Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>]

Dear Bryan,
The matter has been clarified to my satisfaction and to my relief.
Thank you,
Jonathan
Bryan Rocine wrote:

> Dear Jonathan and others,
>
> I don't mean to prolong discussion of a distasteful subject, but I am
> trying to wrap up loose ends to the members' satisfaction.
>
> you wrote:
> <snip>
>
> ...I do not like to read
> > about suspending membership in a scholarly fiscussion group because of
> holding
> > unorthodox (or un-Orthodox) opinions. I hope that it is not because of
> the section of
> > Barre's letter cited above that he is being suspended. If it is, I would
> like to be
> > unsubscribed. Please clarify.
>
> Dr. Barre was never suspended.  I requested to Jonathan Robie, the list's
> owner, that he be put on probation, and that *never* because Dr. Barre
> holds some 'unorthodox' or any other particular opinions as I trust my
> other posts have clarified.  Probation means that his posts would come to
> the staff prior to being posted to the list.
>
> Why probation?  Context.  To wit, I posted to the list the b-hebrew charter
> about a week ago in the context of list members getting personal (or
> off-topic, which, btw, is not an issue in this situation) on this list.  At
> about the same time, Jonathan Robie the list owner spoke decisively about
> his expectations for respectful discussion.  It was then that Dr. Barre
> posted the letters to which I have referred.  As a result of the timing of
> Dr. Barre's posts, I came under the impression that Dr. Barre might be
> flaunting the list's charter.  His gracious replies have since convinced me
> that he will be more careful in the future and that I can, in fact, retract
> my request for him to be put on probation.
>
> Bryan
>
> B. M. Rocine
> Associate Pastor
> Living Word Church
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