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  • From: "Sarah J. Blake" <sarah AT growingstrong.org>
  • To: <belaga AT math.u-strasbg.fr>, <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] A new list is definitely needed
  • Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 17:01:16 -0400

A few additional observations:

<<
the bottom historical line for B-Greek is the time of Jesus, but there
is no bottom historical line for B-Hebrew, and even most simple
linguistic inquiries about it lead us sometimes to reflect on
questions which are certainly not linguistic.


This is relatively correct--B-Greek also includes discussions of extra-biblical texts, Septuagint Greek, etc. However, these also have a generally workable time period. The major difference is that B-Greek moderators have definitions regarding the types of posts that are not permitted.
I suspect they would also take some sort of action if there were repeated infractions of those guidelines.

What has been harmful to the atmosphere on this list, imho, are posts which seem to poke fun at various methods of scholarship and insinuate that one person's method is the only way to do scholarship. It should be obvious that we will encounter a wide variety of perspectives on this list. But what is the consequence for baiting someone or for speaking in a completely disrespectful way regarding someone else's point of view? What I would not like to see happen is the rest of the group stop posting because they don't feel comfortable. We all lose out in that scenario.

Sarah J. Blake
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