Bible Question:
Dear Forumites, I think that there has been a slight frustration building for quite some time regarding our forum here. Reformer Joe has recently articulated it well. There are many threads which are either of minimal value (see Kalos' questionable question post), or which leave little room for discussion (like where is such-and-such). Then there are the neverending discussions on issues such as Calvinism vs. Arminianism (with the recent additionof Amyraldianism). While these are still threads that need to be addressed on the forum, I believe that some of the most regular members (especially who have been here for a while) could lose interest. I wonder if this partially explains a trend that I discovered while looking at the history of the forum. There are some members who have been here forever like Kalos, Charis, and Hank. However, there are also many people who are very active and supportive for a time and then just kind of disappear. Some of these RCScroll, RElderCascade, Brent Douglass, Xapis, Heir of God, KBurgee, Melchizedekau, Reformedreader, Jim, InHzsvc, and GMsmith101. And there's also our most prolific poster Nolan Keck, who has been on sabatical for over a month. I think that it is worth addressing to discover a way that we could continue to improve the forum so that people will want to stay. Their experience and valuable input is sorely missed when they leave. What does everyone think? For those of you who have been here a long time, do you remember why some people left? Why have you stayed? Are people really frustrated, or do I interpret Reformer Joe and others incorrectly? |
Bible Answer: Sir Pent, EdB gave as good a summation of the problems of the forum as I've seen. I agree in a specific way to most of his points and in a general way to all of them. Having been around, as you say, "forever" I've seen an assortment of questions and responses that, in pre-forum days, I never could have in my most delirious moments imagined. But of all the questions and responses I've seen, the one that stands out uppermost in my mind was a question posed by, as it turned out, a casual passer-by who obviously quite by accident happened to stumble upon this forum. His question was, "What's this website all about anyhow?" I neither recall who answered him nor what answer was given. But it was a good question, a question that I've asked myself over and over and to which I confess my inability to produce a definitive answer. --Hank |