RE: orion-list IMPORTANT NOTICE ORION LIST MEMBERS
I'm sorry to see the Orion discussion list go, and would like to express my thanks to all who began and have maintained it over the years. Its departure will leave a void. While it may not have been very active recently, it has in the past been a place where, at least on occasion, one could get a response from first-rank scholars. Is it possible that the decision could be reconsidered? At least it would be helpful if the Orion Center could share with the members of the list what went into the decision to discontinue the discussion list, and what the plans for the Orion Center are at present. Will the Center continue to maintain bibliographies, for example? Can some thought be given to serving the need for information of those scholars who cannot come to Hebrew University to participate more directly in the programs of the Center? Best wishes, David Suter Saint Martin's College -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Orion List Owner Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: orion-list IMPORTANT NOTICE ORION LIST MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE ORION LIST WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION AS IT PREVIOUSLY HAD. THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A MODERATED DISCUSSION GROUP. INSTEAD OF THIS, THE MAILING LIST WILL BE A WAY FOR LIST MEMBERS TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ORION CENTER ACTIVITIES. THIS CHANGE IS DUE TO A RESHAPING OF THE ORION CENTER AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CENTER STAFF. ...Orion-List Moderator. For private reply, e-mail to David Suter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe Orion. Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILOR BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
orion-list Re: [ANE] The Restructuring of ORION and a new Place to Discuss Qumran
George, Technically, the period when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written (i.e. 2nd and 1st century BCE) is later than ANE is intended for. Occasional postings on the scrolls used to be tolerated, though. My understanding is that past discussions of scrolls topics on ANE tended to violate the list's standards of courtesy, etc., so that the moderator finally asked that the subject be discussed elsewhere (at the time, Orion). Some of the more thoughtful, original scrolls scholars have basically given up on list discussions (including Orion) from being flamed or misrepresented a few times too often - sometimes by lurkers banned from Orion who do their flaming on other lists. This sort of censorship by discourtesy is unfortunate and has led to the demise of on-line scrolls discussion (IMO). For the moment there appears to be no list for scrolls scholars, now probably including Orion, which is a real pity. Best regards, Russell Gmirkin (P.S. Cross-posting on Orion.) Russell Gmirkin and Others, Russell recently wrote: This really isn't the proper forum for Qumran discussions... Today I just received word that Orion was no longer going to be supporting a discussion list. Other than this list [ANE], where would be a better place to discuss Qumran, Essene and related issues? George Brooks Tampa, FL USA For private reply, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe Orion. Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILOR BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
