some people had a penchant for posting their topics directly into the "best of topics" area.
it seemed more than a little arrogant to me that some imagined their every utterance was immediately a greatest hit but maybe people weren't clear on what that area was intended for .... from now on you won't be able to start new topics there.
if anyone wants to submit a topic to be added there (perhaps an index to a curated list of other topics by a user or on a certain subject / theme) then just start one in "suggestions" and pm me and, if it is suitable, then i'll move it into there.. existing topics posted there recently have been moved to more appropriate areas..
@Simon no offense my brother but I always thought it odd that you could post there in the first place. So this is a great move in general.
I don't know what limits you have on "likes" if any but if you do it could be as simple as most liked within some timeframe or something. Weighted by some sort of dating so you don't always have those from 5 years ago or something always at the top.
So yeah if you could just jump on that and get it done that would be greaaatttt (Lumbergh Voice) lol.
it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.
if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.
i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.
No what you are showing there is a target area which is a third world country. Absolutely it is going up in those areas without the ability to do research on the organization.
In the more modern world though no traffic is at a decline. They are absolutely less relevant than in years past.
Well that is of course unless you include things like JW Lawsuits, JW Child Abuse and so on. Then there's plenty of traffic.
A word to the wise though trends shows based on a given target area. So notice the target area of your link there. Meaning your trend is not the same as the one I posted.
Hopefully I made that understandable :)
none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.
i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.
the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.
@MadIrishman it was that way largely in our hall as well. That said many friends absolutely left over this issue. Zero doubt.
Secondly where did this concept sprout from? Did the brothers go rogue and stir this up on their own or was the concept presented by the society as only a few years left and in the autumn of 75 it could all end?
Bottom line this originated with the organization..nowhere else. Although it was absolutely said many times over as it got closer that it may or may not happen that was categorically not the feeling in the latter 60's. On the contrary it was highly likely.
If it was so unsure then why did the organization say anything at all? I don't see how we can in anyway pin this on the brothers. The only nutjobs here or overzealous ones were clearly in Brooklyn.
none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.
i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.
the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.
I was just a kid when this all went down but old enough to remember it all rather clearly. At the time it didn't hit me why so many had left. Of course now it is pretty clear.
Anytime something looks disparaging toward the org a new spin is made. This was no different as described. The friends were called overzealous, presumptuous and so on.
Over the years I can't help but wonder if some of us might still be in had the GB owned up to its mistakes more. Saying they got it wrong would have actually strengthened the faith of many.
Instead they're hell bent on protecting their authority that's the only game here.
I kick myself every day now for once supporting all the harmful nonsense.
is it just me or doesn't the set of jw broadcasting look like the lights are about to drop down like the transportation rings in the movie stargate?
the lighting looks like a halo for crying out loud.
maybe the gb things they'll be risen up right from the set lol.
maybe this is better...lol
is it just me or doesn't the set of jw broadcasting look like the lights are about to drop down like the transportation rings in the movie stargate?
the lighting looks like a halo for crying out loud.
maybe the gb things they'll be risen up right from the set lol.
Is it just me or doesn't the set of JW Broadcasting look like the lights are about to drop down like the transportation rings in the movie Stargate?
The lighting looks like a halo for crying out loud. Maybe the GB things they'll be risen up right from the set LOL. Sorry in a strange mood and looking at this has me chuckling....
it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.
if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.
i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulswb2avxvc.
let's set aside our differences for the moment and appreciate this excellent documentary cedars put together that should prove to be an invaluable tool in helping to expose the child abuse issues in the organization.. i was humbled to be able to help with this project on such an important subject, though my part in it was insignificant..
@nowwhat? he only gets a bum wrap for how he treats others off camera. His on camera work has always been solid I've told him as much.
I wish we had a more amicable relationship I would have loved to have helped him with the production quality, sent him some equipment that would have helped improve on the already fine content. I tried...
nonetheless a very good message i hope it is well received.
it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.
if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.
i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.
Rather smartly the tower has turned its focus to third world countries and the foreign lang effort. These areas are far less likely to have heard of all the chicanery unlike the modern world and its free flowing information.
I do believe at least in the U.S. and U.K. for example that the converts are slowing drastically. Unless born in the chances of conversion are minimal. Hence also why the push for baptism is so emphatic. Get them in early or they won't stay in.
it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.
if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.
i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.
no prob. Trends is really easy to use. There are also many sites you can use ti investigate keyword searches to forecast things and so on. It can be used also for this purpose so as to gauge public interests.
take it with a grain of salt though. In no way saying this means this or that. It does point out. that the topic is less noteworthy over the past handful of years. That much is clear.
