I may have come across the old H2O forum in my first days on the net. And that would have been the last days of the forum. I did have the link so I must have gone at least once.
From what I understand about it the forum was great as a place to hash out WT doctrine. Every now and then we see an old post from the H2O archives. If that it w]hat the forum did then it was great.
But I also understand that as the forum grew so did the problems. And that is what caused its demise.
Having access to many of the old posts would be great.
However believing the new forum will one day equal the old one is illogical.
Many of the old posters have moved on. Some have died or are too ill to participate.
Whatever makes up a forum, whether great or not, is the particular group of people who participate and what they bring to the group. Without the group the forum is changed. Even if the old members all went back the forum will be different. The members have changed and their need to rip apart doctrine is no longer what it used to be. Farkel has it right
No thanks. Once one puts the lights out, they cannot shine again. H20 had its shining moments in the limelight and Rick should appreciate that former glory. H20 was the Mecca for serious researchers, wackos and dub apologists. ; I will not forget those great memories. What I consider to be my best articles were posted there. (And then lost in cyberspace when it went defunct).
While there is some need to discuss the doctrine it isn't the doctrine that is pushing people to leave the WTS. It is the lack of love and the legalism.
The doctrine part is still discussed here (to wit: all the 607/1914 threads) The recovery part is the stronger need right now INO.
But who knows. Maybe a new influx of people will want to hash out the old doctrines