Same with the one that I'm on...unless it's the same one.I've been a member of a forum that focusses mostly on religion and it's dead on its feet. The owner is considering binning it.
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Same with the one that I'm on...unless it's the same one.I've been a member of a forum that focusses mostly on religion and it's dead on its feet. The owner is considering binning it.
I think it is! It used to have a pulse but it's on life support now.Same with the one that I'm on...unless it's the same one.![]()
You think I, one mod, have the power to just junk the political fora? I think you have overestimated what I've been saying. Just because I want them gone doesn't mean they will be. I am allowed an opinion.They can start more threads then. Anyhoo, @SalixIncendium has confirmed there'll be no major culling. I've been a member of a forum that focusses mostly on religion and it's dead on its feet. The owner is considering binning it.
I realise you are but one person and can of course express your opinion. I'm not overestimating your power. I'm not overestimating your opinion - it is that you would like politics binned from RF. Likewise, I am expressing my own opinion which happens to be contrary to yours.You think I, one mod, have the power to just junk the political fora? I think you have overestimated what I've been saying. Just because I want them gone doesn't mean they will be. I am allowed an opinion.
I would bin the politics.
It seems like a lot of people freaked out over thinking they were going to lose politics. I wish that were not the case.
You must have a different username there.I think it is! It used to have a pulse but it's on life support now.
I do. I joined in the late 18th Century, before the existence of any Secret Chiefs.You must have a different username there.
I have the same username and same avatar.I do. I joined in the late 18th Century, before the existence of any Secret Chiefs.
I noticed that, and I was sad to see that.I think it is! It used to have a pulse but it's on life support now.
That's a reflection of the low numbers. When I was on there years ago it was a hive of variety. I learned a lot about Buddhism on there.I noticed that, and I was sad to see that.
My disappointment hasn't been that its only religion, but that the topics are 95% Abrahamic. I don't understand most of what's discussed.
If RF became soley Thomism vs Molinism, there'd be more than a few leaving.
I would bin the politics.
One of the things I like about RF is the various voices. I skimmed through some that are so academic I know I can't contribute to the discussion except maybe as comedic relief for building tension. But they can be fascinating.Err what? I don't know how you reached that conclusion.
I meant more academic and intellectual discussions instead of low brow layman stuff.
Like Thomism vs Molinism.
Which epistles did Paul write?
What happened in the first century that made monotheism so attractive?
I would like that kind of thing without all the snark and 'Jesus didn't even exist!' nonsense and where people cite books instead of random websites.
That sounds like my kind of place. I do wish there was more variety in the religions discussed here, in open boards.That's a reflection of the low numbers. When I was on there years ago it was a hive of variety. I learned a lot about Buddhism on there.
Same here.That sounds like my kind of place. I do wish there was more variety in the religions discussed here, in open boards.
How is it censoring? You can talk about it anywhere on the internet. I want rid of all the politics, not specific topics.Why do you want to censor other members from participating in political topics that you seem to dislike?
I'm not surprised by the pushback you received when you stated, "I want all US politics, and preferably all politics to go away," and "I would bin the politics."
This site like others of course reflects the participants. And of course those who want a high quality site need to focus on threads that reflect that and not get involved in endless threads around someone's opinion grounded neither in theology/ritual nor personal experience.I see nothing idealistic or unrealistic about desiring high-quality religious discussion and debate on a forum titled Religious Forums. More than one member has had similar concerns to the OP's in the last few years, and it is crucial that the staff remain acquainted with feedback like his so that we can take it into account.
Politics to day are extremely toxic so RF reflects that.The political forums have existed for longer than I have been a member here, and they also existed during what some members would consider to be the forum's best days.
I would as well but I find the owners to be a big part of the problem. Threads I find interesting in might be around for days before I find them and after many pages of posts I'm loath to jump in.One is fairly active and there are core members who are on everyday. You can certainly expect replies within a day or two and it has worked for decades. I much prefer it. If less activity means less toxicity, I would like that.
Censoring on RF of course, not universally.How is it censoring? You can talk about it anywhere on the internet. I want rid of all the politics, not specific topics.
Censoring on RF of course, not universally.
That's like saying Faux News doesn't censor because you can read actual news anywhere else on the internet.
Yes, I get frustrated by the exclusive discussions, too. But I do understand why people do that. They don't want a huge debate about theism in general. They want to discuss specific theistic concepts. And if they try to do that on an open thread, the anti-theists will be all over it and derail the thread.That sounds like my kind of place. I do wish there was more variety in the religions discussed here, in open boards.