Posts by DanTheMan

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What features do you like about this site?

by eyeslice in

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i detect a level anxiety due to the fact that this site is shortly to close.

i too find the familiarity of this site reassuring and i feel comfortable navigating my way around it.

as more of a 'lurker' than a 'poster', i find active topics the best feature of this site, as it means i can log in, and in 5 minutes catch up with the news of the week.

DanTheMan

I mentioned this already on another thread, but the ability to reply directly to a post within a topic rather than just the topic itself, and the ability to change the thread view so that you can see which posts were replies to the topic and which were replies to another post, are both essential features for a high-activity forum such as this one. I don't see this feature on any of the other JW_'s that are springing up, and it's too bad, as I don't think any of them will ever come close to attaining the level of activity that this forum has had without them. It's just too hard to keep track of the conversation without these features.

I will also say that one of my favorite things about this forum is that it's not cookie-cutter. It is absolutely unique in its appearance and structure.

ditto

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: )

by Narkissos in

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this may not be my last post on jwd but i feel the time has come for some kind of "goodbye thread" nonetheless.. i first ventured on (french-speaking) xjw forums in 2003, when my own jw past was already old history and practically meaningless to any of my acquaintances in so-called "real life".

looking back, beyond mere curiosity i certainly felt the need to revisit this almost-forgotten chapter of my life story.

what especially drew me to jwd and made me stick to it for the past five years was undoubtedly the extraordinary diversity of this board, and the wealth of experience, information and reflection it offered.

DanTheMan

Narkissos, I have always found you to be an extremely interesting and insightful contributor to this board. You have a command of the English language that few native speakers even have.

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Questions about Alpha Males

by yknot in

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randy's thread got me thinking about those considered 'alpha males'.. i have never personally met a jw male who i would consider 'alpha'..... come to think of it i really haven't met any man that would fit that description.

maybe male and female views differ.. what are some of the traits of jw alpha males?

how do they compare to their worldly counterparts?.

DanTheMan

I have never personally met a JW male who I would consider 'alpha'....

Come to think of it I really haven't met any man that would fit that description.

I'm sure you've been around many alpha males in your life. It isn't so much what they say, it's how they carry themselves and how other people react to them. An alpha male's jokes are always laughed at, even though he may not be particularly funny or witty. Nobody ever makes a sarcastic remark about them, especially to their face. They are always present at congregation get-togethers, and if perhaps they should miss one, then it's, "where's alpha-male"? If an important decision is being made, he is always consulted before a conclusion is reached. Other males approach the alpha with heads bowed slightly, and women approach him with a mixture of fear and awe.

I read something recently about how the qualities of a person's voice are also strong indicator's of one's dominance. I can barely squeak out a "hello" whenever the VP of operations at my workplace greets me with his deep, relaxed, resonating voice. LOL. And he's not the biggest dog. I've never had a conversation with the big dog, just the occasional hello, and I feel very uncomfortable around him. He has that fear-inspiring air about him that is difficult to describe with words but you know it when you see it.

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Reasons why I like JWD's forum software over others I've used

by DanTheMan in

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2 clicks to see my post history.

1 click to see active topics by post.

i love this feature, and i've never seen another forum that has it.. .

DanTheMan

1. 2 clicks to see my post history

2. 1 click to see active topics by post. I love this feature, and I've never seen another forum that has it.

3. Thread view, and the ability to respond directly to a post within a thread. These two features are so helpful in that they allow you to see the "threads within the thread", which often occur during heated/long discussions. So much better than going through 5 pages of posts to see if anybody responded to something I wrote.

4. Profile box and Options always visible (ties into 1 above).

I think it is the above features of this forum that make it so user friendly and easy to navigate and view, and are probably significant reasons why this forum has been as successful as it has been. Simon, ya did a bang up job mate.

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It seems I was right all along.

by searcher in

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over the years i have posted many times, in many places that i was convinced there is an element working for the gb to chase posters away from ex jw sites by making life uncomfortable for them, even to get sites themselves to close down.. having seen many posters leave various sites, most of the sites give up and close down, it seems they are winning.. now this one, the premier site, is closing.. .

so sad..

DanTheMan

I don't think the WTS has anything to do with it. Just a few smirking f*gs that are high-fiving each other now for bringing down JWD. Ugh.

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I stumbled upon this anagrams website....

by lisavegas420 in

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i typed in:.

jehovah's witnesses .

and it came back:.

DanTheMan

My first and last name came back as "In an eyed hell". LOL

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Regarding Simon's Announcement

by AK - Jeff in

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.

DanTheMan

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!

I sure hope that another JWD will arise, but there's something unique about this place that will be difficult or perhaps impossible to duplicate.

One of the things that makes JWD unique is the "Active Topics" link. I have visited several other forums that are being mentioned as possible heirs to the JWD legacy but none of them have this feature. Sure, you can go into the individual discussion areas and the topics are arranged by the most recently posted-to, but none of them have the 'balcony-view' way of viewing active topics that this forum does. This feature allows newcomers (and old-timers!) to see what is happening on the board with a minimal amount of clicking and searching. I wouldn't underestimate how much this feature may have contributed to the success of JWD.

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Do you remember Febuary 25 1990?

by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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i remember it as the "great disapointment.......it was a date broadcasted during the "service and school" and was to be a moment families should be together when the "instructions were provided"!...........

realize everyone........ reading.....this was 1 year and 56 days after the january 1st 1989 wt was in circulation.

this had to be the "begining of doom!