beksbks and changeling for two..... i sense a kinder, gentler simon right now.
many people here had strong feelings with all the sudden news....and may have offended you.
you had every right to ban them.
I also would like to know who were the poster or posters that stole the database with our information. This is completely out of control. I still can't believe it has gotten this out of hand..
I know Lady Lee answered this but it needs repeating THE DATEBASE HERE HAS NOT BEEN STOLEN OR HACKED IN ANY WAY
we have known behind the scenes for a time that this was being considered, obviously.
i just want to express my personal appreciation for what simon and angharad have done here on jwd.
i found jwd just a few months after leaving the organization, and kind of believing that i was pretty alone in the world at the time.
Thanks Jeff, we really appreciate your (and everyone elses) kind comments.
It is not a power thing? That's great. I look forward to finding out who you plan to pass the site on to in that case.
No it isnt a power things at all, don't you think we have considered this? One reason it would be very difficult is due to the forum software being custom, there are many other reasons that we have gone over. Simon would be able to explain them better than I can. There will be other boards and some will likely come and go but eventually there will be another JWD that will grow to replace this one and will become established as THE place to go! There is a whole community of people out there who will help this happen and with the help and hard work of someone who is committed to running it and dealing with all the stuff that comes with it (positive and negative) it will get there.As Simon said last night any other site should stand or fall on it's own merrits without simply being an offshoot of this one.
it seems the entire world feels that americans are not only ignorant of international events but also void of any sense regarding their own politics.
after reading one spicey thread on the topic of our apparent unwitting density i had a couple things to say.
(parental discretion advised for political incorrectness):.
I know the Iraq war is a sore point to the international community and no one likes Bush-guess what? 84% (in the last poll I saw) of Americans feel the same. Our political system of voting does not leave the Presidency merely to the popular vote of the citizens, as with the case of Bush, politicians weighed in more heavily than the citizens did. It was our politicians who put him into office. So what would you have the American public do? What would you do if it happened in your country? Storm the capitol and take out the President? I think not. SO why the critism against us?
I think the problem is, the rest of the world could see what Bush 'was' and was 'doing' but it's only now that Americans have become unhappy with him and that is largely because things didn't go according to plan. If you had won the war, had a smooth occupation and cheap gas then I don't think most Americans would have minded that it was all done on a pretext.
The fact is, he was elected and his policies received popular support or at least the electorate was manipulated easily enough to give permission. Your political system is weak and is there to serve the industrial military complex and other big business.
While America may be 'big' and have a big population it is no excuse for people not to be interested in the wold at large as most other populations seem to be (a sweeping generalisation but one that I don't think is disputed).
And yes, for what he has done people should be clamouring for impeachment - the political equivalent of storming the capitol and taking out the president. He's an albatros and has severely undermined the standing of America in the world. He pissed away global good-will after 9/11 ... quite an achievement.
wow,.
this really sucks, especially for a tifosi like me:.
the fia has unveiled the provisional calendar for the 2009 season, confirming the arrival of the abu dhabi grand prix and the absence of a race in the united states.. .
America doesn't like sports that it can't win so they invented all their own that only they play and feign disintrest in all others.
What are they going to do, compete in F1 with a Ford or a Dodge? LOL
The debacle that Ferrari caused in the US Grand Prix that never was really set the sport back in the USA and frankly, they don't deserve to do well there after treating the fans like that.
I really miss the British Touring Car Championship ... NASCAR is just, well, utter shite.
i got the idea for this thread by talking with a friend this weekend who had been abused by a father when young.
this person confronted this parent about it and got a very self righteous reply back from the offender.
already a precedent for exposing the watchtower society has been set.
yeah Ang, he was so busy back pedalling and blaming everyone else on his thread about 'how to expose child abusers who got away with it,' that he obviously didn't read the thread thoroughly.
I don't think there is any need to be unpleasent about it Uzzah. It was a mistake, I just wanted to clarify. Acutally its my fault also because I noticed after that the quote box hadn't worked properly.
i got the idea for this thread by talking with a friend this weekend who had been abused by a father when young.
this person confronted this parent about it and got a very self righteous reply back from the offender.
already a precedent for exposing the watchtower society has been set.
UZZAH- I agree with you that individual professional therapy IS the best way generally speaking for people to get healing from child abuse . I was not the one that suggested initially posting names anonymously. Angahrad and DNTWNPHTG did.
No, I didnt suggest naming names - I was quoting someone else who did, I wanted to make it clear that we would not allow it here.
i got the idea for this thread by talking with a friend this weekend who had been abused by a father when young.
this person confronted this parent about it and got a very self righteous reply back from the offender.
already a precedent for exposing the watchtower society has been set.
Maybe we need to start a list on the internet! Let those who have been abused anonymously post the situation and name of the abuser. I'm sure that would bring on some legal issues though.
Thanks
edited to add quote box
gas to hit $7 a gallonby marty jeromeapril 29, 2008 | 2:00:00 pmcategories: alt fuel, business, finance, fuel economy, policy, post-petroleum.
both qatar's oil minister and the head of opec can see oil hitting $200 a barrel before the end of the year and one analyst says gas could reach $7 a gallon within four years.
but this seems to explain part of what's happening with the price of oil.
That was Simon BTW: didnt notice I was logged on!
gas to hit $7 a gallonby marty jeromeapril 29, 2008 | 2:00:00 pmcategories: alt fuel, business, finance, fuel economy, policy, post-petroleum.
both qatar's oil minister and the head of opec can see oil hitting $200 a barrel before the end of the year and one analyst says gas could reach $7 a gallon within four years.
but this seems to explain part of what's happening with the price of oil.
why not stop overpopulation of the planet which in turn extends all the resources for all the people? I don't care how much solar and wind power you use, or how much biofuel you put in your car - none of it matters because it's just more hot air blowing in the wind. The population is set to increase 3 billion more in short order - that in itself will destroy the resources. It's not the resources we have. It's not just how we use them. It's too many people.
Unfortunately, it's a small percentage of the planets population that consumes most of the resources. Some poor family in Africa isn't using any gas, some moron in LA driving a Hummer is wasting lots.
It can't be hurting people too much despite all the grumbling because:
a) Europeans have been paying these prices for years (and choose to drive more fuel efficient vehicles because of it)
b) People still pass me on the highway going well over the limit so must have money to burn
You don't need to change your car to drive a more fuel efficient vehicle - just plan your trips a little to cut down on the runs you make a shave a few km/h or mph off your speed and you will save money on gas.
i have a question for jw's.
i have a problem with a jw .
its been going on for a year now.
All personal information on this thread has been removed - please do not re-post it.
