I posted this earlier, and I want to keep it fresh on the forum pages so that whenever Erwin checks in, he'll see it. Sorry for the repost, but until these questions get answered, many of us will feel betrayed and left in the dark.
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Erwin: You still haven't answered any of the real questions we have.
1: Why do you think it is OK to hide Christ's name from the title of the website in an effort to get more people to come here? That means that in your eyes the name of God is a negative taint to the forums and that getting people here is more important to you than representing He who saved His children. Why is it OK to be ashamed of his name?
2: Why do you ignore the massive outrage that has been brought upon the forums as a result of this decision? In scanning this thread alone, the majority of both Christian's AND non-Christians seemed to prefer the site the way it was. Why do you ignore all of us? Because you spent so much money on the new domain? Sorry, but that was your bad decision, it doesn't mean that returning to the Christian Forums name wouldn't be the right thing to do.
3: Why do you not set a standard by which those who call themselves Christian must behave according to the guidelines set in the Bible? In refusing to do this, you invite any immature myspace punk in here and allow them to wear the mask of a Christian while acting completely in contrast to the teachings of Christ, therefore misrepresenting not only the Lord, but also this site to any one who comes here truly seeking help. It isn't spiritually healthy, it isn't smart, and it can't be allowed.
4: Why do you allow poll results to dictate how you represent Christ in your website? Why do you allow PEOPLE to change how you follow through with your own beliefs? If it were my site, I wouldn't have cared if the poll was %100-%0 in favor of the change, I wouldn't have done it because it isn't what the site is all about. Serving the Lord is more important than gaining new members, Erwin. If you do what's right for Him, he would've ensured that the website continued with or without new members. So why do you follow people before God?
5: How can you guarantee that this degeneration of the Christian society we once had here won't continue as the myspace generation filters in? You've already removed Christ from both the name and the appearance of the site to attract more members. How can you guarantee that you won't also remove him from your new "vision" that you keep touting? How are we to believe you?
6: Why don't you care that places like Christ Centered Forums have already nearly doubled their membership numbers because of those of us who are dissatisfied with what CF has become? Many members put their hard earned money into this place, and others like myself have come here routinely and referred people here and met a number of good friends. Why does our loyalty mean so little that you'd just as soon throw it away rather than listen too our requests?
7: Im going to add this one for snoochface - Please address the issue of how new CHRISTIANS will find this site, and why they would ever want to join it if they did. Many, many Christians came to this site through searching for Christian forums - you acknowledge that yourself in your FAQ. You also acknowledge that the site has lost many members since these changes, and after reading your responses you are very likely going to lose even more. So how are new Christians, or any Christians at all, going to come here to participate in your Joel Osteen-ish outreach program? And if they don't come, and you're losing the Christians who are here already, who is going to be doing this outreach?
Those are the main questions I want answered, and I know a lot of other people here do, too. It would be nice if you stopped dancing around the subject and gave us some kind of explanation about these instead of that vague FAQ that really only explained your vision and answered none of the above questions.
