Bad Seed,
It must be your allergies. Go get a Kleenx.
Karen
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Deleting A Poster Akin To DF'ing?
by Englishman ini recently got an email from mr. moe.
amongst other things, she says that she hated df'ing when she was a dub, so she abhores the banning of certain posters from this site, because it seems so similar to df'ing.. i think her opinion is of great value and warrants looking at closely.
is suspending someone for the contents of their posts justifiable then?
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Englishman,
I can see where you are coming from. In all fairness to Simon's Pub here , anyone that doesn't like the rules has the freedom to go to the plenty of other web sites (Pubs). Also, these folks who have been banned from the forum, are not totally cut off from their friends , unlike a df'd JW, who has absolutely no where to turn. There are still plenty of other avenues open to them to communicate and associate, thanks to this age of technology.
They are banned because they obviously have difficulty abiding by someone else's established rules. This is not a Cult for sure. We are not judging them personally, but instead we are making observations about their behavior in "what they post". Simon is very fair, and more than willing to give the poster the opportunity to stay aboard.
There have to be rules in every avenue of a good workable society. We have rules in our home our families, we have rules at work. We have rules on the highway---everywhere. They are there, not only to protect the individual, but everyone else around that individual.
If we are going to become rebels for a cause, let it be for the freedom from abuse that our friends and families are still enduring while in the borg. Let it be for the compassion and healing of damaged hearts.
Certain people ban themselves from this forum, or in affect, d'a themselves, because they exceed the limits of acceptability and make the choice themselves. They know this, but they force the issue and so after many warnings, Simon had to stop them. There has to be some control over this Forum, or it will be total caos. It really all comes down to balance. Perhaps there are some here who still carry around a great deal of "guilt", and do things that will "punnish" and "hurt" them in the end.
Cheers to all of us in this happy little "Pub".
Karen
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Two Jehovahs Witnesses Beheaded!
by deceit inmuslim rebels in the southern philippines have beheaded two christian hostages, part of a group of jehovah's witnesses seized on tuesday.
the two severed heads were found by the philippines military on the remote southern island of jolo.
the army chief on jolo, brigadier general romeo tolentino, said that a note was attached to one of the heads, saying: "those who do not believe in allah will suffer the same fate.
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I had not heard of this. Thank you for the thread.
No one deserves such dispicable treatment. My heart goes out to all these poor people and what they have to endure. It does not matter to me if they are JW or not. That is barbaric!
We are so very fortunate to live in a free society.
Karen
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Hi Bad Seed,
Sounds like you have the "blahs". I wish you a speedy recovery.
Karen
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Simon, I need to know ..........
by Sentinel insimon,.
perhaps i have been the one to misunderstand the prime objective of your forum.
in the beginning i went to the orginal posts from you to get an idea of what you had in mind, and it did seem like i was in a good place and that i understood the rules and such.
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Syn, Outlaw, Dubla, Larc, Lilacs, Ozziepost, Big Tex....and anyone I may have missed.
Thank you for your reply posts.
Ozzie, you are a balanced poster, and I try to stay that way too. I just should have not "stood up" when I did, and so I probably deserved it when I was "shot down". I'm not taking it personally now, although it did sting at the time. It is my nature to be more of a sensitive/serious lady, and that makes me the individual that I am; but I also have a fun side in a descrete way and a crazy sense of humor.
And, as you so wisely said, "Whoever the moderators are that assist and whatever they have or haven't deleted seems so insignificant to me when compared to the REAL ISSUE, the actions and control of the Borg and its victimization of the innocents."
Big Tex, this place is sometimes like an open wound. People obviously are in different stages of "healing" after their JW experience. Some are still not free. I feel the way you do about taking what I need and leaving the rest. That is very good advice. I said it myself before, and then had a momentary lapse in judgement. I hope you will stay around here. Simon is very reasonable as you said.
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Karen
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Simon, I need to know ..........
by Sentinel insimon,.
perhaps i have been the one to misunderstand the prime objective of your forum.
in the beginning i went to the orginal posts from you to get an idea of what you had in mind, and it did seem like i was in a good place and that i understood the rules and such.
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Tammy (((HUGS)))
Thank you for your reply message to Simon. I feel exactly as you do, only I mistakenly tried to "insert" a post reply in a couple places to calm things down. It had the reverse affect, and hurt my feelings.
I'm over that now, but still, as you say, this place has been a place of healing for me. I would hate to lose that.
Love and Light,
Karen
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What did you do with all of your old JW literature
by LyinEyes ini was wondering if any one has kept at least some of the books from the borg.
i have kept a few, mainly so i can have a good laugh now and then, and highlighting all the double talk.. what did you do with all your jw publications??
did you throw them away?.
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Hi Lyin Eyes,
Well, I had been really trying to remove myself physically from JW's for ten years or so, and during that time, I rarely read any of their literature as I had already done much comparison reading and was mentally and emotionally "separate". The WT & Awake still came in the mail, but were basically ignored. I was just hanging on by a thread. When I made the final decision to leave physically, I had tons of books and magazines and decided that I could not just give them to Good Will or Salvation Army. My conscience wouldn't allow me to do that.
Everything I had went to the dump except the newest version of the NWT, which my dad had given me and written a special note inside.
I've really never felt any regrets about destroying the material.
Karen
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Simon, I need to know ..........
by Sentinel insimon,.
perhaps i have been the one to misunderstand the prime objective of your forum.
in the beginning i went to the orginal posts from you to get an idea of what you had in mind, and it did seem like i was in a good place and that i understood the rules and such.
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Thank you Simon.
You are truly a gentleman.
Maybe I just need to "count to ten" more.
Karen
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What the hell has happened here?
by The_Bad_Seed injust poking through the archives of the last few days.... what the hell has happened here!?!.
no more moe, gravedancer, or bakedcanuck?!.
naeblis posts removed, others edited by moderators?!.
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Bad Seed,
You had a perfect right to express your opinion in the thread you posted. I never said it was a crime.
And I had a perfect right to post my opinion as well.
Thank goodness we do have the freedom to express our feelings.
It takes all types of people and personalities to make the world go round.
I'm still learning as I go.
Peace,
Karen
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Simon, I need to know ..........
by Sentinel insimon,.
perhaps i have been the one to misunderstand the prime objective of your forum.
in the beginning i went to the orginal posts from you to get an idea of what you had in mind, and it did seem like i was in a good place and that i understood the rules and such.
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Hillary,
I just got home from work a few minutes ago. I went back over the Bad Seed thread and responses, and then looked at this thread again. Guess I just let my personal feelings at "the moment" carry me away into some negativity.
Ordinarily, stuff like this just doesn't bother me at all. But I was having an "off" day, and what can I say. It just was all of the sudden very bothersome when I checked the thread out and it was just another person reflecting on the "same ole, same ole". I should have skipped right over it as usual.
I am really too new here to understand how the "flow" of this Forum goes. Actually, I'm fairly new to the great big world wide "net", and I know I have a lot to learn about etiquette in this arena, etc. I am learning though, that people sometimes "say" things in print that they wouldn't normally say to one's face.
I appreciate all the responses. I realize that this is a JWForum where "anything" JW is discussed. Having that freedom is not so much the issue with the latest disagreements. I believe it's more about how we go about posting and the expressions we make to our "friends" on here. I am totally for freedom of speech, but I am looking for responsible and meaningful posts. Sometimes a good curse word gets a point across really well. I use them quite frequently in the proper setting. Everything has a balance.
Anyway, I hold no hard feelings against any of you, including Bad Seed. I've been through too much in my life to allow this place to get to me. Thanks for helping me to see that all a bit more clearly.
Have a nice evening,
Your Friend,
Karen