The switch from spionic to unicode occurred long before the switch to the new forum, so even when my group was starting Pharr a little over two years ago the same problem was there. The spionic issue isn’t really that big of a problem when you are reading posts related to a chapter you are actively working on. A bigger problem, though, seems to be a loss of some of the unicode from the forum change-over. For example in this thread, I definitely wrote in unicode (as did everyone at the time, since spionic was no longer supported), but I can’t even read what I wrote; and unlike spionic/betacode, which you can generally figure out, it’s all been turned into garbage.
That’s definitely a bigger mess!!
FOR ALL INTERESTED IN THIS STUDY
Sign up on the list linked above. This is the e-mail list that will link us all together. Let’s all get on that list and then we can get started. 
ΙΑΣΩΝ
Here’s a little something to wash down those virtual Valiums with, Jay! 
I’ve signed up in the mailing list, I’m in the “digested members” list, but the others seem to be still waiting 
, hehehehehehehe, maybe we can start without a schedule just working a lesson weekly, I haven’t ever moderate a study group, but have many proposals for exercises and learning methods. What do you think?
I get lost in dates and worrying about everyone’s holidays. It’s hard enough keeping track of the Jewish holidays to worry about any others! LOL
When there are a few more people joined up, and I have whichever web based homework system we’re going to use ready for you, I’ll send a preliminary schedule to the mailing list. Another week at least, but everyone should be working on mastering the alphabet already.
I think I would like to join up, if you’re still accepting. I still haven’t read much Homer, which I would like to rectify, and I think this would be a good way to keep me on a steady course (I have a tendency on my own to do things in irregular spurts: work on it frantically for hours a day for a few weeks, then forget about it for a few weeks). I just subscribed to the list, and I’m pretty much ready to go anytime!
Welcome aboard, then.
Has everyone signed up for the list?
hi, i know someone who is thinking about joining. would you please let me know when the group is about to start, thanks
We’re still waiting for the mailing list to work, however, i guess after Holidays.
How’s everyone doing in terms of motivation and preparation? Have the beginners started picking up the alphabet yet?
I’m sorry, but I’m still trying to figure out why the new mailing lists aren’t accepting email from people. I’ll be pinging Jeff about it again tomorrow.
Excellent.
So, we’ll start after Passover/Easter? I don’t now when Easter is, but Passover begins on Wednesday evening. Perhaps we can pick up like on the sixteenth or so, just after the holiday? When is Easter again?
Regards and Happy Holidays,
ΙΗΣΩΝ
Next Sunday, the 12th.
Good. It’s in the middle of Passover, so we’ll all be finished with holidays and ready for the study by the end of next week! What do you think?
How do you say “Wow I’m tired!” in Homeric Greek? 
Unless one is Orthodox, then April 19th. 
Either way, I hope everyone’s enjoying (or, will enjoy) their repsective holidays. We’re in the swing of Passover now. I’m taking a short vacation, visiting some friends. I’ll be back on Sunday (I’ve been here since Wednesday). It’s just after 16:00, and Shabbat begins just after 18:30 tonight. I’m still waiting for my Pharr text to arrive. It might be at my house waiting for me when I get there. (As a sidenote, someone broke into my apartment on Wednesday – but they didn’t take anything belonging to me personally. They took my roommate’s work cellphone and purse with all of her IDs and credit cards. I was asleep in the next room and had no clue. How creepy!)
Happy Holidays to all.
Jason
Would you believe that I’m still waiting for the textbook?!?! Hopefully it will arrive soon. How’s the planning going?