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Sendt: 12. oktober 2005 18:48
Til: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Emne: Re: [Pali] e-sangha pali forum [was: Sa"nkhaara: Debate about the
meaning]

Hi Alan,

>
>Do you think that setting up these divisions will actually help to pull
>over some beginners, and "scholars and pandits?" If not, then I might
>wait a little while longer until it isn't simply me posting. If you
>think that it will actually draw in some people, then I suppose I
>should do it immediately.
>So your thoughts are:
>
>Beginners section
>Translation discussion
>Grammar and Term discussion
>
>This last one could be intended more for "experts."

Well if as you say the site isn't drawing a lot of traffic yet it might be
premature to divide it up.

What I guess I'm imagining is a php site which would function as a general
clearinghouse for promoting the study of Pali. It would be useful for both
beginners and scholars, for practitioners and linguists. Ongoing research
could be published in REAL TIME and be made available to immediate
comment.It could include, for example, all the recommended corrections to
the PED

Dear friends, Please notice that PTS has published the first volume of Dr.
Margaret Cone's thoroughly revised edition of PED. The second volume has not
yet been published as far as I am aware. In any case, the PED which is now
on the Net is full of mistakes and should never have been made available in
a net version.

Ole Pind


(of which probably hundreds have been published in various places, not least
by our Dmytryo). It would be a reliable site and the archives wouldn't be
lost if the owner fails to pay the bills or decides to move on in life.

Translation projects could be presented as they unfold as is taking place
here on Yahoo.

Typos and other mistakes in learning materials could be collated and
collected, answer keys completed.

The main thing is that with the right structure, and with a moderator with
an archivist's and librarian's take on the whole thing, such a site could
become searchable and deeply useful.

Exactly what sections would make sense isn't that easy to decide, but the
three categories you mention above would definitely be useful.

An example of a possible subsection would be 'semantics and lexicography'.

Another good reason for doing this on a php forum is that since it's
threaded, it's much easier to carry on side discussions without 'taking
over' the forum like can happen here where I'm actually putting this message
into a bunch of people's mailboxes (sorry!)

What I'd hope to see is a well-structured, comprehensive site for Pali
studies that can appeal to all levels and all types of interest in the
language and which would be THE place to go, THE place where everybody can
meet anybody interested in the language.

For this to work there'd have to be quite a number of subdivisions, and just
deciding how to structure it would be a job in itself. Perhaps the e-sangha
context isn't the ideal place to realize this vision, but as the Pali
section there grows you might want to divide it up like this, I don't know.
At the very least having a beginner's zone and a more advanced zone might be
a good idea.

best regards,

/Rett








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