A change in administration of the List

Jonathan Robie jwrobie at mindspring.com
Sun Aug 22 21:49:35 EDT 1999


Edward has been with this list since the very beginning, long before I ever 
showed up, and he has definitely helped shape the personality of this list 
over the years. Those of you who are academics know of his scholarly 
reputation, and his posts here on B-Greek have often brought out important 
points that others were missing. To me personally, though, it has been at 
least as important that he is fun to work with, and that he has given 
useful advice in dealing with problems that arise on the list. I had the 
privilege of meeting Edward twice, and found him to be a gracious host and 
a delightful raconteur. As someone who turned 40 this year, I must say that 
meeting Edward and Fred Danker really helped me realize how much of my life 
was ahead of me, not behind me, and that I have a long road ahead of me 
before I will have enough experience to understand certain things.

I am sad to see Edward step down as Co-Chair. It has been wonderful being 
on the same team with him. I feel a little guilty for taking advantage of 
Edward's time for roughly a year since he first told us that he wanted to 
retire as Co-Chair. We had a number of things we wanted to put in place 
over the last year, and we wanted to reach stability before letting him go. 
I believe that we have reached a point of stability, and that the list is 
running very well right now, so this is a good time for transition. I am 
grateful to Edward for being such an important part of what B-Greek has 
become, for his advice and help, and for helping us reach this point of 
stability before stepping down.

When we knew that Edward was going to be stepping down, we decided it was 
best to find someone else to serve as Co-Chair, since we have found that 
the wisdom of more than one head is very important in running this list. I 
immediately thought of Carlton Winbery, who has a very good online 
personality, has given great advice as a member of the B-Greek staff, and 
has a good background in New Testament studies as well as in the Greek 
language. Both Edward and Carl felt he would be a great choice, and that we 
should ask him before thinking about other possibilities. Fortunately, he 
accepted the role, and we are all delighted to have Carlton on board now as 
the second Co-Chair.

Despite the subject line, I believe this is more than a change in 
administration, it is also a change in the soul of the list. It was very 
important to me to choose someone who I liked and trusted as a person. The 
chairs of this list are extremely vital, and they can make it or break it. 
I wanted someone whom I trusted deeply, and I also wanted someone with whom 
I would enjoy spending some of my spare time. Carlton is an ideal choice.

I wish I knew how to write an ending for this message, but I'm afraid there 
is no way to bring it to closure. Edward has given us many good years, and 
we can easily see the positive influence that he has been. Carlton has been 
with us for a long time, but his personality will influence the list 
differently in his role as Co-Chair. Just how, we can not foresee, but I 
have confidence that I will enjoy the ride.

Jonathan
List-Owner, B-Greek


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