Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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Researching published JW content is now hindered

by neat blue dog in

the recent topic by comingoutamycage about the amount of words published by jws decreasing reminded me:.

jws are now publishing more video content than printed content.

all the printed content up until now has either officially or unofficially been made available in digital format with the ability to search for keywords, which removed a layer of control and allows us to instantly find any references to, say, 1975 or "this generation".

dropoffyourkeylee

I think it would be technologically possible to have a transcription of videos which could be included in search results, but I doubt anyone would take the trouble to do that.

The video production vs printed production is a big reason the graph (which I have copied below) from COMC's previous post at https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5722021653118976/watchtower-has-fallen-from-700k-words-year-now-just-170k-words-year shows such a decline in the last 8-10 years. Honestly, you would probably see a similar pattern in news items, as newspapers and news magazines have slimmed down or discontinued entirely and everything has gone to video or online.

I'm a little more curious as to why the graph shows such a great decline in the years '76 to '84, and then levelled off until about 2010. I was around at that time, and all I can think of is that they quit producing the 384 page books about then.

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Randall Watters our old friend

by new boy in

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friends

does anyone here know his where about or have any updates on him?

he hasn't been active his face book in over a year.

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dropoffyourkeylee

Randy's story linked elsewhere on this post bring back a lot of memories to me. I was never in Bethel, but had a family member who was there about that time. He probably knew Randy, though I don't remember him ever mentioning his name. Curious that Randy mentions 34 Orange. I actually stayed all night one night there. It was a no-no to allow non-Bethelites to stay in the rooms, but 34 Orange was well out of the way and nobody noticed. I think I slept on the floor, but it was only one night and I don't recall exactly.

34 Orange was a separate house with an apartment on each of its floors (I think 4 floors, maybe 5). The Society had a few of the floors, but not all. The worldly residents would complain when the Bethel boys made a lot of noise, or grilled food on an outside balcony.

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Randall Watters our old friend

by new boy in

jw
friends

does anyone here know his where about or have any updates on him?

he hasn't been active his face book in over a year.

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dropoffyourkeylee

I tried a google search for any obit, but didn't come up with anything. He would be about 70 now.

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I made a Website to examine the scriptures/words usage in every JW publication since 1950/1970

by ComingOutaMyCage in

hi everyone!i'm new here, but have been active on the reddit r\exjw community.

i have just published a website where i analysed the last 50-70 years worth of watchtowers, awake, books, brochures, and kingdom ministries/work books.. i have collected all the data and published it at the link below.

you can also see below an example of genesis.

dropoffyourkeylee

Wonderful work! Thanks so much.

I am a little uncertain about what I am looking at when selecting 2 word phrases. I entered child,molester (no spaces) and it shows for 1997, 444 instances of child and 8 instances of molester. Does that mean the complete phrase occurs 8 times?

ps: check spelling: separate

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Allegheny Pyramid Desecrated

by RolRod in

sometime within the last 2 weeks, someone took a sledgehammer to the pyramid monument in allegheny.

they stole the topstone, smashed the cross and crown emblem and removed the seal.. personally i'm surprised it lasted this long untouched.

although through the years russell's grave has been vandalized, it was always repaired by the bible students..

dropoffyourkeylee

Aww, what a shame. I was hoping to see the pyramid back again. I think the pyramid had some names like this on it, so I presume these are the same names.

I have to say that this is a very unimaginative use of space to simply lay out the names like that.

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Sixteen years later and wow is life different

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

i have no idea if this is the right place to post this.

if you're just leaving the witnesses or questioning and toying with the idea of leaving..... life goes by fast.

and either you rip the band aid off and deal with it or let it fester and eat you alive.

dropoffyourkeylee

congrats!

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2022-07-01--Additional Contribution Box!

by Atlantis in

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the watchtower wants more money!.

https://we.tl/t-jyt0susog5.

atlantis!.

dropoffyourkeylee

In this area (midwest US) about 10 years ago they put up a special contribution box for a planned assembly hall. Later the project was scrapped. But the monies which were put into the special box were never (to my knowledge) accounted for. Presumably it just ended up in the WT coffers.

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I made a Website to examine the scriptures/words usage in every JW publication since 1950/1970

by ComingOutaMyCage in

hi everyone!i'm new here, but have been active on the reddit r\exjw community.

i have just published a website where i analysed the last 50-70 years worth of watchtowers, awake, books, brochures, and kingdom ministries/work books.. i have collected all the data and published it at the link below.

you can also see below an example of genesis.

dropoffyourkeylee

wanb, good catch. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence

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2022-07-01--Additional Contribution Box!

by Atlantis in

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friends

the watchtower wants more money!.

https://we.tl/t-jyt0susog5.

atlantis!.

dropoffyourkeylee

So why do they need different contribution boxes?

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How exactly did J.F.Rutherford wrest control for himself over the Watchtower Society?

by Terry in

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dropoffyourkeylee

Thanks, I must have missed this way back ten years ago. I’ve read a few of PSL Johnson’s books. He was definitely ‘out there’ with all kinds of strange ideas. I remember him applying some scriptures in types and anti- types to him and Rutherford, with Rutherford always the bad guy of course.