Subject: The Doctrines Please? |
Bible Note: Personal note......................................................... Hi Hank, It's good to talk with you again, and I'm glad that you're keeping cool in Arkansas. I recognize that you have been with the forum since almost the very beginning (5 months longer than myself). I understand that you don't think that there are "unwritten rules" here on the forum. However as you mentioned, infinite discussion is not permitted. If a thread goes on for too long, the participants are asked to stop posting to it. That rule is not written anywhere that I know of, yet it does happen. You also mentioned that viewpoints are allowed as long as they do not "foster divisiveness, push denominational biases, result in ad hominem insults, deny the authority of Scripture or the deity of Christ, denigrate orthodox Christianity, etc." These rules are stated on the forum, which is good, however they are applied inconsistently. For instance, the subject of Predestination and Free Will is a denominationally biased subject that can lead to divisiveness and these threads are always restricted. But the necessity of Baptism for salvation is also a denominationally biased subject that can lead to divisiveness, yet these threads are often not restricted on this forum. This indicates that there are unwritten rules of applying the general stated rules. I appreciate your suggestion to bring my "organizational" suggestions to the Lockman Foundation's attention. However, I don't think that they have much interest in my ideas. I made many suggestions almost 3 years ago, none of which have been implemented. These included deleting duplicate posts, combining similar posts, limiting initial responses to questions, staying on topic, requiring a consensus statement for each thread, allowing symbols, adding a spell checker, adding a chat room, and labeling posts with headings. For reference please see post #'s 17840, 17951, 18277, 18278. Thanks again for all your dedication to this forum and the time and effort that you put into it. You won't know until heaven how many people's lives have been helped by your input here. |