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1 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18100 | ||
I haven't been here long, so I'm not sure my vote counts. :) But I agree with Tim on this. I not only think that new people coming in might be intimidated by a summary report (as in this is the absolute correct cumulative answer), and they might feel less free to state their own opinions/understandings in the form of questions. And as one who can only make it here once a week or less, I guess there would be little point in being here at all unless it would be to "read" the summaries, or if I happened to "catch" a question while it was still only answered by 2 people. :):) I'm sorry, but to me that doesn't sound like a "discussion group". Personally, these discussions put my "understandings" to the test because I have to search scripture to prove out my beliefs. And in many ways I think it can do the same for new people. So even if there is a disagreement in understanding, the new person will at worst have a variety of scriptures to study that will allow the Lord to give them an understanding pertinent to their question from His Word. And perhaps in reality that is the "best". |
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2 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 18270 | ||
All votes count, including yours. Greetings There and Tim Moran. You both bring up valid points. I seem to have confused There and apologize for a lack of clarity about my first suggestion (limiting initial responses to 3). My intention was not to say that there could never be more than 3 responses to a question (so that our friends like There could not chime in unless they happened to get in at just the right time). Instead, I just meant that after the first 3 responses to a "primary" question begining a new thread, we would wait for the original questioner to respond before continuing to "pile on" so to speak. For instance, BillyK recently asked a question about where souls came from. There have been literally 40 responses, and none of these are from BillyK at all. This is exactly the type of thing that I wish we could avoid. I think it would be better for there to just be a few, relatively simple answers to "primary" questions. This way, new people to the forum would find it easier to read through and respond to them, instead of being confused and overwhelmed. Tim, you also brought up the point that you were uncomfortable with limiting debate beyond civility. I would hope that you would not see any of my suggestions as doing that. Adding a post at the end of a debate to summarize it does not seem to limit the debate, at least in my mind. Staying focused in a debate on the subject that the debate was supposed to be about in the beginning seems to be exactly what civility would demand. And as for limiting initial responses to primary questions, I admit that this is a limitation, however, as I tried to explain above, I think it is also the most civil and helpful way to respond to new posters. Also this limitation is not complete, if the original person elaborates after any of the three initial responses, then it becomes open season again to unload with both barrels and post as many times as wanted. I have a lot of respect for your opinions, and feel that both of you add significantly to this forum. I just hope that you can understand my heart on this issue. I feel like this forum is a phenomenal resource for the regular members, and I just want to improve it so that it can also be welcoming to "seekers" and "visitors" so that they too can benefit from it as we all have. |
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3 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 18279 | ||
Greetings Sir! I really don't have any problem with a summary post. Even if it were simply a statistical count. I guess my biggest "concern" was in limiting the number of responses. Since so many of the issues discussed are so complex, I would rather be free to explore them in depth (as long as both parties agree - which is what I meant by civility). I like Norrie's suggestion! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 18280 | ||
Dear Tim Moran (may I just call you Tim?), I can definately appreciate your point that many issues discussed on this forum are very complex, and need to be explored in depth. At the same time, you mentioned that it is important for "both parties" to be involved ("agree"). This is exactly the point that I'm trying to get across. When a new person to our forum posts a question, and then 40 people respond, I think that is not something that the original poster would have agreed to (as evidenced by the fact that they no longer choose to be involved at all). One of the things that I really admire about Jesus was that He was able to give people exactly the answers that they needed to hear. He didn't leave out critical information, but He also didn't answer each question with every detail that the scriptures contained on the subject. When the rich, young ruler asked what was required to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, Jesus gave a relatively simple answer to him. If a new person asked that question on this forum, I guarantee that the responses would not be anywhere near as limited. Obviously, Jesus had the advantage of being able to know the hearts of the people He interacted with. However, I still think that we could as Christians, at least try to follow His example a little more closely. My suggestion is only my humble attempt to do this. |
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5 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 18281 | ||
Limited Responses: Greetings Sir! Just Tim would be great! I see what you are saying! I'm just not sure it is a great problem. At least it isn't for me! :-) What I try to do is to gauge the responses I get when I ask a question or post a note! Some require further explanation. Some are deadends! Some reveal individuals who want to discuss and explore, while others reveal individuals who are closed. So, I just try to go from there! I do like the summary idea! I also like the point that someone made about making the first line more descriptive so that one could browse the thread more easily. I tried this above to see how it looked and/or worked! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 18283 | ||
Switch to Improvements #4....................... Dear Tim, the idea of the more descriptive headings was originally brought to my attention by Jensen. In fact there is currently an unanswered question about it (Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #4). For it to work though, you have to put a bunch of periods after your heading, like I did at the beginning of this post. |
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