The closing of the Bahá'í discussion list called Talisman. It had been in operation since October 1994 and at one time had over 100 subscribers.
Talisman eventually evolved into Talisman9 for 'free and open discussion of issues
in the Bahá'í faith from an intellectual point of view', but welcomed criticism of
Bahá'í institutions.
Bahá'í-Studies was created by a Bahá'í sociologist at an
American university for scholarly discussion of Baha'i academic and other issues.
H-Bahai was initiated for academic discussion of Bábi and
Bahá'í topics; membership was generally restricted to individuals with advanced
degrees in fields relevant to Bahá'í studies. Somewhat later, Bridges was created
for similar discussions, but with membership by invitation and restricted to
Bahá'ís. [Seeking for Truth:
Plausibility Alignment on a Bahá'í Email List by David Piff and Margit Warburg] iiiii. The current incarnation of Talisman is Tarikh, established 2003.
- See as well 'The Baha'i Faith in America as Panopticon, 1963–1997', by J. Cole and 'Baha'i Leaders Vexed by On-line Critics', by K P Johnson
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