How Optimistic are you about 4U ???

[drstevej]

How Optimistic are you about 4U ??? (YOUR OPINION)

• Awesome Place -- could hardly get better
• On the Right Track -- gets better and better
• Jury is Out -- could get better or worse
• Slippery Slope -- looking darker and darker
• Just another Hand Basket -- a spiritually toxic place
• Other (explain)

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Steve, d'ya know, am really hopeful. Just found out now that Oblio has been made Admin; MethodMan is now Admin; GoNoles is now Admin; Arborvita is now Admin... am kind of hopeful There's an awful lot of darkness here still, but am hopeful now.

Not sure how to vote...

 

[drstevej]

Steve, d'ya know, am really hopeful. Just found out now that Oblio has been made Admin; MethodMan is now Admin; GoNoles is now Admin; Arborvita is now Admin... am kind of hopeful

Not sure how to vote...

Other is an option.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Well, see, that's the thing. It's very spiritually toxic in many ways, and in others it's still on the slippery slope, but am hopeful. Both cos of CC and cos of who's now Admin... would "Other" still cover that?

 

[drstevej]

You can change the poll to multiple options if you like, GM

 

[psalms 91]

Optimistic as far as the people in general go, not so optimistic as far as WIKI goes, politics, staff discipline, A steady hand guiding from leadership, and so many things. Personally, I think that it needs changed back which isnt going to happen.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Moo. It won't let me do that, dude. Grr.

Will vote Other, then

 

[drstevej]

Honestly, I find the place depressing and dysfunctional. I am finding I care less and less what happens here. I appreciate friends here but biblically this place is nothing like the CF that once was.

Dozens of great people have left. People who gave hundreds of hours serving and defending the cause of Christ.

Seems like a Hospice situation.

 

[CelticRose]

Jury's out. Am waiting to see just how much pull the dark side gets really. On the whole more hopeful than when we first began this journey.

 

[Oblio]

See my User Title

 

[drstevej]

Well said, Oblio

 

[MrJim]

Oblio's a great dude; hope when up a notch but I agree with CelticRose on this one.

 

[Criada]

Voted other.
Cos - the first two aren't true now...
but I think it *will* get better.
Cos God is still here, some wonderful people are still here, and there's a lot of prayer going into it.
So - I think God still has stuff to do here, and anything that goes on won't alter His plans.

At the moment, tho, it's pretty horrid...
But with lovely bits!

 

[D'Ann]

Voted that it gets darker and darker here.

I no longer consider this a "Christian" site, nor a "safe" haven for Christians or Christianity. I now view this board as a missionary field. There is so much darkness here it scares me and yet, with prayer and the hope of salvation in Christ... we view this site as a field for reaching out to the lost souls.

Yes, it is dysfunctional and messed up in most forums... I can't stand the legalism in the wikis and throughout each forum. I can't stand the lack of leadership and the lack of assurance of Christianity here and lack of stability and structure, but with faith in Jesus, all things are possible. So, this is no longer my safe haven, this is no longer my home, but it is a place of ministry. It is a place to reach out to the souls who are walking in darkness and have very little hope.

I don't want to give up on this place because for a very very very long time, it was my home, my safe haven, my place of light, but it is no longer that to me anymore.

The light is fading and darkness is engulfing us here, but if we don't give up and if we continue to pray and reach out and fight the good fight of faith, there is hope that the light will return in Christ.

I wish that this site would go back to how it use to be, but the darkness has taken over here and there is very little hope that the owner will see the light and bring this site back to centering on Christ.

 

[edie19]

Hopeful, primarily because I see people who truly love the Lord here and I continue to experience some really wonderful fellowship here.

I don't look to foru.ms for spiritual guidance - I have a local church for that (although I realize that not everyone has that benefit).

Not to say that I love all the changes I've seen here - I don't. But even with the changes we can continue to be salt and/or light.

As long as I have friendships here I intend to stick around.

 

[D'Ann]

Hopeful, primarily because I see people who truly love the Lord here and I continue to experience some really wonderful fellowship here.

I don't look to foru.ms for spiritual guidance - I have a local church for that (although I realize that not everyone has that benefit).

Not to say that I love all the changes I've seen here - I don't. But even with the changes we can continue to be salt and/or light.

As long as I have friendships here I intend to stick around.

I feel the same way. It is wonderful to see you. How are you. I've missed you my friend.

 

[Jim47]

Honestly, I find the place depressing and dysfunctional. I am finding I care less and less what happens here. I appreciate friends here but biblically this place is nothing like the CF that once was.

Dozens of great people have left. People who gave hundreds of hours serving and defending the cause of Christ.

Seems like a Hospice situation.

You pretty well summed up my feelings, gets a little more depressing every day.

The way I see it we have become all too legalistic. People are no longer allowed to post whats on their mind, even remotely.

I for one am completely and all together against censorship and I will never change from that. True flaming is one thing which means outright saying nasty things which one would never say to his friends.

Open discussion should be allowed to all, this is the internet isn't it

Disagreement in a thread is not a flame, but it seems we have all too many moderators who are willing to disallow any free exchange of views on almost any and everything.

When this CC forum was first opened there were many people here who were opposed to me and saw me only as fighting everyone in reports. I try hard to follow rules, and as I see it now we have so many rules its rediculous. Its no longer fun to fellowship here at 4U

Why have we become so legalistic? Is this really necessaary and what benefits are there?

I hate wiki's I hate all the rules

I came here to find friends and to share the gospil, and also to debate the truth of scripture, but I no longer debate, don't have time for it.

I've run accross a couple athesists who were going to give me the chance to study scripture with them only to have them become frustrated with all our exclusiveness and have now left the forum.

I don't see anything getting better, only more complicated. Is that what you were asking Steve?


Does anyone else see that or is it only me?

 

[ContentInHim]

I'm with D'Ann and Edie with a dash of Criada, so voted Jury is out. I love the fellowship here at CC and I spend less and less time out there in GT, etc. and the Mission areas - except for Questions.

 

[edie19]

I feel the same way. It is wonderful to see you. How are you. I've missed you my friend.

I'm wonderful - God has been very good to me of late (update in my blog).

I'm here too - mostly in a few congregational forums and fellowship threads. I'm more scared of GT and CA than ever. Totally stay away from the WIKI stuff (probably shouldn't admit that since I'm modding again).

 

[Miss Shelby]

This board, as I have said a million times before, is an extreme concentration of the world, with believers and unbelievers a like. This board will be what people make of it. Every now and then a light shines through and I am inspired with humanity and Christianity, it's rare but it happens.

But as it stands, this board is the world. And whether or not it continues to thrive in a Christian way I am not so sure depends on entirely Christian input.

For me it's been almost faith destroying, for my own reasons. For another it might not be. But if you're a Christian and if you're to remain here, know that the battle will ALWAYS continue-- and strive, as I have failed to do so many times,-- to be a Christian in action. KNowing when to be pleasant with word and when not to. Knowing when to walk away from it all instead of involving oneself in a futile arguement. Use prayer, use prudent judgement.

But know that this board is just the internet. There is NOTHING special about Erwin, there is nothing special about this particular board. It's the internet.