A commendable initiative, Martin!
I will of course leave out (a) Facebook friends who never actually did anything here, (b) people I actually don’t remember, and (c) people with answers in the single digits.
3 + 7.
1. Michael Lining. 10 answers, 5 followers
He’s a trumpeter and a recording artist, which should have gotten my follow.
Instead, he got my follow for this:
Michael Lining’s answer to How do you feel about Donald Trump winning the election?
He voted Trump, and he explained why, in a forum he knows is anti-Trump, respectfully and intelligently.
A lot of you are freaking out right now. Hell, a lot of me is freaking out right now. But this guy is not the enemy. This guy is your fellow citizen. And I’m very glad he spoke up.
2. Fırat Aktaş. 16 answers, 9 followers
Because I burst out laughing in a tram, reading Why are Turkish men beautiful?
3. Erdi Küçük. 11 answers, 8 followers
Several good answers on Turkish culture and politics. His answer on Is Atatürk the ideal example of Plato’s philosopher-king? has a very insightful sting.
4. Latinists and Hellenists and Linguists:
James Garry. 57 answers, 9 followers
Classics major. Knows his Latin, knows his Classics. Knows stuff. To my fellow Latinists and Hellenists: he’s one of us.
Ioannis Stratakis. 15 answers, 9 followers
The best reciter of reconstructed Ancient Greek I’ve heard, bar none: podium-arts.com. Well across his Classics. Do not be intimidated by the afro in his profile pic.
Gabriel Bertilson. 11 answers, 3 followers
Hellenist and historical linguist. Too few of us around.
Julien Daux. 23 answers, 8 followers
Knows how French and Hebrew work.
James Cottam. 95 answers, 5 followers
Undergrad classicist at Oxon. Glad to know they still teach them well there.
Diana Vesselinova. 38 answers, 7 followers
Bulgarian linguist. And cat owner.
Nick Sallas. 18 answers, 6 followers.
Sensible, well-informed stuff about Greek, ancient and modern, and Greece; I particularly appreciate his perspective as a heritage language learner.