Hey it is great to be a part of a Christian chat. Been looking for a while for something like this! Just want to say God is Good All the time! 
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Hey it is great to be a part of a Christian chat. Been looking for a while for something like this! Just want to say God is Good All the time! 
Welcome, mrskworkman, to Christian Forums, the little project of Dr. Erwin Loh that has grown into quite a fascinating and large community. 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 here and there - 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 here: FAQ. These FAQs 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 the rules listed here: 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 familiarize yourself with them. 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.
I know it might take most of your day, week, month, or year(s) to become thoroughly familiar with everything; but you should at the very least skim the FAQ outline and be aware of certain limitations like where you can talk about what (especially in the “Christian Only” forums when compared with those “Open to all members”, or those otherwise specifically designated as “open”
; when and how you can post pictures/images (after 100 posts) or post in certain restricted forums; when and where to post e-mail or other links (after 15 posts); those ever important faith icons (of which you’ve already had to choose, and will need assistance to change, if desired); how, without soliciting them, to chunk up on ‘blessings’ (sort of our CF currency) for pets, CF characters and ‘armor’, or games, quizzes, and such; the Private Message (PM) system that might pop up on your screen any moment now; what to do with a rogue member or even moderator (eek!); 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.
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)” 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)
Regional forums – Where ya from?
Congregations – What church ya go to?
Chatting with individual Staff members (usually in informal ways of friendship)
Friendship Court (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)
Create a character: http://www.christianforums.com/characters (costs ~150 blessings to begin, but you’ll want to use more to get armor/clothes)
Adopt a pet (and take care of it): http://www.christianforums.com/pets (costs ~700 blessings to start, but more with upkeep)
Create a 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) 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. 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,
- Ciborium (kib)
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 here: FAQ. These FAQs 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 the rules listed here: 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 familiarize yourself with them. 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.
I know it might take most of your day, week, month, or year(s) to become thoroughly familiar with everything; but you should at the very least skim the FAQ outline and be aware of certain limitations like where you can talk about what (especially in the “Christian Only” forums when compared with those “Open to all members”, or those otherwise specifically designated as “open”
; when and how you can post pictures/images (after 100 posts) or post in certain restricted forums; when and where to post e-mail or other links (after 15 posts); those ever important faith icons (of which you’ve already had to choose, and will need assistance to change, if desired); how, without soliciting them, to chunk up on ‘blessings’ (sort of our CF currency) for pets, CF characters and ‘armor’, or games, quizzes, and such; the Private Message (PM) system that might pop up on your screen any moment now; what to do with a rogue member or even moderator (eek!); 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.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)”
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)
Regional forums – Where ya from?
Congregations – What church ya go to?
Chatting with individual Staff members (usually in informal ways of friendship)
Friendship Court (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)
Create a character: http://www.christianforums.com/characters (costs ~150 blessings to begin, but you’ll want to use more to get armor/clothes)
Adopt a pet (and take care of it): http://www.christianforums.com/pets (costs ~700 blessings to start, but more with upkeep)
Create a 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) 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. 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,
- Ciborium (kib)
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Welcome to Christian Forums! My name is Tatiana and I'm a senior moderator for the Friendship Team, which helps to watch over this forum (New Member Intros forum). Please let me know if I can assist you while you enjoy some time around CF... there's ALOT to know so it can be a little tricky.
I'm also the coordinator for the team in the CF Welcoming Committee. So I'm very dedicated to our new members and getting them caught up around the site. Here are few suggestions on getting around the areas that I have help moderate.
First off... every member should read the CF rules so that you know what is alloweable here (we try to keep this site clean for our younger members and Christian-oriented, while we do welcome those of other beliefs). Also, if you're wondering about all our different faith icons, you can learn about them here: List of Faith Icons.
Now to learn more about the site, you can check out the following areas:
Announcements
CF How-To
Discuss Rules & Staff Team Policy
If there is something you have a question about and you haven't been able to find it yet, please feel free to private message me (aka pm... you'll need 5 posts before you can send out pm's though).
Okay... now let me introduce you to the Friendship Team area (the forums my team helps watch over basically). It's broken up into different smaller areas (usually dealing with one broad subject):
Recreation: New Member Intros, Face the Board (Open), Friendship Court, Recreation Room, Members' News, Members' Praise.
Hobbies: General Hobbies, Arts & Hanicrafts, Recipe Exchange, The Gardening Forum, D.I.Y. Home Improve, Anime & Manga, Collectibles, Photography, Storm Chasers, Outdoors & Nature, Genealogy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Writers Guild, Dance, Chess.
Entertainment: The Small Screen, The Box Office, The Broadway Stage, The Radio Waves, The Gamers Zone, The Book Club, The Graphic Novels.
Music: Secular Music, Praise & Worship, Contemporary Christian, Hymns & Gospel, Jazz & Blues, Classical, Country & Bluegrass.
Musicians: Lets Jam!, Vocals, Guitar, Piano & Keyboard, Bass, Drums & Percussion, Woodwind & Brass, Strings, PA/AV/ Stage Crews, Recording, Songwriting.
Sports: General Sports, Football (US), Football (Soccer), Rugby and AFL, Basketball, Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, Golf, Hockey, Motorsports, Winter Sports, Martial Arts, Boxing/Wrestling.
Personal: Fitness & Health, Personal Finances, Cars & Bikes, Pets & Animal Friends, Work & Employment, Around the World, Education & Homework, Public Speaking, Fashion & CLothing, Beauty & Cosmetics, Home Management.
Professions: Engineering, Charity & Social Work, Medical, Information Technology, Education, Hospitality, Legal, Emergency Services, Management, Media, Drivers & Truckers, Military.
Regional: Expatriates, US- Mid Atlantic, US- Mid West, US- Mountain West, US- New England, US- Pacific West, US- South East, US- South West, CA- Canadian, UK- British & Ireland, AU/NZ0 Australian and New Zealand, Asia, Other Regions, Native Americans, Latin, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Scandinavian, Sign Language.
Woot... that's alot of forums.
We're a very friendly bunch here, so please don't hesitate to jump into conversations and make some friends. God bless and once again... welcome to the site!!
~Tatiana
Friendship Team Senior Moderator
CF Welcoming Angel Committee-- Friendship Team Coordinator
I'm also the coordinator for the team in the CF Welcoming Committee. So I'm very dedicated to our new members and getting them caught up around the site. Here are few suggestions on getting around the areas that I have help moderate.
First off... every member should read the CF rules so that you know what is alloweable here (we try to keep this site clean for our younger members and Christian-oriented, while we do welcome those of other beliefs). Also, if you're wondering about all our different faith icons, you can learn about them here: List of Faith Icons.
Now to learn more about the site, you can check out the following areas:
Announcements
CF How-To
Discuss Rules & Staff Team Policy
If there is something you have a question about and you haven't been able to find it yet, please feel free to private message me (aka pm... you'll need 5 posts before you can send out pm's though).
Okay... now let me introduce you to the Friendship Team area (the forums my team helps watch over basically). It's broken up into different smaller areas (usually dealing with one broad subject):
Recreation: New Member Intros, Face the Board (Open), Friendship Court, Recreation Room, Members' News, Members' Praise.
Hobbies: General Hobbies, Arts & Hanicrafts, Recipe Exchange, The Gardening Forum, D.I.Y. Home Improve, Anime & Manga, Collectibles, Photography, Storm Chasers, Outdoors & Nature, Genealogy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Writers Guild, Dance, Chess.
Entertainment: The Small Screen, The Box Office, The Broadway Stage, The Radio Waves, The Gamers Zone, The Book Club, The Graphic Novels.
Music: Secular Music, Praise & Worship, Contemporary Christian, Hymns & Gospel, Jazz & Blues, Classical, Country & Bluegrass.
Musicians: Lets Jam!, Vocals, Guitar, Piano & Keyboard, Bass, Drums & Percussion, Woodwind & Brass, Strings, PA/AV/ Stage Crews, Recording, Songwriting.
Sports: General Sports, Football (US), Football (Soccer), Rugby and AFL, Basketball, Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, Golf, Hockey, Motorsports, Winter Sports, Martial Arts, Boxing/Wrestling.
Personal: Fitness & Health, Personal Finances, Cars & Bikes, Pets & Animal Friends, Work & Employment, Around the World, Education & Homework, Public Speaking, Fashion & CLothing, Beauty & Cosmetics, Home Management.
Professions: Engineering, Charity & Social Work, Medical, Information Technology, Education, Hospitality, Legal, Emergency Services, Management, Media, Drivers & Truckers, Military.
Regional: Expatriates, US- Mid Atlantic, US- Mid West, US- Mountain West, US- New England, US- Pacific West, US- South East, US- South West, CA- Canadian, UK- British & Ireland, AU/NZ0 Australian and New Zealand, Asia, Other Regions, Native Americans, Latin, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Scandinavian, Sign Language.
Woot... that's alot of forums.
We're a very friendly bunch here, so please don't hesitate to jump into conversations and make some friends. God bless and once again... welcome to the site!!
~Tatiana
Friendship Team Senior Moderator
CF Welcoming Angel Committee-- Friendship Team Coordinator
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Welcome:
Come & Play w/me on this thread: http://www.christianforums.com/t2257...blessings.html "What is my favorite number....for 50 blessings"-
Numbers 1 thru 109 have already been posted;
so guess above that in any order—up to 2000.
Now- let’s go to the Recreation Thread--
Don’t make me come back and get you)
(Ain't She Cute?)
Come & Play w/me on this thread: http://www.christianforums.com/t2257...blessings.html "What is my favorite number....for 50 blessings"-
Numbers 1 thru 109 have already been posted;
so guess above that in any order—up to 2000.
Now- let’s go to the Recreation Thread--
Don’t make me come back and get you
)
(Ain't She Cute?)
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