Comment on Discussing the New Sappho poems by Alexander Nikolaev

Dear Dr. Walsh,
I understand your concerns and I am sure everyone here agrees that the questions you raise are important and absolutely valid. However, this particular forum is devoted to the text of the poems (which is why it’s called “discussing the new Sappho poems”), not to the papyrus: the discussion here has focused on possible supplements and corrections, questions of meter and dialect, etc. It is also not Dr. Obbink’s pocket forum (you will have noticed that there are no posts from him here, including on the question of ἀέρρη proposed by most Hellenists). I hope you understand that the contributors of this forum are not in the position to answer your questions. I agree with Dr. Vaughan that in the meanwhile Dr. Obbink should be given the benefit of the doubt.