*sigh* Ya'll have probably read elsewhere, this group has marvelous potential and needs active leadership, which other commitments have meant, I simply haven't provided. I'm delighted to welcome Sovanara Sitrasena and Savina Virtanen, together with our ever-excellent Sankira Qin, as Orloks. We'll be talking about new topics and new projects in the next few weeks - new threads and new focus!

I DO hope you'll share your ideas with the leadership. In particular, are there any projects that would be fun to take on?

The most obvious - although I'm either waaaay too early or way too late - is that next year, we have a MONGOL section in the Lunar Festival?!