[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by zeek

It's all a matter of the mission of this forum isn't it though really? My policy would be to allow all to participate who can remain relatively coherent, relevant and refrain from verbal abuse. But I'm not in charge.
I think mission of this forum if there is one is what needs to be clarified.

Ok, this is one reason why I have let this thread develop.

Of course the all-encompassing "mission" of this forum is to serve as "An Online Community of Former and Current Members of the Local Churches". This is a pretty broad mission. So this is where the various sub-forums (boards) come into play. Sub-forums can be as broad or specific as we want them to be - same goes with the individual threads.

One reason I designed the forum with so many sub-forums (some say too many) is so that people can find something that interests or concerns them, also they may only have the time or interest to participate in one that one sub-forum, or even on just one thread. Some people may only want to start a personal blog and update that every once in a while.

Another reason for so many sub-forums is so that people can have the opportunity of "staying out of each others way". If somebody bothers you or upsets you then maybe just go off to some other forum board and continue on your merry way. If they follow you around solely for the purpose of annoying you then that's where moderation comes in. I have not had to moderate this kind of situation here very often, but I do wish more people would take advantage of the various sub-forums more then they have.

In regards to our friend Harold (what up my man, cat got yur tongue?)... I think one of the answers to the problems that I see discussed here is for him to limit himself to maybe just a few topics. Maybe he could open up some threads that would lend themselves to discussions that revolve around his interests and concerns. I don't see any reason why he couldn't even moderate his own thread or set of threads. This can be arranged with relative ease.

So, in the meantime I am up for further discussions and recommendations about how we can make our little community bigger and better, and most importantly a more safer and saner place for everybody.