Posts by DT

I noticed that the #JW hashtag is being used by some Witnesses, so using it will increase their chances of seeing the tweet. If your tweets contain links to this or similar sites, it will also help improve their search engine results for JW and JW dot org. This will be especially useful when JW dot org absorbs the other official Watchtower sites.

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Google Candace Conti

by DT in

"google candace conti".

could this be the new ex-jw catch phrase, something like "remember the alamo"?.

i have been seeing it used in response to apologists on the net.

DT

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My Local Congregation are Idiots

by simon17 in

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had my semi-annual jw visit and it was the local congregation giving the invitations to the upcoming dc.

the presentation was the standard 3 second "all the information is inside--goodbye" wastes which this work has become.. .

just one problem.... the congregation i guess didn't realize that they had to put on the time, date and address themselves!!!!

DT

I can see why they would deliver invitations in the actual city of the convention, but they would also waste time delivering them in places that were several hours away. Who is going to drive for hours because a Witness gave them an invitation? When I was in I finally refused to do this work because it was a waste of time and made the Witnesses look insane. When I went to the convention, I saw the signs in the bathroom that said that you should only take one paper towl. I thought it was crazy that they would invite people to drive for hours so that they could be told to only take one paper towl and listen to talks about how you should shun your family. I only went to one day of that convention. A few days later I started to look for answers to my questions on the Internet. A few weeks later I sent in my letter of resignation.

Nobody wastes paper like the Watchtower Society, but they don't want you to take more than one paper towl when you use the restroom.

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Anonymous And Pro JW Discussion Forums

by DT in

regardless of your opinions of anonymous, they have been busy working against the watchtower society and may end up inflicting some serious damage soon.

anonymous has a very different culture than the xjw community.

they should not be seen as in alliance with us, even though we share some common goals.. anonymous tends to resent being viewed as a personal army for another person or group.

DT

I wanted to mention that Anonymous has been shutting down a lot of child porn sites in a completely legal way by working with hosting providers to help them identify sites that may be in violation of their terms of service. This is less dramatic than their more aggressive actions, but it is still highly effective. Are these hosting providers breaking the law or promoting illegal activity by actually working with Anonymous? I think that what they are doing is both legal and moral.

Anonymous is a very broad movement with no formal structure. It is unrealistic to stereotype them as all being either lawless vigilantes or heroic fighters for justice. It is also incorrect to claim that any positive mention of them is the same as promoting illegal activity.

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Anonymous And Pro JW Discussion Forums

by DT in

regardless of your opinions of anonymous, they have been busy working against the watchtower society and may end up inflicting some serious damage soon.

anonymous has a very different culture than the xjw community.

they should not be seen as in alliance with us, even though we share some common goals.. anonymous tends to resent being viewed as a personal army for another person or group.

DT

I remember, with shame, feeling glad when when bad things happened and observing the same thing in other Jehovah's Witnesses. I'm so glad that I left that way of thinking behind.

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Anonymous And Pro JW Discussion Forums

by DT in

regardless of your opinions of anonymous, they have been busy working against the watchtower society and may end up inflicting some serious damage soon.

anonymous has a very different culture than the xjw community.

they should not be seen as in alliance with us, even though we share some common goals.. anonymous tends to resent being viewed as a personal army for another person or group.

DT

I'm considering retracting my suggestion that we try to prevent pro JW discussion forums from being attacked, but I'm concerned that may also be viewed as promoting illegal activity.

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Anonymous And Pro JW Discussion Forums

by DT in

regardless of your opinions of anonymous, they have been busy working against the watchtower society and may end up inflicting some serious damage soon.

anonymous has a very different culture than the xjw community.

they should not be seen as in alliance with us, even though we share some common goals.. anonymous tends to resent being viewed as a personal army for another person or group.

DT

Thanks Outlaw, that may end up being the best strategy.

King Solomon,

Here is a link to the coverage by an important news site about #OpPedoChat by Anonymous.

http://www.webpronews.com/is-anonymous-using-oppedochat-to-improve-their-image-2012-07

This report is surprisingly favorable towards this operation by Anonymous. Here are some quotes.

"#OpPedoChat is a good idea and one that Anonymous should fully embrace."

"They work best as a sort of vigilante Internet Batman that targets the worst parts of the Internet and society as a whole."

"That's the beauty of Anonymous though - people can find some form of identity within the group without having to be involved in everything that flies under the Anonymous banner."

I think that article is more favorable than this thread, and I don't think it crossed any legal boundaries.

I appreciate the concern about advocating any illegal activity, but I think we should also try to avoid stifling free debate until it becomes meaningless.