You know, I've had a pretty insane week - like we all do at times - with a family member's wreck, life changes, and other personally things that kept me away from the computer for everything but a few minutes a night.
I had a pretty high opinion of this community, but I login to find nothing short of an absolute mess! I think pretty much the whole lot of you should be ashamed; and I am speaking directly to both "sides" here. Running around and calling folks "hoodlums" and "gangs" and other names is not only childish but it shows a clear lack of spiritual maturity. The very same goes for the more subtle means of insulting and flaming/harassment that has taken place as well. Guess what folks, people hold different viewpoints than you rapture or non-rapture. Live with it. I honestly feel like it's a joke that a significant group of members cannot handle themselves when the Administrator is away. You've obviously exposed that we don't have enough on staff, and so that will be addressed here as soon as I am able. Let me be the first to say anyone involved will not be considered, so don't ask nor even waste my time.
Let me just remind everyone here that folks are banned because they break the rules. I give folks multiple chances outside of a few obvious things like people who lie about their religion or spammers. You can start threads and insinuate all you want that the team here is banning people for whatever reason, but that does not make it true. I think in this case it's rather obvious that if we were trying to stifle certain beliefs or viewpoints that we'd simply ban the lot of those who agreed upon something to accomplish that end. You are certainly free to have your opinions, but the logic here is pretty lacking for the case. I will also remind y'all that no one here is forced to post and if you find this place to be uncomfortable first let me know (by actually discussing it with me) and then you're always free to move on and not post here should it be an issue for you.
Again, I don't think words can properly communicate my disappointment here. The shoutbox tit for tats and hijacked threads are appalling and entirely unChristian. Unfortunately it seems at least for some I will be running this place partially as a daycare requiring a certain number of chaperons to keep things smooth. For the folks that saw this mess and weren't involved, I am very sorry. For those involved, you really should be ashamed of yourselves.
Some of the complaints and comments about showing a Christian attitude were more than true. As the famous saying goes, the buck stops here. The behavior ends when you decide it ends. It starts with you. It doesn't start with running around a forum and continuing the same behavior that you've accused others of doing.
Hopefully this weekend leads to a better week. For those not involved, again I apologize and let's get back to discussing and learning about Christianity.
God Bless,
HammerStone
I had a pretty high opinion of this community, but I login to find nothing short of an absolute mess! I think pretty much the whole lot of you should be ashamed; and I am speaking directly to both "sides" here. Running around and calling folks "hoodlums" and "gangs" and other names is not only childish but it shows a clear lack of spiritual maturity. The very same goes for the more subtle means of insulting and flaming/harassment that has taken place as well. Guess what folks, people hold different viewpoints than you rapture or non-rapture. Live with it. I honestly feel like it's a joke that a significant group of members cannot handle themselves when the Administrator is away. You've obviously exposed that we don't have enough on staff, and so that will be addressed here as soon as I am able. Let me be the first to say anyone involved will not be considered, so don't ask nor even waste my time.
Let me just remind everyone here that folks are banned because they break the rules. I give folks multiple chances outside of a few obvious things like people who lie about their religion or spammers. You can start threads and insinuate all you want that the team here is banning people for whatever reason, but that does not make it true. I think in this case it's rather obvious that if we were trying to stifle certain beliefs or viewpoints that we'd simply ban the lot of those who agreed upon something to accomplish that end. You are certainly free to have your opinions, but the logic here is pretty lacking for the case. I will also remind y'all that no one here is forced to post and if you find this place to be uncomfortable first let me know (by actually discussing it with me) and then you're always free to move on and not post here should it be an issue for you.
Again, I don't think words can properly communicate my disappointment here. The shoutbox tit for tats and hijacked threads are appalling and entirely unChristian. Unfortunately it seems at least for some I will be running this place partially as a daycare requiring a certain number of chaperons to keep things smooth. For the folks that saw this mess and weren't involved, I am very sorry. For those involved, you really should be ashamed of yourselves.
Some of the complaints and comments about showing a Christian attitude were more than true. As the famous saying goes, the buck stops here. The behavior ends when you decide it ends. It starts with you. It doesn't start with running around a forum and continuing the same behavior that you've accused others of doing.
Hopefully this weekend leads to a better week. For those not involved, again I apologize and let's get back to discussing and learning about Christianity.
God Bless,
HammerStone
