Promoting Textkit

[metrodorus]

Textkit is a very valuable resource - it has served as a student support network, but, perhaps more importantly, as an incubator for numerous important classics-related projects.

It offers, I think, one of the best places online for students who are engaged in self-study of Greek or Latin, as the community here is both knowledgeable and supportive (a rare combination).

I have written a short promo piece about Textkit https://www.patreon.com/posts/studying-alone-9101690 as a post on Latinum's new page on Patreon; all my Latin audio is now available in one place, I am once again regularly recording audio materials; The 'Latinum Podcast' is back online. Hopefully Patreon will prove more reliable in the long term than either Ning was (where I had hosted Schola), or indeed mypodcast.com(which went bankrupt in 2010).

My current recording projects are John Stirling's Latin Paraphrase of Eutropius, and the entire works of Caesar.

Finally, another bit of positive news; the Skype Locutorium Latinum that I set up to replace Schola's Latin Chatroom, is doing well; indeed, it is close to capacity. If it keeps growing, I might need to start an overflow. https://join.skype.com/i8T6Wgfi2cej

[imd]

I don't know the proper place to put this suggestion, but it's relevant to the topic of new users, which includes me (hello!). It would be beneficial if there were a way to sort threads by most recently updated, rather than just most recently posted. For example, I am listening to the Januae Latinitatis Vestibulum recordings, and so happened across the Transcribing Vestibulum thread through a search. It's been updated today, but if you browse the forum, it isn't even on the first page!

[metrodorus]

Hi, I have added a link to this thread , next to the text of Comenius, on my index over at Patreon.
Thanks for reminding me about it.
Comenius would be so pleased that his works have received a new lease of life!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/index-to-latinum-8810343

[imd]

I should note that Ursinus is transcribing a much-expanded version of the Vestibulum. They're also planning to make their own audio recording, similar to yours. I was considering using their transcription, once they're completed it, as the basis for the transcription of a non-expanded edition, simply because the expanded versions seem to lose some concision and utility. It would also be more convenient if someone wanted a copy to read after listening to your reading. What edition did you use for reading?

[Ursinus]

The (English-Latin) link on my page is the document that Evan used. If you purchased the Vestibulum recordings from Evan, it should have come with the version he used. In fact, that was the version I began to use until Bedwere brought to my attention the (Polish-German-Latin) Vestibulum, which in general is superior, I believe.

Also, yes, I plan on doing recordings after the style of Evan (i.e., Latin-English-Latin and then Latin only). However, I will be using the ecclesiastical pronunciation. Of course, you're free to make your own recordings with my own version when you're finished