Hi all

[Ivondia]

I'm new here. Kinda curious to see what goes on in these forums. Thanks for Tangi to have referred me... Im sure its gonna be fun being part of a Xtian community...

 

[Rut]

 

[Tangi]

Hey Ivy

It is so good to see you around here, Iam thrilled. Believe me you will have a ball. This is a great place.


If you need any help, I here

 

[wiggsfly]

Aloha and welcome to CF!

 

[Angeldove97]

 

[Ruth~]

 

[SecretBlessings]

I'm new here. Kinda curious to see what goes on in these forums. Thanks for Tangi to have referred me... Im sure its gonna be fun being part of a Xtian community...

Welcome to CF!!!!!

 

[JulianaTheory]

Welcome to CF!!!

 

[ForHisGlory]

I'm Tammy and am a CF Welcome Angel for the Friendship area.

Welcome to Christian Forums, 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. You require a 100-post-count before your allowed to Private Message. If someome messages you or sends you blessings you can reply however. More on Blessings near the bottom.

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, 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.

You’ll notice we have an Intro Sticky: 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 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 (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 meetng friends)
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 HomepageHow 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)
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

To see a full list of forums click on "Christian Forums" in upper left hand corner. I hope these links are helpful to you.

About Blessings:
Blessings are used here to do things like get a character, changing your Signature or Avatar, and getting "armor" Clothing for your character, even a Pet, and to buy the pet food to feed it daily. Blessings are used like money here.
Everytime you post you get a blessing as well. And if you look up at the top you'll see where it says "Jobs"..there are different levels of your amount of Blessings that you choose a "job", you really don't DO anything, but you get to collect a certain amount of blessings each week.You don't automatically get them, you go there and hit the collect button.

Same with the "Bank" you can put blessings in the bank and go once a week to collect interest. Each time you deposit or withdraw blessings the timer gets reset for another week. See the initial S in the green ribbon by my Character..thats my "job". As my amount of posts go up I go and quit the old job and start a new one and collect more blessings every week.

There is a fun area here called Blessing Exchange, where people play different games to earn more blessings in larger amounts.
If you need or want help in creating your Character or Avatar please let me know


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. We are volunteers here and may not always have ready answers, but are filled with patience and kindness and will 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 left click on our name and then look for their Private Message (PM) link (once you have 100 posts, unless one of us PM’s you then you can reply). Prior to the 100 posts you can post a “Help Needed” message in that forum area and one will message you. I'd like to walk you through getting a character, and an Avatar if you need help.

Thanks, Hugs and Welcome!
Tammy

 

[Amin]

I'm new here. Kinda curious to see what goes on in these forums. Thanks for Tangi to have referred me... Im sure its gonna be fun being part of a Xtian community...

Hi Ivondia,

Welcome to the forums.

I hope you find it everything you thought and more.

Chuck.

 

[If Not For Grace]

Welcome:
Come & Play w/me on this thread: http://www.christianforums.com/t2257631-what-is-my-favorite-numberfor-50-blessings.html "What is my favorite number....for 50 blessings"- we have already gone from 1-92
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 )

 

[Shubunkin]

Welcome to Christian Forums! May your stay be pleasant. Be sure to check the FAQ and the rules of the site before beginning. Check out the forums and find an interesting topic, and then dive right in!