featured prominantly on the Deep Space
Nine directory display in the Promenade.  Naturally, this doesn't make our
jobs any easier, and makes writing in Vulcan nearly impossible unless
someone really clever can come up with a way to make Modern Vulcan words
match up to a bunch of spirals and curvy lines around a shaft...

As for the thinkened squiggly line version seen on the various robes, I
think that this would probably be the standard writing form of Old High
Vulcan, because the robes are likely ceremonial in nature.  Although not an
exact parallel, you may note that here on Earth diplomas and other such
documents are typically printed in an "Old English" font.

And lastly, the blocky font seen on the shuttlecraft Surak (and also on the
three Vulcan vessels in "Unification," based on some shots of the model
I've seen, but don't quote me, my memory may be faulty on this point).
That would obviously be what I think is like an "outsider" writing system,
probably phonetic, to allow foreigners easier access to reading as opposed
to the OHV writing (which was described in "Unification" as based on
syllables rather than letters) or the seemingly impossible to master MV
writing.

That's just my ideas on the matter.  Oh, one other thing.  As some may
notice, I have a new e-mail address.  I'm having my Vulcan mail forwarded
from the old one.  How can I change it to send to this new address?  I
tried unsubbing and resubbing, but I couldn't get a message through; I may
have the wrong address for the machine.

-McReynolds