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There are various websites out there and they way they are managed does kind of vary also.
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An update...I do not even know what I did at this point...but I have been permanently banned from CARM because of "rule violations"...they do not even bother to tell me what my rule violations were so that I could avoid doing them in the future...but I guess that now it doesn't even matter if they told me because I will have no further opportunity to post there...
I am pretty certain the reason I was kicked off was because I was starting to win the debate on the kjv-only side in that section of their message board...because I was minding my p's and q's to the hilt and yet I was still kicked off when I had only been back for a few posts...and these certainly weren't enough to warrant a permanent banning.
Also, at CF I was told that I was guilty of a second infraction when I had only been back for a short period and had not committed a first one to the best of my knowledge...at least I had not been told of a first infraction in the short time that I had been back...and then, to top it all off, I was punished for it as if it were my third infraction!
But, the Lord bless them...and may He receive each and every one of them as sons....
You mean they do not even tell one why they are banned??!!?Sorry to hear that...if you were enjoying those Sites.
You will just have to "play here" with us a bit more
I have no idea if anyone gets warning on this site if they are close to being suspended or banned.
Maybe @lforrest could tell us if warning are given here, and if so, how many?
I have no idea if I have ever been close to 'crossing the line' or not myself. I would hope a person didn't just wake up one morning and find that they had been banned!!!
A person would like a chance to at least say 'goodbye!!' Yikes.
Sorry to hear that...if you were enjoying those Sites.
You will just have to "play here" with us a bit more
I have no idea if anyone gets warning on this site if they are close to being suspended or banned.
Maybe @lforrest could tell us if warning are given here, and if so, how many?
I have no idea if I have ever been close to 'crossing the line' or not myself. I would hope a person didn't just wake up one morning and find that they had been banned!!!
A person would like a chance to at least say 'goodbye!!' Yikes.
Amen sister. I have noticed that. It would make me very sad if for some reason in your theology I did not specifically see you up there in the kingdom; because I feel that we have formed a friendship over time. However it is not in me to push my pov to the point where a friendship would be destroyed because of a harsh attitude or, as you say, my being "hard-nosed" or rude. I tend to alleviate those frustrations by praying for those who disagree with me on things that I feel are essential, rather than trying to argue them into my pov.I know that you and I have been on two different sides of a coin.
But that is often what makes a discussion fun.
You are never 'hard nosed' or rude.
I am sure that you and I will still disagree on some things ...but we also have enough in common where I can "like" some of your posts
I agree @justbyfaith , there is something different about this particular forum, I have truly grown to love many on here, we might not agree on all things but, most are mature and gracious about their differences and, it does not at all interfere with our fellowship ♥ ...it's like Lay's potato chips...you can't just have one, lol...ya keep coming back for more
I feel that so completely!...also.I agree @justbyfaith , there is something different about this particular forum, I have truly grown to love many on here, we might not agree on all things but, most are mature and gracious about their differences and, it does not at all interfere with our fellowship ♥ ...it's like Lay's potato chips...you can't just have one, lol...ya keep coming back for more
What kind of experience does he have? As a moderator or as one who has been wronged by them?
My experience: CARM is a absolutely horrible place and the only people the mods allow on people who sing perfectly with the chorus CARM wants. No other tones/beliefs are tolerated.An update...I do not even know what I did at this point...but I have been permanently banned from CARM because of "rule violations"...they do not even bother to tell me what my rule violations were so that I could avoid doing them in the future...but I guess that now it doesn't even matter if they told me because I will have no further opportunity to post there...
I am pretty certain the reason I was kicked off was because I was starting to win the debate on the kjv-only side in that section of their message board...because I was minding my p's and q's to the hilt and yet I was still kicked off when I had only been back for a few posts...and these certainly weren't enough to warrant a permanent banning.
Also, at CF I was told that I was guilty of a second infraction when I had only been back for a short period and had not committed a first one to the best of my knowledge...at least I had not been told of a first infraction in the short time that I had been back...and then, to top it all off, I was punished for it as if it were my third infraction!
But, the Lord bless them...and may He receive each and every one of them as sons....
And therein lies the heart of the issue...religious freedom/freedom of conscience. Freedom of expression, free speech. While there will always be some who cross the line into areas or personal abuse which should always be, dare I say "policed", or "moderated", the right to express ones own point of view, regardless of how "heretical" it may sound to others, should always be held sacrosanct. Sadly, I also have experienced some sites where moderation has become an art form in bigotry. Kudos to the mods here...how shall we learn if we refuse to hear anything different to the status quo, and how shall we learn to willingly be put to the test on what we believe unless we are challenged? I wonder of the fear of free speech is nothing more than an innate sense of insecurity regarding ones own convictions...but fearful to change.
