dear folks, as most of you all know i made a promise long ago to help look out after the forums and try to keep things civil here.... as long as i was wanted by the admin..
ive been called a honorary moderator and a cdff certified senior citizen here,, by the admin here.. and i took that as an honor and did the very best i could , and the best i could to be fair to everyone here and not partial to anyone when breaking the rules laid out here by insulting others ,name calling ect...
but yet to speak up and ask folks to please stop that behavior.. and if they didnt finally listen then to report them to the admin.. and theyd come and say a little summin to em and then most times itd stop.. if not then they were banned..
i took alot of abuse from some of those who didnt like bein asked to behave.. but i didnt mind as i was performing a service and bein a servant ..
. but most folks knew theyd done wrong and apologized and then did better.. and my goodness very few folks have needed speakin to at all and those two kinds of people you can grow a good christian site with..
not those who continueally insult others and name call ect..
now as most of you all prolly know i was basically called unsaved and not of GOD here the other day..
and instead of sayin what was on my mind and that was youre a bald faced liar..
i tried to handle it nicely and asked the man to stop.. over and over again to stop implyin that..
then i reported him.. just like i was sposed to do when folks wouldnt finally listen ...
and yes folks this insult even got to me... i thought just cause we disagree or believe different than others here ,we cant have folks calling folks unsaved ,heretics,your church is a harlot ect ect .. as it is written in the sites rules posted on the main forum page here..
the reply i got back from my report was basically i dont have time for this and we cant back you up every single time..
now folks, i never spoke to someone without a reason...but without their backup i cant do the job.. and so i explained to them that if they didnt back me and allowed this kind of behavior then my promise had been fulfilled .. i did what i promised till i was not wanted anymore..
so i will not be speaking to anyone for doin or speakin any way they wish from now on.. i may not even be on the forums here because i dont think i wanna be a part of a place that allows such to go on as insults and name callin etc ect.. it dont look or feel much like a christian site with all that goin on..
though i wanna say there are some wonderful christian people here and i love all of ya.. and it was a honor and a pleasure lookin out for ya and knowing you..
one last word of advice folks,, when someone has had to use two different profile names ... its usually for a reason.. so keep that in mind when dealing with them..
Yeah, you should stick around....maybe we need some kind of code word to "ignore" forum posts or something...like..."AAIIEEEE!!"....I think that conveys the emotional response to some of them...anyway. Without your secondary moderation of the forums I think it would be way worse than it is. I know it helps me hold my tongue a lot. Be long-suffering with us...don't leave.
Hey brother Cattle don't leave us, when I first joined here I've already noticed your dedication as a servant of God.
And I really appreciates your correction among us, remember we are serving our Almighty God. In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. We love you brother & will always pray for you!
Cattle.... oh my... oh NO!! You've been like this steady hand that keeps everything balanced!! Just take a little Sabbatical, leave, if you need a little space, vacation or whatever...
You know you stand in the background, but I know... you come out always when things start to getting out of hand. I don't know what's recently happened, but I do know, while I'm not God, I don't think your mission here has been fulfilled yet... so...
As Dgr said.... me included, if you're going to leave, then let me know too... so I can give you my personal email too!!
We have to stand as one here, and scripture says "iron sharpens iron"... BUT, if all the IRON leaves... whose gonna know the difference enough to step up and say what needs to be said? OR put the brakes on when needed?
I know you'll do what you need to do for you, and I'm ok with it... just expressing like everyone else... We shall miss you!! ~ GraceMae
dear folks,,, dg my friend,, i sure will do that.. im still ponderin what to do.. but you can have my email either way.. id like for you to have it.. love ya bro..
pluc , you are a friend and i love you also my brother in CHRIST.. you do make a feller chuckle alot hehe
but i do admire and respect you and the ministry you do..
edw, i love ya bro , always have.. youre a good man ..and im proud to call you friend..
babygirl, you know i think youre awesome .. love ya girl..
nyanda, youre such a sweet lady.. thank you love you too little lady..
hitman, love you too bro.. for a young feller i so do admire you for your passion for your beliefs.. and you study too.. it shows..
thunder, love ya man.. you give some wonderful insight..
youre a good man..
patou,, your sweet gentle spirit procededs you in all you do . your posts especially.. love you lady..
grace, love you dear woman.. if iron is not in use it tends to git rusty hehe thanks lady..
river, love you too lady.. always love to read what you have to say.. keep usin them gifts of yours..
storm, love ya bro,, you may not realize it but alot of your posts have helped others ... made some of us older folks remember some things too.. keep up the good work..
ky, you sweet gentle spirit till ya get really riled up hehe.. love you little lady... love your passion for others..
jude, youre top notch lady.. love ya gal..
thanks to all of you... thank GOD for you all.. and may glory be to GOD..
I find myself with less time lately for this site.
I missed this latest "mudslinging". I can think of only two...actually only one person (on this site) that thinks themself so "righteous" as to be able to call someone else "unsaved". People like them are basically very unhappy with their lives and need to make everyone around them also unhappy. They find fault with everyone and everything. The first thing they think about in the morning and the last thing before they fall asleep is "NEGATIVE".
Most of you all know that I will get in "some's face" (often times prematurely) and that I don't back down, but I am learning not to do someone's bidding by "fueling" a fire started by an arson.
Cattleman, two things I would like you to consider:
Firstly, I am not a cowboy, but I don't think that the herd would survive if a cowboy never got back up on his horse after falling off (not exactly what has happened here, but it's the closest analogy I can think of). I believe you're tougher than that Dried Up Old Prune...so stay and IGNORE ( did I just say that?).
Secondly, it only takes one person to disrupt thousands. Discontent will spread like a wildfire if everyone "touches" it. I was trained to "isolate" the source of "contamination". Why don't we practice that here. If admin will not do anything (and they have their reasons), why can't we do something on our own? We could use the code BUS (Behind Us Satan). If say five people BUS a Post than we will ignore that post. Or something like that.
Cattle...you have become a vital essential part of this site (who else could I make fun of?). I also believe that you are made of "stronger" stuff.
Soooo....I give the "Finger of God" to the person in question and I Ask You to Pretty Please Double Dare Ya....STAY!
dear arch ,, arch old friend as usual you make me chuckle hehe and yet youre straight to the point.. and the thoughts of you not havin nobody to make fun of well ,, that dont seem quite right does it hehe .. you speak alot of truth .. still ponderin but i sure do appreciate what you gave me to think about... love ya man..thanks
Cattle ~ Well now...I dont know bout bein top notch...thank ya though...one thin I do know is for some reason beyond our own understandin is We all be on the same page here...no pun intended...
Gracemae has mentioned bout jus usein discretion/discernment an stepin out of it...Kinda like No Comment...
Hitman & Steve have a good suggestion...bout a Code word for others to see an know that the thread has gone sideways...:devil:..this is as simple as it gets usein the icons supplied...then jus bowout...an move on...
Since Admin has steped out...an we be on Our own...what ever We as a group decide...may We all be in Agreement...an may it be for the Good of All...
Where ever two or three are gatherd tagether...There GOD will be in the midst...
I have just read this thread and I agree with all about you staying here...
I am one of those who have learned and enjoyed this Forum's group... I am so grateful...
Being the first Forum I participate in I have been so fortunate knowing all of you and YOU Ole... because knowing that men of God like you are between us it is enough to feel that we are safe.
I don't know what happened, but I know that you have been our "equilibrium" here. I know that every time you post something all of us read carefully what you say and all of us respect you... and that we all love you...
Ole... This is a place where Christian meet, study, learn, teach, share pain and happiness, cry together and laugh together... Then.... Who have to leave, the children of God or who plant disagreement and discord?
Certainly, you DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE?
We are all children of God, we follow His light... we are light...
Leave when you have done every thing you are suppose to do ... not because you give up before "darkness"
dear folks,, i love yawl dearly.. but i have come to a decision.. and im saddened to say i am not gonna continue to partisipate in the forums here...
i took a stand the other day for righteousness and justice not only for myself but for some others as well.. doin my duty and fulfillin my promise.....
the rules say no insults name callin ect... and admin has even come on here and said not to call others beliefs cults ect ...
someone else, callin myself , a servant of GOD, unsaved and not of GOD well thats bout bad as it could get .. least in my book.. and when folks are allowed to call others churches harlots also .. and nothing bein done about it,,, well enuff is enuff..
this is as bad as anything else others have been banned for from the forums before.. or gotten on about ...and the worst of em never called anyone unsaved either or called someones church a harlot either.. but they needed to be gone and they were..
why have rules if the admin arent willin to enforce them.. ?
it baffles me..
my stand means nothing if i give in and stay.. it says the status quot is alright... that i condone such actions, to just let folks talk to others any ole way they want to here..i hate to see folks bein abused here.. and to me folks that just aint right any way ya slice it.. so my stand requires me to go.. i hope each of you the very best ..and to those who wrote in private ,,thank yawl all too and same goes for yawl.. i love yawll.. take care of yourselves..
