Welcome to the Worldwide Brotherhood on the Web! Please feel free to post discussion boards and to make replies to those already posted. However the following rules must be observed to maintain order and an encouraging and theocratic enviroment. Please read carefully and completely.
POSTING GUIDELINES:
- Above all make sure to follow the rule of conduct Jesus gave us: Do to others as you want done to you - or said to you. We are here to upbuild and encourage each other; anything short of this is unacceptable. ~ Eph. 4:32; Matthew 7:12
- Before you post anything ask yourself these three questions: 1) is it true? 2) is it loving? 3) is it necessary? If you cannot post something which is good and encouraging, then post or reply nothing at all! ~ Eph. 4:29, 31.
- If a member posts something that you feel is not appropriate, then go to that member - in the spirit of the principle of Matthew 18:15 - in private (by E-mail or Instant Messenger) or report it in private to one of the managers; keep all "attitudes" and negative feelings off this site. ~ Eph. 4:26, 32.
- Any disrespect or improper languague toward anyone in management will result in being banned from the community.
- Remember when posting in JW NEWS that not all worldly news reports are accurate or even truthful. Verify what you want to post before you do so; make sure it is not faith destroying or disturbing.
- Remember that we have many children and young people on this site. It is our policy that NO POST be allowed that is dealing with child abuse in any form whatsoever. ALL posts on this matter will be deleted without excuse or explanation.
- ANY post that places Jehovah or his Organization (the Christian Congregation) in a bad light or that is apostate or any post that inspires doubt about the spiritual direction of the Faithful and Discreet Slave Class or the elder arrangement will be deleted - along with the member who posted it!
- Observe all copyright laws: do not copy / paste articles, pictures, etc., from worldly sources without getting prior permission from the source and do not post anything from the copyrighted material of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society. This includes all tracts, brochures, magazines, books & pictures. The ONLY EXCEPTION are those publications posted on our site that are "Public Domain" where the copyrights have expired (JW OLD LIBRARY).
- Please be mindful of the "RECOMMEND" feature on all posts (located right after the REPLY button). If you find a post that was encouraging but you are too shy or don't have time to reply, please hit the RECOMMEND button. This lets all our members know that the discussion board was read and that you appreciated it.
- Please post no links to other "JW" websites unless the site can be verified by one of the managers as being fit to be advertised here at WBOTW. We do not want to mis-direct any of our youth or those who are new in the Truth to sites that are loose and could damage their faith.
- When posting pictures keep in mind that many will view them. Therefore, do not post pictures that are not modest, or pictures of tongues sticking out. All offensive pictures will be removed by managers.
- If you are spending more time with this website than in 1) Personal Bible Reading! 2) Regular Meeting Attendance! 3) Regular Field Service! 4) spending time with your Family and above all spending time in Prayer to Jehovah! then we highly recommend you either exercise self-discipline and cut down on your visits here or discontinue completely: YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE COMES FIRST! TAKE CARE OF IT. ~ Jude 20, 21.
We thank you in advance for your wholehearted cooperation in keeping WBOTW a safe and theocratic place to visit.