Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Yitzhak:

I disagree that Jim Stinehart treats this list and the people on it
respectfully.

According to the posting be John M. Linebarger this April 15, Jim is
bullying this list. The ways he uses to bully is his condescending
attitude where he insists that his readings are the only ones that
count in controversial subjects. He shows this through his emphatics
(n-e-v-e-r, n-o-t), the choices of words he uses for his emphatics,
his use of adverbs and adjectives (“…excellent article by…” Is it not
our decision to make whether or not it is “excellent”?), his
mischaracterization of what others write, the fact that he continues
to make long posts while refusing repeated requests that he get his
own blog to make a systematic posting of his theories, and a
generalized pattern that indicates that he does not know Biblical
Hebrew, yet tries to convince us that the language supports his
theories.

While he has not overtly been disrespectful of any individual by name,
this pattern of verbal bullying is disrespectful of the list and every
member on it. True, as of late, he has toned down his bullying to
where it is merely annoying, and is now referencing what others say
about the language to make up for his deficiency, but he still
disrespects this list and the people on it.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:33 AM, Yitzhak Sapir <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Jim,
>
>…
>
> You are also taking Lameen's words out of context.  He does not
> distinguish between "best" and "second best" (or "b-e-s-t" vs
> "s-e-c-o-n-d best") guesses.
>
> I want to tell you something here.  In general, I think it is commendable
> that you look up references and study up on the issues.  More than
> anything, you treat people respectfully on the list.  But here you are
> taking something someone said and turning it into something totally
> opposite.  This is not very helpful.  It can be annoying.  Does he say
> "best" or "second best"?  No, he does not.  So why are you putting
> words in his mouth?  This is one kind of thing that makes people
> lose their patience when talking to you on the list.
>
> …
>
> Yitzhak Sapir