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Quoted for truth. Uh ... no! If you consider a forum restructure to be a "falling away", then you have the most broad and loose definition of "falling away" that I have ever seen. Geez, it's just a few pixels on a screen, a few syllables. As KerrMetric says, CF is a function of its...

I made it clear in my previous post that I think the name should not have been changed. But ... is it just me, or are some people completely over-reacting? I cannot even begin to fathom these charges of apostasy.

I don't know what to make of this. As someone who was very strongly in favour of the 07/07/07 changes, I don't believe that a name change was necessary. I felt Christian Forums was a very appropriate name - a forum for those who wish to discuss Christianity, whether Christian or interested in...

Great! I got my monthly phone bill today. Shall I forward it on to God? How reliable is he with on-time payments? I wouldn't want my payment to be late due to his laziness. On second thoughts, I think I'll avoid the risk and pay it myself.

Pretty much.

Yes, I know I'm tired of it. It doesn't help that this thread is almost impossible to keep up with.

I don't see why not. They can use their brains, after all.

Funny; I'm a Christian and I agree completely with Beastt. You just seem to be deflecting debate with baseless "you can't understand" assertions.

If you feel swindled by a messageboard, I frankly think you need a bit of a reality check.

No matter which way this turns out, I do not see the response to the result being pretty. A poll was never a good idea in the first place. It's Erwin's site. He should run it in the matter he sees fit.

This is easily one of the most sane and sensible posts on the thread. This, on the other hand, is a gross and unwarranted over-reaction. It is roughly equivalent to this: for those of us who signed on to the premise that a primary reason this place exists is to discuss Christianity and...

Well, the name is "Christian Forums", which I have consistently understood to mean that it is a forum with a focus on Christianity and related topics, i.e. for both Christians and those with an interest in Christianity. As a byproduct of that, the participants create a community. Perhaps the...

I do hope Erwin is well aware of how unreliable self-selective polls of this nature are and that he won't make decisions (in favour of either option) based solely on the poll's outcome. Honestly, I hope he scraps this poll entirely and at least gives us one with more diverse, nuanced options.

Precisely. The entire conceptualisation of what "Christianity" means is contested and subject to a dizzying array of interpretations and understandings based on a myriad of factors. To try to enforce an idea of "Christians only" (besides its obvious exclusivity) strikes me as impossible, as no...

It's amazing just how differently people understand the name "Christian Forums". I see it as a place to discuss Christianity and related topics (and, as an offshoot, for its members to interact in other ways), which means it can quite nicely accommodate both Christians and non-Christians...

Wow, aren't you a nice person? I'm not going to make any comment on the quality of the people who have left/returned, because I think it's rather tactless to post that Poster X is somehow a better person than Poster Y (especially when I have had less experience with Poster Y). I also love...

People keep saying that, and yet whenever I'm here, there are 2,000+ people online. I remember when I first began posting here, hitting 800 was notable. And the current system drew me back. You could probably count on one hand the amount of times I posted here this year prior to 07/07. I've...

I think option 1 is the only option that approaches being reasonable and fair to all concerned. Frankly, I think a lot of the "problems" are being overhyped. I mainly post on the Teens and Secular Music fora and lurk on a few theological ones. The first couple of days were a bit tumultuous...

Well, the current discussion is proving why polls don't work. I see multiple problems that doom this poll's results to being of low relevance: 1. The results can be fixed by various means, specifically sockpuppets and mobilising otherwise inactive members. 2. The poll is self-selective and...

Well, I was going to write out my thoughts in a long post, but this says pretty much everything I want to say and is worth quoting for truth: In short, I see no reason to either change this site's name or return to the bad old days.