How is that precious little guy, Renee. I miss hearing about him.
in you absence he had a heart cath done.
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I would like to ask the WOF members a couple of questions. I am not asking on behalf of the advisors, but for my own information as the adminstrator for ET. Please do not use this thread to insult / flame any other members.
Would you prefer WOF to be a stand alone forum instead of part of the SF/C forum?
If yes, do you think it would solve the problem with the constant attacks against WOF?
If no, what do you think can be done to deal with the issue?
If WOF & Non WOF are split off into their own stand alone forums, is there any purpose for SF/C to remain?
I think we should have our own forum. We should not be substandard, tucked away as a subforum. But then, we're not really a denomination either. I don't like to be categorized, but for the purpose of finding those who are like-minded I suppose it must be.
I do think SF/C should remain because we are that, and there are those who consider themselves so who we fellowship with, those who are good-natured, love the brethren, and are not divisive. My thought is to suspend those who are divisive. It's a shame people who name themselves after Christ Jesus have to be told how to behave.
Keep SF/C because I see people there who I never see here, and would not wish to part with them.
Pete had some good thoughts. I need to read over them, and the thoughts from other mods since you see things in a different light.
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I am not sure I have ever said I was WOF, I believe I said I believe '"most" of the WOF teachings. That is all I claim.
However, I will do my duties as a Mod as fairly as I possibly can.
My wonderful Sister in Christ -
You are a breath of fresh air! And a blessing to boot!
You have always been a fair and balanced moderator and have, if anything, added to the threads you have participated in. I don't know whose sock walterego is, but he certainly does not speak for the vast majority here.
God's very best, and thank you for all you do.
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Not quite. When you die, your body dies. It is not "healed". It "dies". Your spirit lives on for eternity, but your body is not "ultimately healed". It is dead.
The suggestions so far have been thoughtful and I appreciate them.
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well the discussion in both forums is interesting.
it would appear that WOF has a greater problem with the way things are than the non-WOF do.
that would suggest that things are not as balanced as they could be.
Both sides (staff and members) should either be content and willing to work together for the good of the other, or they should both be seeing the same problems and offering solutions.
I'm not seeing either of the above happening. either from staff or from members.
p.s. and nowhere did i suggest that they have to agree in doctrine in order to achieve that balance.
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I would like to ask the WOF members a couple of questions. I am not asking on behalf of the advisors, but for my own information as the adminstrator for ET. Please do not use this thread to insult / flame any other members.
Would you prefer WOF to be a stand alone forum instead of part of the SF/C forum?
If yes, do you think it would solve the problem with the constant attacks against WOF?
If no, what do you think can be done to deal with the issue?
If WOF & Non WOF are split off into their own stand alone forums, is there any purpose for SF/C to remain?
I vote no, we are Spirit filled, to deal with the issue "all" need to be more Spirit filled. and drop the flesh.
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well the discussion in both forums is interesting.
it would appear that WOF has a greater problem with the way things are than the non-WOF do.
that would suggest that things are not as balanced as they could be.
That's because we WOFers are continously on the defensive. It's quite comfy cozy for the non's to initiate thread after countless thread, relentlessly accusing us of all sorts, out of ignorance, which, if any of it were true, we wouldn't have anything to do with WOF!
It's like two girls arriving at the prom wearing the same gorgeous dress, yet they are wearing different jewellery and corsages. One pummels the other in the bathroom out of insecurity, thinking the other outshines her, but after the skirmish, they both walk out torn and battered, but still identical, earrings missing, pearls and petals strewn about.
Please keep the thread on topic. I have completed a thread cleanup and removed off topic posts.
I appreciate your patience in going over the problem with me and all of the suggestions that have been given.
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Changes have already been approved about a year ago, but were never implemented......
The name of the "non-wof" still has not been changed. They admins said it would tale place as soon as the conversion was completed. It never happened.
The promotion of WoF to full Congregational status just fizzed out.
Of course given the fact that only a handful remain....
............I am not sure making changes now would matter. As long as people are allowed to come and make repeated unstubstantiated accusations against others...
The reason alot left was because those kind of things were allowed and because things that were to be done were never done but just put on a shelf and forgotten. Like changing the non-wof name, and for WOF to be a congregation, faith group, or Christan Community, it doesn't matter, but it shouldnt be a subforum.
Originally Posted by Balance
I vote for removing the debate forum also.......
I agree
Originally Posted by Balance
You will not insult, belittle, mock, or personally attack: other members or groups of members.
Use of derogatory nicknames in reference to other members is prohibited. Don't goad another member or start call-out threads.
This flaming rule also applies to public religious figures.
If we could just enforce this rule, it would stop a majority of what is consistently happening.
Yes enforce the rules
Originally Posted by pdudgeon
so to sum up Robin, you've asked for suggestions and you've gotten three from us:
1. close the debate forum.
2. sticky the commonly argued threads.
3. enforce the flaming rule.
I agree with these
Originally Posted by CindyisHis
I think we should have our own forum. We should not be substandard, tucked away as a subforum. But then, we're not really a denomination either. I don't like to be categorized, but for the purpose of finding those who are like-minded I suppose it must be.
Yes WOF should have its own forum
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