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Posted by Sandman on August 11, 1996 at 19:40:31:
Nice to have you on board. This board is for JW's and
those interested in learning about our faith. The
board i s a safe haven for those who are on the outs
with the society, as well. All I ask as a criteria
for participatio n here, is everyone to treat one
another with respect, no matter how strange or
different they seem. Who knows w hat physical, mental,
emotional or spiritual troubles they endure? This
place should be a healing for them too.< p>Please try to make your topics as specific and brief
if at all possible, to make it easy to cull through
the t opics as the board expands. It is also important
not to use language unsuitable for a wide range of
visitors. Al though free speech is encouraged, abuse of
it will cause a post's removal. Removal of posts is
at the discretion of the System Administrator.
The FAQ will evolve over time, ch eck it regularly for
new information and updates. Again, welcome! :-)
Who got to "break in" this new board, like a new car's leather seats? That's a good trivia question, if you want to stump somebody sometime Here it is...
Posted by Jennifer on August 11, 1996 at 21:33:32:
In Reply to: Welcome! posted by Sandman on August 11, 1996 at 19:40:31:
Hello there Sandman!
Finally worked up the courage to post! This means unless someone is posting right at this very m inute, I'm the first one to break in your brand new board. Feels like getting into a new car, the leather (sniff), snel ls wonnnderful! :)
Don't have an email address, I will post one of my favorite links below! So you have an Image URL field, cool. (Same as Option link except you point to the location of a gif or jpg file on the web, like http://www.islandnet.com/~jensal/acppg4.jpg, isn't that so cool! Very nice board, I heard through the "grapevine" and sooo glad to visit! By the way I'm in the truth, fact you know me, hehehe. I'll make you sweat a while, you'll remember! The brother who told me is a friend of yours (hint hint!). ;D
Better ru n, I'll be back to visit again!
mcl,
Jennifer
In these intervening seven years, it's with great fascination that a tool called the "internet" where you could type "Jehovah" into a search engine would prove to be such a powerful force in so many of our lives.
Back at a time where nobody had Windows 98 yet, and many were still running 3.1...
There have been certainly highs and lows, laughter and bitterness, discovery and denial, introductions and departures, and such a wide range of experiences, facts, theories, opinions and a spectrum of emotions here. Not everybody, of course, agreed with everything said and done, as many have disputes with Simon, so many people don't care for Rick either, and other personal disputes erupted, yet overall, these forums for me have served well, despite the imperfections...
With Simon and capable ones today, so many of us would be astounded at the evolution to what this worldwide discussion board has become today, when you compare it with the humble beginnings of Rick's board down-under seven years ago. Believe it or not, it seems like aeons ago, because I've passed through many of life's stages vis-a-vis the WT organization, all through that time. Attempts were made at "reform" in those earlier beginnings, from within the WT organization, and a lot of us grew out of that thinking, and changed our life's paths.
Certainly, people have had all their share of heartaches dealing with the many problems with board administration back then, as it is today, but, for me, it is the whole package; the mix of personalities which has ultimately fascinated me.
I cannnot but stand in awe when I look back from today's vantage point, and I cannot express in words how proud I am to have had known these various posters, old-time and now new, that daily flock here in great number!
I do salute all of you who have had parts and participation in these years of searching and intelligent discussion, and for all those who work hard to make it all possible. Between JWD today and H2O in the past, these international forums are the pinnacle display of the potentials of the online community, and as Rick said seven years ago, and confidently into the future, provide a safe place to all gather together, read, post, and cogitate on so much knowledge and so many perspectives. Thank you.
P.S. If somebody has copies of zip files of more of Osarsif's H20 archives, I'd be very interested, as I'm trying to track some posts...his links to many archives are broken. Perhaps somebody has some copies of zip files...thanks