[B-Greek] Final move to http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/forum/
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 16 09:46:11 EDT 2011
Carl Conrad wrote:
"I would have to disagree with that judgment. The old mailing
list was indeed broke, at least in some respects. While there
were some occasional serious discussions of significant new
questions, much of the discussion in the most recent years was
given over to ongoing rehashing of the same pedagogical
questions: pronunciation, textbooks, teaching methodologies,
etc."
Changing the format isn't likely to change the nature of the discussions. If
you didn't like them before, I don't think you're going to like them any better
now. I don't like the necessity of either going to the forum site to read the
posts or downloading a sort of daily digest of everything. I prefered having
individual posts which I could delete if they held no interest for me. It may
be simply start-up pains, but I see nothing which I would consider better in the
forum than in the mailing list -- and it's a lot less convenient.
george
gfsomsel
… search for truth, hear truth,
learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
defend the truth till death.
- Jan Hus
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From: Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: Albert Pietersma <albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca>
Cc: B-Greek B-Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 5:24:33 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Final move to http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/forum/
On Jun 16, 2011, at 12:34 AM, Albert Pietersma wrote:
> I can't help but think that we are trying to fix something that ain't
> broke.
> Al
I would have to disagree with that judgment. The old mailing
list was indeed broke, at least in some respects. While there
were some occasional serious discussions of significant new
questions, much of the discussion in the most recent years was
given over to ongoing rehashing of the same pedagogical
questions: pronunciation, textbooks, teaching methodologies,
etc. Many former regular list-members had abandoned it
because they found the list boring or irrelevant to their own
concerns regarding Biblical Greek language and texts. The
discussion of those pedagogical topics continues apace over
at the new forum, but list-members can ignore what lies out
their own areas of concern. Discussion of Biblical texts now
resides in different sections for those who are still beginners
in the language and those who have a working knowledge
of the language. Many of those who were significant
contributors in past years have returned and are now active
in the new forum. From a personal perspective, I am truly
delighted to see a plurality of good moderators and advisors.
It's true that the new forum is very active and the daily
add-ons to discussions accumulate. But as with many changes
in the way we do things, we make adjustments and, even if
we miss some things of old, we find some gratifications and
utility that more than compensate for any loss -- or so I have
found it to be the case.
You don't have to use Google reader; I happen to get my
RSS feeds in my Apple Mail, just as I got my B-Greek list
messages.
I am sorry to see some old friends opt out of the παλιγγενεσία,
where their counsel will be missed, but change DOES happen.
I'm no spring chicken myself, but as a senior Solon himself
once put it, γηράσκω ἀεὶ πολλὰ διδασκόμενος.
Adieu, mes anciens amis -- au revoir ailleurs!
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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