Furturist End Times forum

[Douggg]

Edial, considering what you pointed out concerning division among the different rapture views. I would suggest the forum to look like this:



Futurist only Eschatology Forum

Purpose of the Forum - to discuss and study end times bible prophecy from the futurist position that the end times events are still forthcoming, into developing a start-to-finish scenario of understanding how all of the events and considerations fit together into a non-fragmented manner.

No preterist, full nor partial, nor historist views are permitted in this forum

Rapture views area - this area is dedicated to discuss the various rapture views. Please keep discussions of the rapture in this area.

General Discussion area - this is the main body for discussion of the forum. All futurist topics may be discussed here, except the various rapture views which can be discussed in their own dedicated area.

 

[dysert]

If you listen to any number of popular major bible prophecy commentators, those are the two camps expressed. Which is why I propose those two safehouses in the new proposed forum. Maybe start out with no safehouses - and see how it goes.

Just to add my two cents, I think starting out with no safehouses would be the best approach. At this point we don't know what the hot buttons might be in the new forum or whether they'd warrant safehouses. I'd even propose not having a subforum for the different Rapture views. Just a simple Futurist forum where we can talk about what we think is going to happen and in what order would be a great step forward from the constant derailing of threads in the Eschatology forum by folks who want to insist on reciting the same old preteristic views.

I will be participating in the Futurist forum no matter what, but I'd rather just see it get created than quibble about the details at this point. It is a forum that's very much needed.

What's the harm in just creating it now? It's about a 5-10 minute process that could even be undone if it turns out badly. Please, let's just get it started. Thanks.

 

[Douggg]

Just to add my two cents, I think starting out with no safehouses would be the best approach. At this point we don't know what the hot buttons might be in the new forum or whether they'd warrant safehouses. I'd even propose not having a subforum for the different Rapture views. Just a simple Futurist forum where we can talk about what we think is going to happen and in what order would be a great step forward from the constant derailing of threads in the Eschatology forum by folks who want to insist on reciting the same old preteristic views.

I will be participating in the Futurist forum no matter what, but I'd rather just see it get created than quibble about the details at this point. It is a forum that's very much needed.

What's the harm in just creating it now? It's about a 5-10 minute process that could even be undone if it turns out badly. Please, let's just get it started. Thanks.

Thanks for your support, dysert.

I have participated in many many end times discussion boards and the Rapture can literally take over a board as new threads explode on the rapture that the other topics get buried because usually there is so much emotions involved in talking about the Rapture.

I think having a dedicated area just for Rapture discussion - and have it restricted to that area - will make the flow of the other topics in a General Discussion area be so much smoother. And that the overall purpose to understanding how all of the prophecies and considerations fit together would be greatly enhanced.

I am all for getting started with the new forum as soon as possible.

 

[Douggg]

Bump.

 

[dysert]

Bump.

 

[Edial]

Edial, considering what you pointed out concerning division among the different rapture views. I would suggest the forum to look like this:



Futurist only Eschatology Forum

Purpose of the Forum - to discuss and study end times bible prophecy from the futurist position that the end times events are still forthcoming, into developing a start-to-finish scenario of understanding how all of the events and considerations fit together into a non-fragmented manner.

No preterist, full nor partial, nor historist views are permitted in this forum

Rapture views area - this area is dedicated to discuss the various rapture views. Please keep discussions of the rapture in this area.

General Discussion area - this is the main body for discussion of the forum. All futurist topics may be discussed here, except the various rapture views which can be discussed in their own dedicated area.

How about we do this?

Take a look at the Spirit/Filled forum ...
http://www.christianforums.com/f122/

Some of their threads have tags, Discussion, Peanut Gallery and so forth.
Each tag sets the tone for a thread.

What if we give you tags.

Futurist opens a thread and wants only the participation of Futurist views.
He tags it "Futurist Only".
We can also have tags like - Historicist only, Debate, Tribulational debate, Pre-trib only, etc.
You get the idea ...

And everyone posts in General forum.
You can have safe-house stickies of course.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Ed

 

[dysert]

I was waiting for Douggg to reply, but since he hasn't yet I have a question: Does anyone really pay attention to tags? (Confession: I don't, and I don't even know how to assign a tag to a post.)

 

[bibletruth469]

I post everything by using my tablet, not a computer. It is easier for me, however I can't navigate through the different forums as easily. I only post on the eschatology forum.

 

[Edial]

I was waiting for Douggg to reply, but since he hasn't yet I have a question: Does anyone really pay attention to tags? (Confession: I don't, and I don't even know how to assign a tag to a post.)

Did you look at the forum I pointed to?

Yes, people pay attention to the tags and it resolved many issues people had there.
If someone ignores the tags it is a rule violation and may be reported.

 

[dysert]

Did you look at the forum I pointed to?

Yes, people pay attention to the tags and it resolved many issues people had there.
If someone ignores the tags it is a rule violation and may be reported.

I did look at the forum, but frankly I don't know what to look for. I looked for rules specific for the forum and didn't find any. I looked around for anything about tags and didn't find anything. Sorry for being dense.

 

[Douggg]

How about we do this?

Take a look at the Spirit/Filled forum ...
http://www.christianforums.com/f122/

Some of their threads have tags, Discussion, Peanut Gallery and so forth.
Each tag sets the tone for a thread.

What if we give you tags.

Futurist opens a thread and wants only the participation of Futurist views.
He tags it "Futurist Only".
We can also have tags like - Historicist only, Debate, Tribulational debate, Pre-trib only, etc.
You get the idea ...

And everyone posts in General forum.
You can have safe-house stickies of course.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Ed

I don't like tags instead of a new separate forum because it buries the futurist posts in with the other non-compatible views, and there would be many many many more threads, which a person would have to scan through pages of threads to read the futurists' tags.

It would make the forum confusing and cumbersome, with tag options for the different views.

The eschatology forum currently has 351,000 posts.
The spirit filled forum has 49,000 posts.

 

[Douggg]

I just made a post in the thread at Eschatology forum...

*All Read* A Concern About This Forum(Report Free)

 

[Sojourner1]

How about we do this?

Take a look at the Spirit/Filled forum ...
http://www.christianforums.com/f122/

Some of their threads have tags, Discussion, Peanut Gallery and so forth.
Each tag sets the tone for a thread.

What if we give you tags.

Futurist opens a thread and wants only the participation of Futurist views.
He tags it "Futurist Only".
We can also have tags like - Historicist only, Debate, Tribulational debate, Pre-trib only, etc.
You get the idea ...

And everyone posts in General forum.
You can have safe-house stickies of course.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Ed

I'm quoting Ed's post to make the announcement that this is what we are going to do. What we need to determine is which thread tags to add, which tags will be needed and serve the most purpose in controlling the flaming/goading going on in the forum. We are actually in the process of consolidating forums and categories because we have had way too many forums on CF. The addition of thread tags to the Spirit Filled forum has worked very well and will work in other forums as well. We will go this route for now. Please give input as to what threads tags we should consider creating.

 

[Douggg]

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[Douggg]

I'm quoting Ed's post to make the announcement that this is what we are going to do. What we need to determine is which thread tags to add, which tags will be needed and serve the most purpose in controlling the flaming/goading going on in the forum. We are actually in the process of consolidating forums and categories because we have had way too many forums on CF. The addition of thread tags to the Spirit Filled forum has worked very well and will work in other forums as well. We will go this route for now. Please give input as to what threads tags we should consider creating.

Have the decision makers ever heard the saying, "listen to what the customer is telling you" ?

 

[Edial]

Have the decision makers ever heard the saying, "listen to what the customer is telling you" ?

Yes, however, we also have other "customers" and need to think of a forum as a whole.
We can always see how this works and evaluate it's effectiveness.
OK?

 

[Douggg]

Yes, however, we also have other "customers" and need to think of a forum as a whole.
We can always see how this works and evaluate it's effectiveness.
OK?

I don't see those of us who want a futurist only forum have much choice in the matter.

But I would like to know is how are those other "customers" adversely impacted by there being a futurist only eschatology forum? They would not be deprived from the existing forum and posting as they normally would.

I feel that people are being forced to fight - over fundamental beliefs in the current forum, akin to like throwing Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Aetheists all into one forum. That's what I don't like about the approach being taken. It may be entertaining for them who don't participate. But for guys like me, it is counterproductive.

 

[Douggg]

How about taking the existing "Let's Jam" forum, and renaming it the futurist only forum, structured as I suggested, and we futurists will find our way to that forum.

 

[dysert]

How about taking the existing "Let's Jam" forum, and renaming it the futurist only forum, structured as I suggested, and we futurists will find our way to that forum.

Doug, I fear that you are as a voice crying out in the wilderness. But I'm with you.

 

[Douggg]

Yes, however, we also have other "customers" and need to think of a forum as a whole.
We can always see how this works and evaluate it's effectiveness.
OK?

from post #35 in this thread...

Please tell them we are expecting significant and interesting changes for CF in the first quarter of 2015 and will avoid creating new forums until then.

What changes? Can't disclose yet.
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I thought we were supposed to see big changes in the first quarter of this year. I haven't seen anything yet. I hope no one is waiting for me to provide input other than what I have already made.

When can we expect to see the new look current forum?