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I figured that I should introduce myself. I'm 21 years old and at a small liberal arts college. I just wandered towards the site because I'm going through a bit of a rough time. I have been feeling that no one is there for me in the physical sense of life. Spiritually I know that God is there for me and that he has some form of plan for me but sometimes you just want to know that someone is there to listen or to talk to. So I guess thats why I joined the site, whether it helps or not is not the point. So hello.
 
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Welcome, ZiggyLeaper, to Christian Forums, the little project of Dr. Erwin Loh that has grown into quite a fascinating and challenging community. We're all ears. Congratulations on making it this far. Perhaps you’ve been lurking for a while or have been here before and have already figured out a bit - like what all those buttons do on the navigation bar at the top, and which particularly ‘dangerous’ forums always garner so much attention and ‘trouble’ (i.e. heavy moderation and tempestuous debates) and may require a 100-post-count before your being allowed to post there.

Maybe you’re an old-hand at Internet discussion boards, but in case you’re somewhat overwhelmed, now might be a good time to take a peek at the FAQ which will explain a lot (though not all) of the somewhat confusing things in the eye-feast of overwhelming CF thingies. You probably read the Terms of Service you agreed to when joining, but now might also be a good time to attempt to read through the Rules. I know they’re long and drawn out, may be a bit confusing to sort through, and subject to various interpretations, but it may help make your journey smoother to somewhat familiarize yourself with them. They indicate certain limitations like where and when one can post what (especially “Christian Only” forums in contrast to those “Open” to all members, posting images (after 100 posts), restrictions on some particular forums (by age, gender and such), when and where to post e-mail or other links (after 15 posts), those ever important faith icons (which you’ve already had to choose, and will need assistance to change, if desired), how to chunk up on blessings (sort of our CF currency) for a CF character or pet, ‘armor’, games, quizzes, and such, the Private Message (PM) system that might pop up at any moment, what to do with a rogue member or even moderator (eek!), and what some of the pesky abbreviations mean that you’re sure to come across (like OP, OSAS, IMHO, TTYL, DTTBOWTBW (don’t throw the baby out with the bath water)), etc. CF is a huge place and try as we may to be a gentle bunch, I’ve noticed that sometimes it doesn’t take much for trouble to put a ‘kick me’ sign on one’s back, and no one wants to see that for people of good intent.

You’ll notice we have an Intro Sticky by the lovely AngelAmidala: http://www.christianforums.com/t1110956-please-read-the-rules-before-posting-thanks.html, that most forums have other ‘Sticky’ introductions that can often be important to read before posting in that forum, and that some of the more popular threads have little numbers beside them (like “Welcome to all new members (4)&#8221 which means they’ve been continued in further incarnations after reaching a 1000 post limit for each thread.

Here are just a few forums that might be helpful in starting to explore the place. Just click on the links and find a place you like:

CF Announcements (what’s going on around here, what’s not working and why)
Report Bugs (not the crawly ones, you’re on your on with those)
CF How-To (Mostly technical questions on site usage)
CF Welcome Angels (newish CF ‘team’ of helpers)
Regional forums – Where ya from?
Congregations – What church ya go to?
Chatting with individual Staff members (usually in informal ways of friendship)
Friendship Court (for courting friends, but no pretzelizing allowed)
Face the Board (which is ‘open’ to all members to ask YOU questions)
Recovery (non-professional help with particular life struggles)
Outreach to non-Christians by Christians, seeker prayers and help from Christians, etc.
Edification (Christians Only) Blogs, Prayers, Testimonies, Advice
Help with creating a CF Homepage
How to become a site supporter (and financially help this ministry)
Help with IRC (Internet Relay Chat)

And if you are looking for things to do besides posting, you can ...

Take quizzes: http://www.christianforums.com/quiz.php (costs 10 blessings each)
Create a character: http://www.christianforums.com/characters (costs ~150 blessings to begin, but you’ll want to use more to get armor/clothes)
Create a pet (and take care of it): http://www.christianforums.com/pets (costs ~700 blessings to start (unless you adopt), but more with upkeep)
Create your own blog: http://www.christianforums.com/blogs
Participate in polls: http://www.christianforums.com/f4-cf-polls.html
Play games: http://www.christianforums.com/arcade.php (costs 10 blessings for each game)
Create/Develop a homepage: http://www.christianforums.com/f651-...iscussion.html

I don’t mean to take up all of the space in your very own Intro thread, so have a happy journey here at CF and feel free to contact the New Member Intro forum moderators or other Staff (the people with the little boxes with a letter by their name), or the CF Welcome Angels with any questions. They are volunteers here and may not always have ready answers, and though they are flawed humans and may often be rather busy with other things (some of which may sometimes be a bit upsetting and flavor their response times and forms) patience and kindness will find that they can usually point you in the right direction and are intent on being helpful to your concerns. There are a variety of ways to contact one, and usually it’s best to find one who is currently on-line and ready to help, and one who has some responsibility in the forum where you’re posting. Perhaps the quickest way to reach one is to click on their name and then look for their Private Message (PM) link (If you wind up on their home-page, this should be quite a ways down in the left column).

To see a full list of forums click on "Christian Forums" in upper left hand corner. I hope these links are helpful to you.
Be blessed and best wishes leaping Ziggy,

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