I heartily agree with the sentiments expressed below by Ven. Sujato!!

Assuming I've used the word "udaana" correctly, the intent is that I'm
sending out a "paean of joy" for this wonderful Pali group and
especially for all that Yong Peng does, and has done, to make it so.

And many thanks to all the various members of this group too: the
experienced Pali scolars who offer such valuable help to the rest of
us whenever needed; the beginners who even if they think they might be
asking "dumb" questions, never do, but rather raise topics that aid
many of us in getting greater clarity; and the great number of us (me
included) somewhere in the middle between novice and expert, who
provide the bulk of the discussion.

I joined this group when it started almost 4 years (July 2001), and
after a brief, rocky start with a flamer (that Yong Peng handled very
judiciously), it has thrived, and I've always been extremely impressed
with the quality, maturity, and compassion of the postings here.

Thank you all!
John

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Bhante Sujato" <sujato@...> wrote:
>
>
> Dear All,
> >
> > > An acquaintance of mine at the Pali Text Society received the
> > > following query from a student. Would someone like to give it a
> try?
> >
> I think it's a great indication of the quality and reliability of the
> dialogue on our group that the PTS is now referring enquiries to us!
> Congratulations, guys, keep it up! Yesterday i have the pleasure to
> act as a referee for Yong Peng's job application, and i suggested they
> check out this group so they could see the tact and maturity with
> which he works, maintaining such a high standard of integrity on an
> anarchic system like the web. A sign of good things.
>
> in Dhamma
>
> Bhante Sujato