Corpus-Paul

["Noel Fitzpatrick" <njfitzpatrick AT eircom.net>]

Recently information about the sixth international e-listers 
gathering at the SBL meeting has been sent to a number of e-
lists with interests in biblical literature.  

I was very interested to get this information.  The number of e-
lists circulated shows the very healthy interest in biblical based e-
lists at present, as did the number of those who indicated they 
would attend the SBL meeting.

Would it be of general benefit to let subscribers to the e-lists be 
informed about the relevant discussions that took place  at the 
SBL meeting and would the participants there from the various e-
lists like to give a summary of the presentations they made at the 
SBL meeting to the e-lists with  which they are associated?

I find joining and participating in e-lists most beneficial and I am 
always most impressed with the high  standards of netiquette 
observed.  Of course robust discussions, as opposed to personal 
invective, enliven contributions  sometimes.  

Academic or partially-academic e-lists, where experts and 
neophytes contribute with mutual respect, benefit all 
participants.  Thus I do hope that e-lists keep their membership 
open to all.  A limitation to those with formal qualifications in 
certain fields would not raise the academic standards of the lists. 
Those who join, but lack interest or motivation, presumably drop 
out when the realize the nature of the e-lists.

Finally I would like to express my thanks to and appreciation of 
the moderators and  all those actively involved in running the 
biblical based e-lists.

Regards,

Noel Fitzpatrick.
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