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- From: "nebarry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>
- To: "Kirk Lowery" <Kirk AT GrovesCenter.org>, "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Some comments by the moderators
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 10:25:04 -0400
While all that you say is true, it would still be
helpful for the moderators and other well educated Hebraists to point out when a
particular posting is really idiosyncratic, particularly for those who may just
be starting their Hebrew studies.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:07 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Some comments by the
moderators
The moderators would like to make a couple of comments about
the nature and status of the b-hebrew list.
1. B-Hebrew has always been
a list for the general public to participate. That includes scholars, but not
exclusively. The purpose of B-Hebrew is to promote discussion about the Hebrew
Bible, to understand how others think about it and its message, and to find
illumination. There is no guarantee one will find enlightenment on this
list!
2. As a public list, there is no intention to validate posts for
their "truth", nor is there
any obligation on the part of the moderators to correct "erroneous"
postings. As with all things on the Internet, caveat lector: let
the reader beware.
3. An Internet discussion list like B-Hebrew is a
true democracy: no one person or group can "dominate" or censor the
discussion. (Well, except for the moderators, of course!) There is more than
enough bandwidth to handle thousands of postings daily. In a low volume list
such a B-Hebrew, some voices appear to be "louder". But in fact, the voices
that are present are there because they choose to post and reply to other
postings.
4. The moderators will censor inappropriate postings (as
outlined here: http://www.grovescenter.org/bhebrew.html#respect).
This means that some allowed postings may be distasteful to some list members.
They have three ways to respond: (a) ignore those postings; (b) delete the
posts; alternatively, delete all postings by a particular author; (c) create a
"filter" in their email programs to automatically delete or otherwise remove
posts from their inbox. Other than leaving the list, there are no other
choices.
5. To my knowledge (and 19 years as a moderator of B-Hebrew),
no one's mind has been changed as a result of debates here. But we have been
given insight into the thinking of others from widely different ways of
life.
Speaking for myself, I have been intellectually enriched and
challenged by all of you.
-- Blessings, Kirk B-Hebrew
co-moderator -- Kirk E. Lowery, PhD President & Senior
Research Fellow The J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical
Research
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