I just stumbled across these forums. It seems like the site would be better off having a generic 'religious' section and a generic 'politics' section. I don't know how the mods could keep that from turning into a giant mess though.
So...is this forum closed down?
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If you mean all the locked threads in this subsection... that's a parameter of the forum software to auto-lock a thread after a set period of inactivity. The staff has this one set pretty short (90 days or so maybe?), but you'll see the same result in many other subsections as well.
As to "why"... this is a UK created and admin'd board, where religion is simply not a part of one's day to day life in any way like here in the US. Hence... a specific "religious vapers" section for those who do wish to discuss their faith.
It is, by default as it were... an "atheist" forum.
Keep in mind... atheism is rightly compared to "not collecting stamps". I'm a "non-stamp collector".
Outside of activism, academia or debating theological issues... there's not much to discuss. So we don't.
But as you see... if you create a discussion topic, and there's interest... you'll get replies. In other words... no, this section is not closed down.
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And if you want a political debate/discussion/argument... the forum keeps that contained to what's called "The Outside".
You'll find it listed in a subsection near the top of the main page IIRC.
Be warned... it's not moderated, and complaining about getting ..... slapped is not allowed.
Enter at your own risk.
As to "why"... this is a UK created and admin'd board, where religion is simply not a part of one's day to day life in any way like here in the US. Hence... a specific "religious vapers" section for those who do wish to discuss their faith.
It is, by default as it were... an "atheist" forum.
Keep in mind... atheism is rightly compared to "not collecting stamps". I'm a "non-stamp collector".
Outside of activism, academia or debating theological issues... there's not much to discuss. So we don't.
But as you see... if you create a discussion topic, and there's interest... you'll get replies. In other words... no, this section is not closed down.
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And if you want a political debate/discussion/argument... the forum keeps that contained to what's called "The Outside".
You'll find it listed in a subsection near the top of the main page IIRC.
Be warned... it's not moderated, and complaining about getting ..... slapped is not allowed.
Enter at your own risk.
Be warned... it's not moderated, and complaining about getting ..... slapped is not allowed.
Wrong. It's lightly moderated as some still insist on crossing the line.
The Outside is a subforum under The Lounge.
This section was created for specialized social groups to discuss things related to the subforum topic and possibly vaping. Generally, things that wouldn't otherwise be permitted in the general vape related forums. The forum rules still do apply in the Social Forums.
Well spotted, and thanks. I haven't been in quite a while.
To be honest... the overall low level of
If you mean all the locked threads in this subsection... that's a parameter of the forum software to auto-lock a thread after a set period of inactivity. The staff has this one set pretty short (90 days or so maybe?), but you'll see the same result in many other subsections as well.
As to "why"... this is a UK created and admin'd board, where religion is simply not a part of one's day to day life in any way like here in the US. Hence... a specific "religious vapers" section for those who do wish to discuss their faith.
It is, by default as it were... an "atheist" forum.
Keep in mind... atheism is rightly compared to "not collecting stamps". I'm a "non-stamp collector".
Outside of activism, academia or debating theological issues... there's not much to discuss. So we don't.
But as you see... if you create a discussion topic, and there's interest... you'll get replies. In other words... no, this section is not closed down.
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And if you want a political debate/discussion/argument... the forum keeps that contained to what's called "The Outside".
You'll find it listed in a subsection near the top of the main page IIRC.
Be warned... it's not moderated, and complaining about getting ..... slapped is not allowed.
Enter at your own risk.
Ah, OK, I did not realize that threads were automatically closed. I do have to comment that you are spot on with a few things in this post. I think it's funny that I have to use a special word to describe my lack of religious beliefs. I'm a non golfer as well as an avid non stamp collector. And I doubt that I'll complain about a poster tearing down my opinions, as attempting to destroy them is my second logical process immediately following their origin.
To be more clear, this is my process:
1) *sploof* happens
2) I form an opinion
3) I, internally, attempt to rip that opinion to shreds
4) Failing that, I do research to see if I can find more ammo to rip that opinion to shreds
5) If I still fail to rip that opinion to shreds I present it to others, to see if they can rip it to shreds
1) *sploof* happens
2) I form an opinion
3) I, internally, attempt to rip that opinion to shreds
4) Failing that, I do research to see if I can find more ammo to rip that opinion to shreds
5) If I still fail to rip that opinion to shreds I present it to others, to see if they can rip it to shreds
That would be skepticism.
Many of us skeptics are atheists, but not all. And many atheists are skeptics*.
But they're not synonymous.
* eta: to clarify... one can be an atheist and still be convinced of UFOs/ET abductions; Bigfeets; Apollo Hoax; 9/11 Inside JobbyJob; Astrology and/or the Tarot; etc.
That's not skepticism.
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That would be skepticism.
Many of us skeptics are atheists, but not all. And many atheists are skeptics*.
But they're not synonymous.
* eta: to clarify... one can be an atheist and still be convinced of UFOs/ET abductions; Bigfeets; Apollo Hoax; 9/11 Inside JobbyJob; Astrology and/or the Tarot; etc.
That's not skepticism.
Yes, believe me, I'm aware of the meanings of both terms. I was responding to Jim_MDP's comment:
Be warned... it's not moderated, and complaining about getting ..... slapped is not allowed.
Enter at your own risk.
Who?
I get it. Without a quoted portion in your post, I was defaulting back to the thread topic re: religion/atheism.
To your actual intent... despite their beliefs to the contrary, most of The Outside's
Who?
I get it. Without a quoted portion in your post, I was defaulting back to the thread topic re: religion/atheism.
To your actual intent... despite their beliefs to the contrary, most of The Outside'sbickeringdiscussion is not skeptical but rather endless partisan point scoring. Ie: boring. YMMV.
True enough. I save partisanship for sports teams or other subjects where tribalism can be a lot of fun. But it does get tiresome to start my posts with, "Ok. Assuming that the universe exists..."
Hmmmm, shutting downthi s, but keeping the Christian vapers forum ?
I didn't realize that vaping is in the bible.
I didn't realize that vaping is in the bible.
Is there a forum for those of us who don't collect stamps to discuss which stamps we're not collecting and strategies to avoid compiling a stash of stamps? Asking for a friend.
So you resurrected a year old thread to make on off handed comment that does not apply to the site at all? Nowhere does it say we're closing this group down.
There is. And fortunately, it's not on ECF either.
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